Whale and Sea Science Museum
Whale and Sea Science Museum is a museum in Yamada Machi, Shimohei-gun, Iwate. Whale and Sea Science Museum is situated nearby to the railway station Iwate-Funakoshi Station, as well as near the peak 草木山.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iwate-Funakoshi Station and Orikasa Station.
Iwate-Funakoshi Station
Railway station
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Iwate-Funakoshi Station is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. A sign on the station platform indicates that this was the easternmost railway station on Honshu island. Iwate-Funakoshi Station is situated 620 metres south of Whale and Sea Science Museum.
Orikasa Station
Railway station
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Orikasa Station is a Sanriku Railway Company railway station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Orikasa Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Whale and Sea Science Museum.
Rikuchū-Yamada Station
Railway station
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Rikuchū-Yamada Station is a Sanriku Railway Company station located in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Rikuchū-Yamada Station is situated 3½ km northwest of Whale and Sea Science Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yamada.
Yamada
Town
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Yamada is a town in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,195 and a population density of 58 persons per km2, in 6,554 households. The total area of the town is 262.81 square kilometres. Yamada is situated 4 km northwest of Whale and Sea Science Museum.
Whale and Sea Science Museum
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Kujira to Umi no Kagakukan”, “Kujira to Umino Kagakukan”, “Science Museum of Whale and Ocean”, “Science Museum of Whale and Sea”, “Science Museum of Whales and the Sea”, “Whales and Marine Science Museum”, and “Whales and Science of the Sea Museum”
- Categories: science museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Yamada Machi, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.43659° or 39° 26′ 12″ northLongitude
141.97565° or 141° 58′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8RF3CXPG+J7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6681136897OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q60986214
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Japanese—“Whale and Sea Science Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Balina və Okeanologiya Muzeyi”
- Chinese: “鯨魚和海之科學館”
- Japanese: “山田町立鯨と海の科学館”
- Japanese: “鯨と海の科学館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 草木山 and 田の浜簡易郵便局.
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