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Fossa Magna Museum (Niigata): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Fossa Magna Museum is a science museum in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, about 226 km from Tokyo Station and 335 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Fossa Magna Museum
Photo: Triglav, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseフォッサマグナミュージアム
LocationItoigawa, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Himekawa Station – about 1.0 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 225 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 226 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 296 km (straight line)
Coordinates37.02556, 137.87008
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://fmm.geo-itoigawa.com/

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