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Iwamizawa Folk and Science Museum (Hokkaido): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Iwamizawa Folk and Science Museum is a science museum in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, about 850 km from Tokyo Station and 1086 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Iwamizawa Folk and Science Museum
Photo: ja:利用者:Dddeco, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese岩見沢郷土科学館
LocationIwamizawa, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Shibun Station – about 3.2 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 37 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 550 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 850 km (straight line)
Coordinates43.16156, 141.78369
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.iwamizawa.hokkaido.jp/kurashi/bunka_sport_shogaigakushu/bunka_geijutsushisetsu/2/

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