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Gifu City Science Museum: Location & Nearest Station (29 km from Nagoya Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Gifu City Science Museum is a museum in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, about 29 km in a straight line from Nagoya Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Nagoya.

Gifu City Science Museum
Photo: Hide-sp, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese岐阜市科学館
LocationGifu, Gifu Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Nishi-Gifu Station – about 0.7 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 29 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 100 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 137 km (straight line)
Established1980
Coordinates35.40391, 136.73086
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.gifu.lg.jp/kankoubunka/kagakukan/index.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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