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

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Niigata Science Museum is a science museum in Chūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture, about 254 km from Tokyo Station and 476 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Niigata Science Museum
Photo: もけけんぬ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese新潟県立自然科学館
LocationChūō-ku, Niigata Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kamitokoro Station – about 1.8 km
From Sendai Stationabout 166 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 254 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 359 km (straight line)
Established1981
Coordinates37.89072, 139.04975
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.sciencemuseum.jp/

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