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Kagoshima Prefectural Museum (Kagoshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kagoshima Prefectural Museum is a science museum in Shiroyama-chō, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 966 km from Tokyo Station and 575 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kagoshima Prefectural Museum
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese鹿児島県立博物館
LocationShiroyama-chō, Kagoshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kagoshima Freight Terminal – about 1.3 km
From Hakata Stationabout 222 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 360 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 575 km (straight line)
Established1953
DesignationsRegistered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Coordinates31.59406, 130.55269
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/hakubutsukan/

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