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Lake Nojiri Naumanni Museum (Nagano): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Lake Nojiri Naumanni Museum is a science museum in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture, about 190 km from Tokyo Station and 340 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Lake Nojiri Naumanni Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese野尻湖ナウマンゾウ博物館
LocationShinano, Nagano Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kurohime Station – about 2.9 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 190 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 220 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 284 km (straight line)
Established1984
Coordinates36.83228, 138.20621
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://nojiriko-museum.com/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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