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Tokorozawa Aviation Museum (Saitama): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tokorozawa Aviation Museum is a science museum in Namiki, Saitama Prefecture, about 30 km from Tokyo Station and 381 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
Photo: Tokoroten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese所沢航空発祥記念館
LocationNamiki, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kōkū-kōen Station – about 0.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 30 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 245 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 301 km (straight line)
Established1993
Interest among English readersabout 400 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.79890, 139.47200
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://tam-web.jsf.or.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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