National Museum of Nature and Science
国立科学博物館 | |
National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo | |
| Established | 1877 |
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| 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 |
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.