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Former Tsuruga Port Station Building (Fukui): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Former Tsuruga Port Station Building is a science museum in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, about 334 km from Tokyo Station and 119 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Former Tsuruga Port Station Building
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese旧敦賀港駅舎
LocationTsuruga, Fukui Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tsuruga Station – about 1.8 km
From Kyoto Stationabout 80 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 91 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 119 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.66078, 136.07281
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.tsuruga.lg.jp/about_city/cityhall-facility/shiyakusho_shisetsu/gaibushisetsu/tetsudoushiryoukan.html

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