National Museum of Nature and Science

The National Museum of Nature and Science is in the northeast corner of Ueno Park in Tokyo. The museum has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan. It is the venue of the taxidermied bodies of the legendary dogs Hachikō and Taro and Jiro.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: National Science Museum in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “kahaku.go.jp”, “Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan”, “National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan”, “National Science Museum”, “National Science Museum of Japan”, and “Tokyo Museum”
  • Address: 7, 台東区, 東京都 110-8718
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Western Art and Tokyo National Museum.

Museum
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The is the premier public art gallery in specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in , central . It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016.

Museum
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The or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the ward of , Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. is situated 350 metres north of National Museum of Nature and Science.

Railway station
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is a major railway station in 's ward. It is the station used to reach the district and Ueno Park—which contains , , , and other famous cultural facilities. is situated 290 metres south of National Museum of Nature and Science.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ueno and Ikenohata.

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If you want to get a feel for old , in the district is a good place to start. Entirely lacking in high-rise condos or whiz-bang shopping malls, by Tokyo standards it's distinctly downmarket, in contrast to places like , but that means that eating, shopping and drinking are all affordably priced.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a sector of Taito, Tokyo, and, along with nearby Nezu and Sendagi neighborhoods in Bunkyo ward, together called Yanesen, is one of the few Tokyo neighborhoods in which the old Shitamachi atmosphere can still be felt.

National Museum of Nature and Science

Latitude
35.71599° or 35° 42′ 58″ north
Longitude
139.77659° or 139° 46′ 36″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“National Museum of Nature and Science” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للطبيعة والعلوم”
  • Armenian: “Բնության և գիտության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Nacional de Naturaleza y Ciencia de Xapón”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Nacional de Naturaleza y Ciencia”
  • Basque: “Japoniako Zientzia Museo Nazionala”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Ciència de Tòquio”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de la Natura i la Ciència”
  • Chinese: “国家自然科学博物馆”
  • Chinese: “国立科学博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum voor Natuur en Wetenschap”
  • Esperanto: “Kokuricu-Kagaku-Hakubucukan”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Scienca Muzeo”
  • Farefare: “‘National Museum of Nature and Science’”
  • French: “Musée national de la nature et des sciences de Tokyo”
  • French: “Musée national de la nature et des sciences de Tōkyō”
  • French: “musée national de la nature et des sciences”
  • French: “National Science Museum of Japan”
  • German: “Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum der Naturwissenschaften”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Alam dan Sains”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale della natura e delle scienze”
  • Japanese: “Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan”
  • Japanese: “かはく”
  • Japanese: “こくりつかがくはくぶつかん”
  • Japanese: “国立科学博物館”
  • Japanese: “東京教育博物館”
  • Japanese: “東京科学博物館”
  • Japanese: “科博”
  • Korean: “국립과학박물관”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی طبیعت و علم”
  • Persian: “موزهٔ ملی طبیعت و علم”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Przyrody i Nauki”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Ciência do Japão”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național al Naturii și Științei din Tokyo”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Natură și Științe”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей природы и науки”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Ciencia de Japon”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Ciencia de Japón”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ธรรมชาติและวิทยาศาสตร์แห่งชาติ”
  • Turkish: “Tokyo Ulusal Sanat Merkezi”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Doğa ve Bilim Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний музей природи і науки Японії”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện bảo tàng Khoa học và Tự nhiên Quốc gia”
  • “NSMT”

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