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Sakurajima International Volcanic Sabō Center (Kagoshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest St

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Sakurajima International Volcanic Sabō Center is a science museum in Nojiri-chō, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 962 km from Tokyo Station and 572 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Sakurajima International Volcanic Sabō Center
Photo: Tokyo-Good, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese桜島国際火山砂防センター
LocationNojiri-chō, Kagoshima Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kagoshima Station – about 6.4 km
From Hakata Stationabout 226 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 359 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 572 km (straight line)
Established1999
Coordinates31.56700, 130.61761
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.qsr.mlit.go.jp/osumi/contents/jigyo/sand/prevention/establishment.html

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