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Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center (Shimane): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center is a science museum in Ōda-shi, Shimane Prefecture, about 666 km from Tokyo Station and 281 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese石見銀山世界遺産センター
LocationŌda-shi, Shimane Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Maji Station – about 6.4 km
From Hiroshima Stationabout 79 km (straight line)
From Hakata Stationabout 251 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 281 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.10567, 132.45172
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://ginzan.city.oda.lg.jp/

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