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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kihoku Astronomical Museum is a science museum in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 944 km from Tokyo Station and 555 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kihoku Astronomical Museum
Photo: ja:User:Sanjo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese輝北天球館
LocationKanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kokubu Station – about 17.6 km
From Hakata Stationabout 225 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 348 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 555 km (straight line)
Coordinates31.59464, 130.82631
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.kihokuuwaba.jp/facility.html#tenkyuu

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