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Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore: Location & Nearest Station (29 km from Tokyo Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore is a museum in Takahanachō, Saitama Prefecture, about 29 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Tokyo.

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
Photo: Dddeco at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese埼玉県立歴史と民俗の博物館
LocationTakahanachō, Saitama Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Omiya-koen Station – about 0.3 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 29 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 262 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 283 km (straight line)
Coordinates35.92111, 139.63000
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://saitama-rekimin.spec.ed.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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