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National Showa Memorial Museum: Location & Nearest Station (2 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

National Showa Memorial Museum is a museum in Kudanminami, Tokyo, about 2 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

National Showa Memorial Museum
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese昭和館
LocationKudanminami, Tokyo
Nearest station (straight line)Kudanshita Station – about 0.1 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 2 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 266 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 302 km (straight line)
Established1999
Interest among English readersabout 200 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.69503, 139.75072
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.showakan.go.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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