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Gifu City Science Museum (Gifu): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Gifu City Science Museum is a science museum in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, about 276 km from Tokyo Station and 137 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Gifu City Science Museum
Photo: Hide-sp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese岐阜市科学館
LocationGifu, Gifu Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Nishi-Gifu Station – about 0.7 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 29 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 100 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 137 km (straight line)
Established1980
Coordinates35.40391, 136.73086
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/kankoubunka/kagakukan/index.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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