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Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi (Hokkaido): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi is a science museum in Rankoshi, Hokkaido, about 802 km from Tokyo Station and 1002 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Shellfish Museum of Rankoshi
Photo: Shell fish museum of Rankoshi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese蘭越町貝の館
LocationRankoshi, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Mena Station – about 15.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 82 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 516 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 802 km (straight line)
Established1991
Coordinates42.88067, 140.37003
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.town.rankoshi.hokkaido.jp/kainoyakata/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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