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Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai (Niigata): Zoo for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai is a zoo in Chūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture, about 258 km from Tokyo Station and 478 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Niigata City Aquarium Marinepia Nihonkai
Photo: Saganon, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeZoo
Name in Japanese新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海
LocationChūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Hakusan Station – about 1.3 km
From Sendai Stationabout 167 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 258 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 361 km (straight line)
Established1967
Coordinates37.92363, 139.02797
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.marinepia.or.jp/

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