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Takita Family Residence (Old Shipping Family) (Aichi): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Statio

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Takita Family Residence (Old Shipping Family) is a science museum in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, about 280 km from Tokyo Station and 124 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Takita Family Residence (Old Shipping Family)
Photo: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese廻船問屋瀧田家
LocationTokoname, Aichi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tokoname Station – about 0.5 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 32 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 99 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 124 km (straight line)
Established1850
Coordinates34.88792, 136.83918
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.tokoname-kankou.net/contents/miru01-05.html

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