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Nawa Insect Museum (Gifu): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Nawa Insect Museum is a science museum in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, about 272 km from Tokyo Station and 142 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Nawa Insect Museum
Photo: Hide-sp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese名和昆虫博物館
LocationGifu, Gifu Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tagami Station – about 2.4 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 31 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 105 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 142 km (straight line)
Established1919
DesignationsRegistered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Coordinates35.43314, 136.77314
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.nawakon.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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