Meguro Parasitological Museum
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Established1953
TypeScience museum
目黒寄生虫館 | |
.jpg) Parasite specimens on display at the museum | |
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| Established | 1953 |
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| Location | Meguro, Tokyo |
| Coordinates | 35°37′54″N 139°42′24″E / 35.631667°N 139.706667°E |
| Type | Science museum |
| Collection size | 60,000 specimens, 300 on exhibit |
| Visitors | 57300[1] |
| Founder | Dr. Satoru Kamegai |
| Director | Dr. Toshiaki Kuramochi |
| Public transit access | Meguro Station |
| Website | www |
The Meguro Parasitological Museum (Japanese: 目黒寄生虫館, Hepburn: Meguro kiseichūkan) is a small science museum in the Meguro Ward in central Tokyo, Japan. The museum is devoted to parasites and the science of parasitology, and was founded in 1953 by Dr. Satoru Kamegai.[2]
The museum rebuilt to its present location in 1993. Dr. Kamegai died in 2002 and Professor Akihiko Uchida took over operations of the museum adding the gift shop to help fund operations.[3]
