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NYK Maritime Museum (Kanagawa): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

NYK Maritime Museum is a science museum in Kaigandōri, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 28 km from Tokyo Station and 386 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

NYK Maritime Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese日本郵船歴史博物館
LocationKaigandōri, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Bashamichi Station – about 0.3 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 28 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 252 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 331 km (straight line)
Established1993
Coordinates35.45028, 139.63944
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://museum.nyk.com/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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