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Tokai University Marine Science Museum (Shizuoka): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tokai University Marine Science Museum is a science museum in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture, about 135 km from Tokyo Station and 278 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Tokai University Marine Science Museum
Photo: Mj-bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese東海大学海洋科学博物館
LocationShimizu-ku, Shizuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Shimizu Station – about 2.7 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 135 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 150 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 251 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.01911, 138.51822
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.umi.muse-tokai.jp/

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