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Ōya Mine History Museum (Miyagi): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Ōya Mine History Museum is a science museum in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, about 382 km from Tokyo Station and 705 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Ōya Mine History Museum
Photo: Mukasora (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese気仙沼市大谷鉱山歴史資料館
LocationKesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kesennuma Station – about 10.9 km
From Sendai Stationabout 83 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 382 km (straight line)
From Sapporo Stationabout 473 km (straight line)
Established2005
Coordinates38.81467, 141.52736
MapOpen in Google Maps

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