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Institute for Nature Study (Tokyo): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Institute for Nature Study is a science museum in Shirokanedai, Tokyo, about 7 km from Tokyo Station and 398 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Institute for Nature Study
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese国立科学博物館附属自然教育園
LocationShirokanedai, Tokyo
Nearest station (straight line)Shirokanedai Station – about 0.5 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 7 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 263 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 309 km (straight line)
Established1949
DesignationsHistoric Site of Japan, natural monument
Coordinates35.63601, 139.72131
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.ins.kahaku.go.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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