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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Niigata City Niitsu Railway Museum is a science museum in Akiha-ku, Niigata Prefecture, about 242 km from Tokyo Station and 475 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Niigata City Niitsu Railway Museum
Photo: MAKIosama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese新潟市新津鉄道資料館
LocationAkiha-ku, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Higashi-Niitsu Station – about 1.6 km
From Sendai Stationabout 161 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 242 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 356 km (straight line)
Coordinates37.80172, 139.14181
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.ncnrm.com/

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