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
Established	1871
Location	Ueno park, ueno, Tokyo
Coordinates	35°42′57″N 139°46′35″E / 35.715939°N 139.776527°E
Visitors	2,884,518 (2017)
Website	www.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.

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

[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.

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