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Space Museum (Kagoshima): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Space Museum is a science museum in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, about 1011 km from Tokyo Station and 642 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Space Museum
Photo: みっち, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese宇宙科学技術館
LocationMinamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture
From Hakata Stationabout 361 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 469 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 642 km (straight line)
Coordinates30.37483, 130.95750
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://fanfun.jaxa.jp/visit/tanegashima/facility.html#visit_facility

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