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Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History: Day Trip from Tokyo (76 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History is a museum in Iryūda, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 76 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese神奈川県立生命の星・地球博物館
LocationIryūda, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Iriuda Station – about 0.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 76 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 204 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 307 km (straight line)
Established1995
Coordinates35.23922, 139.12125
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://nh.kanagawa-museum.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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