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Old House of the Bando Family (Minuma Kurashikku-Kan): Location & Nearest Station (26 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Old House of the Bando Family (Minuma Kurashikku-Kan) is a museum in Katayanagi, Saitama Prefecture, about 26 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Old House of the Bando Family (Minuma Kurashikku-Kan)
Photo: 妖精書士, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese旧坂東家住宅見沼くらしっく館
LocationKatayanagi, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Urawa Misono Station – about 3.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 26 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 267 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 282 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.90619, 139.69078
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/004/005/004/

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