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Solar Ark: Location & Nearest Station (26 km from Nagoya Station)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Solar Ark is a museum in Anpachi, Gifu Prefecture, about 26 km in a straight line from Nagoya Station. It is close enough to fit into a half day from central Nagoya.

Solar Ark
Photo: Monami at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japaneseソーラーアーク
LocationAnpachi, Gifu Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Gifu-Hashima Station – about 2.1 km
From Nagoya Stationabout 26 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 91 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 128 km (straight line)
Established2002
Interest among English readersabout 600 page views a month on English Wikipedia (12-month average)
Coordinates35.33094, 136.67119
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://sanyo.com/solarark/en/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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