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Tsukuba Expo Center: Day Trip from Tokyo (55 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Tsukuba Expo Center is a museum in Azuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, about 55 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Tsukuba Expo Center
Photo: On-chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japaneseつくばエキスポセンター
LocationAzuma, Ibaraki Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Tsukuba Station – about 0.4 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 55 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 251 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 309 km (straight line)
Established1986
Coordinates36.08669, 140.11061
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.expocenter.or.jp/

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