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Kashihara Children's Science Museum: Day Trip from Osaka (36 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kashihara Children's Science Museum is a museum in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, about 36 km in a straight line from Osaka Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Osaka for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Kashihara Children's Science Museum
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese橿原市立こども科学館
LocationKashihara, Nara Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Unebigoryōmae Station – about 0.8 km
From Osaka Stationabout 36 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 54 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 124 km (straight line)
Coordinates34.50049, 135.79639
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.kashihara.nara.jp/kanko_bunka_sports/kodomokagakukan/index.html

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