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Nibetsu Forest Museum (Akita): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Nibetsu Forest Museum is a science museum in Nibetsu, Akita Prefecture, about 460 km from Tokyo Station and 707 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Nibetsu Forest Museum
Photo: MWE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese仁別森林博物館
LocationNibetsu, Akita Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station – about 14.7 km
From Sendai Stationabout 180 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 374 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 460 km (straight line)
Established1964
Coordinates39.80321, 140.26267
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/tohoku/introduction/gaiyou_kyoku/nibetu/

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