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Saitama Municipal Museum: Location & Nearest Station (28 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Saitama Municipal Museum is a museum in Takahanachō, Saitama Prefecture, about 28 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Saitama Municipal Museum
Photo: Abasaa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japaneseさいたま市立博物館
LocationTakahanachō, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kita-omiya Station – about 0.9 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 28 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 262 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 284 km (straight line)
Established1980
Coordinates35.91133, 139.63161
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.saitama.lg.jp/004/005/004/005/008/

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