Science Museum of Map & Survey
The Science Museum of Map and Survey is a museum in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan that is dedicated to mapping and surveying. The museum was the first of its kind in Japan when it was opened by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan in June 1996.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Science Museum of Map and Survey” and “The Science Museum of Map and Survey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsukuba Police Station and Iias Tsukuba.
Tsukuba Police Station
Police station
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsukuba Police Station is situated 270 metres south of Science Museum of Map & Survey.
Iias Tsukuba
Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iias Tsukuba is a shopping center, which is situated 2 km south of Science Museum of Map & Survey.
Gakuennomori Compulsory Education School
School
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gakuennomori Compulsory Education School is situated 1¼ km southwest of Science Museum of Map & Survey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shishitsuka.
Shishitsuka
Quarter
Photo: 土浦大学, Public domain.
Shishitsuka is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Science Museum of Map & Survey.
Science Museum of Map & Survey
- Categories: science museum, cartography museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.10411° or 36° 6′ 15″ northLongitude
140.08554° or 140° 5′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8R82433P+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 335886120OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q11424135
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Science Museum of Map & Survey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “地图和测量科学馆”
- Chinese: “地圖和測量科學館”
- Chinese: “地圖與測量科學館”
- Fulah: “Science Museum of Map and Survey”
- Igbo: “Ebe Ngosi Ihe Mgbe Ochie nke Map na Nnyocha”
- Japanese: “地図と測量の科学館”
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