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Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum (Hokkaido): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum is a science museum in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, about 823 km from Tokyo Station and 1105 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum
Photo: Him56, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese忠類ナウマン象記念館
LocationMakubetsu, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Toyokoro Station – about 34.8 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 169 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 520 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 823 km (straight line)
Coordinates42.55798, 143.30011
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.town.makubetsu.lg.jp/kyouiku/matikadogallery/naumanzokinenkan/naumanzo.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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