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SCMaglev and Railway Park (Aichi): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

SCMaglev and Railway Park is a science museum in Kinjō-futō, Aichi Prefecture, about 274 km from Tokyo Station and 129 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

SCMaglev and Railway Park
Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japaneseリニア・鉄道館
LocationKinjō-futō, Aichi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kinjō-futō Station – about 0.2 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 14 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 100 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 129 km (straight line)
Established2011
Interest among English readersabout 800 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.04735, 136.84932
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://museum.jr-central.co.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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