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Japanese Fossil Museum (Okayama): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Japanese Fossil Museum is a science museum in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, about 539 km from Tokyo Station and 140 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese日本化石資料館
LocationOkayama, Okayama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Ōdara Station – about 3.6 km
From Osaka Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 167 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.65079, 133.97087
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.okayama.jp/museum/ammonite/guide.html

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