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Osaka Museum of Natural History (Osaka): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Osaka Museum of Natural History is a science museum in Nagai Kōen, Osaka Prefecture, about 404 km from Tokyo Station and 11 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Osaka Museum of Natural History
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese大阪市立自然史博物館
LocationNagai Kōen, Osaka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Nagai Station – about 0.8 km
From Osaka Stationabout 11 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 47 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 139 km (straight line)
Established1958
Coordinates34.61036, 135.52261
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://omnh.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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