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Niigata City History Museum (Niigata): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Niigata City History Museum is a science museum in Chūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture, about 258 km from Tokyo Station and 480 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Niigata City History Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese新潟市歴史博物館
LocationChūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Niigata Station – about 2.0 km
From Sendai Stationabout 164 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 258 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 363 km (straight line)
Established2004
Coordinates37.92983, 139.05772
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.nchm.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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