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Saitama Municipal Youth Astronomical Museum: Location & Nearest Station (23 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Saitama Municipal Youth Astronomical Museum is a museum in Saitama Prefecture, about 23 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Saitama Municipal Youth Astronomical Museum
Photo: Ebiebi2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japaneseさいたま市青少年宇宙科学館
LocationSaitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Kita-Urawa Station – about 1.7 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 23 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 264 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 287 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.87228, 139.66461
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.city.saitama.jp/kagakukan/

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