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Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan (Fukushima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan is a science museum in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, about 177 km from Tokyo Station and 546 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Iwakishi Sekitan Kasekikan
Photo: Altomarina, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseいわき市石炭・化石館
LocationIwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yumoto Station – about 0.6 km
From Sendai Stationabout 139 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 177 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 411 km (straight line)
Established1984
Coordinates37.01250, 140.84833
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.sekitankasekikan.or.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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