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National Museum of Nature and Science

National Museum of Nature and Science
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The National Museum of Nature and Science (国立科学博物館, Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan) 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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  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
台東区
Hours
Closed · opens 9 am tomorrow
Weekly hours
MonClosed
Tue9 am–5 pm
Wed9 am–5 pm
Thu9 am–5 pm
Fri9 am–5 pm
Sat9 am–5 pm
Sun9 am–5 pm

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Updated 29 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.