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Former Kamaishi Kōzan Office (Iwate): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Former Kamaishi Kōzan Office is a science museum in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, about 436 km from Tokyo Station and 751 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Former Kamaishi Kōzan Office
Photo: Ty19080914, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese旧釜石鉱山事務所
LocationKamaishi, Iwate Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Rikuchū-Ōhashi Station – about 0.7 km
From Sendai Stationabout 135 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 422 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 436 km (straight line)
Established1951
DesignationsRegistered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Coordinates39.28611, 141.71481
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.kamaishi.iwate.jp/docs/2019122700109/

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