Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meguro Parasitological Museum
目黒寄生虫館
Parasite specimens on display at the museum
Established1953 (1953)
LocationMeguro, Tokyo
Coordinates35°37′54″N 139°42′24″E / 35.631667°N 139.706667°E / 35.631667; 139.706667
TypeScience museum
Collection size60,000 specimens, 300 on exhibit
Visitors57300
FounderDr. Satoru Kamegai
DirectorDr. Toshiaki Kuramochi
Public transit accessMeguro Station
Websitewww.kiseichu.org/e-top

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.