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NEX Plaza (Aichi): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

NEX Plaza is a science museum in Shimizu 4-chōme, Aichi Prefecture, about 264 km from Tokyo Station and 140 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

NEX Plaza
Photo: 円周率3パーセント, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseネックス・プラザ
LocationShimizu 4-chōme, Aichi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kurokawa Station – about 0.3 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 4 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 107 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
Established1997
Coordinates35.19479, 136.91186
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nagoya-expressway.or.jp/kosya/nex/index.html

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