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Hiraodai Nature Observation Center: Day Trip from Fukuoka (48 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Hiraodai Nature Observation Center is a museum in Kokuraminami-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture, about 48 km in a straight line from Hakata Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Fukuoka for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Hiraodai Nature Observation Center
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese平尾台自然観察センター
LocationKokuraminami-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Yobuno Station – about 3.0 km
From Hakata Stationabout 48 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 162 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 436 km (straight line)
Established2000
Coordinates33.75628, 130.89442
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://virtual.newsv.jp/hiraodai.jp/hnoc/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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