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Ibaraki Nature Museum (Ibaraki): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ibaraki Nature Museum is a science museum in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 38 km from Tokyo Station and 426 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Ibaraki Nature Museum
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TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseミュージアムパーク茨城県自然博物館
LocationBando, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kokinu Station – about 6.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 38 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 265 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 290 km (straight line)
Established1994
Coordinates36.00500, 139.91633
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nat.museum.ibk.ed.jp/

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