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Kashihara City Insectarium (Nara): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kashihara City Insectarium is a science museum in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, about 382 km from Tokyo Station and 38 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kashihara City Insectarium
Photo: Hiyotchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese橿原市昆虫館
LocationKashihara, Nara Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kaguyama Station – about 2.2 km
From Osaka Stationabout 38 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 55 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 122 km (straight line)
Established1989
Coordinates34.49132, 135.82689
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp/article?id=5c52229d65909e2ebea90610

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