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Volcano Science Museum (Hokkaido): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Volcano Science Museum is a science museum in Tōyako-chō, Hokkaido, about 771 km from Tokyo Station and 988 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Volcano Science Museum
Photo: 橄欖岩, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese洞爺湖町立火山科学館
LocationTōyako-chō, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Tōya Station – about 4.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 71 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 479 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 771 km (straight line)
Coordinates42.56394, 140.81511
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.toyako-vc.jp/en/volcano/

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