National Museum of Nature and Science

National Museum of Nature and Science
国立科学博物館
National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo
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Established1871 (1871) [1]
LocationUeno park, ueno, Tokyo
Coordinates35°42′57″N 139°46′35″E / 35.715939°N 139.776527°E / 35.715939; 139.776527
Visitors2,884,518 (2017) [2]
Websitewww.kahaku.go.jp

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.

  1. ^ "東京国立博物館の歩み". 東京国立博物館. p. 20. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. ^ "概要2018" (PDF). 国立科学博物館. p. 20. Retrieved 2019-02-27.