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Hiroshima University Institute of History of Medicine (Hiroshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Ne

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hiroshima University Institute of History of Medicine is a science museum in Minami-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture, about 679 km from Tokyo Station and 279 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese広島大学医学部医学資料館
LocationMinami-ku, Hiroshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Matsukawacho Station – about 1.2 km
From Hiroshima Stationabout 2 km (straight line)
From Hakata Stationabout 209 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 279 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.38057, 132.47732
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/med/about/Institute_of_History_of_Medicine

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