National Museum of Nature and Science

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. A life-size blue whale model and a steam locomotive are also on display outside.

For the Taiwanese museum, see National Museum of Natural Science.
National Museum of Nature and Science
国立科学博物館
National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo
Established1871 (1871)
LocationUeno park, ueno, Tokyo
Coordinates35°42′57″N 139°46′35″E
Visitors2,884,518 (2017)
Websitewww.kahaku.go.jp
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