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Matsuo Mine Museum (Iwate): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Matsuo Mine Museum is a science museum in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, about 483 km from Tokyo Station and 755 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Matsuo Mine Museum
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese八幡平市松尾鉱山資料館
LocationHachimantai, Iwate Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Matsuo-Hachimantai Station – about 8.3 km
From Sendai Stationabout 184 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 352 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 483 km (straight line)
Coordinates39.91439, 140.97811
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.hachimantai.lg.jp/soshiki/shokanka/2017.html

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