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Kobe Maritime Museum (Hyōgo): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kobe Maritime Museum is a science museum in Hatobachō, Hyōgo Prefecture, about 431 km from Tokyo Station and 28 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kobe Maritime Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese神戸海洋博物館
LocationHatobachō, Hyōgo Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Minatomotomachi Station – about 0.5 km
From Osaka Stationabout 28 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 62 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 164 km (straight line)
Established1987
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates34.68278, 135.18833
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.kobe-maritime-museum.com/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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