1. 日本科学未来館
    Photo: Keisuke Tanigawa
  2. Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation
    Photo: Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation
  3. 日本科学未来館
    日本科学未来館
  4. 日本科学未来館
    Geo-Cosmos
  5. 日本科学未来館
    Photo: Keisuke Tanigawa
  6. 日本科学未来館
    Photo: Keisuke Tanigawa

Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerging Science & Innovation

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Time Out says

This family-friendly museum in Tokyo’s amusement district, Odaiba, examines our daily lives through a scientific lens. It has one of the best entrances of all Tokyo museums; the impressive 6.5-metre Geo-Cosmos globe hanging from the atrium is fitted with 10,362 OLED panels on its surface, alternating between showing global weather patterns, cities and their populations, human migration movements and more.

Many people come here for the interactive robots and AI such as the lifelike android Otonaroid. In the space and astronomy corner, you can step inside the International Space Station living quarters. There is even a hands-on mechanical model using black and white balls to explain the operating principle of the Internet.

We recommend purchasing tickets in advance. See here for details.

Details

Address
2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku
Tokyo
Transport:
Funeno-Kagakukan Station or Telecom Center Station (Yurikamome)
Price:
¥630 for adults, ¥210 for children aged 6-18, free for children aged 6 or younger
Opening hours:
10am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm), closed Tuesdays and Dec 28-Jan 1

What’s on

Special Exhibition ‘Orb: On the Movements of the Earth’

Originally serialised in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 2020 to 2022, mononymous author Uoto’s manga Orb: On the Movements of the Earth takes readers to a fictional 15th-century European kingdom where heliocentric theory challenges the long-held geocentric worldview upheld by the Church. In an era where knowledge was tightly controlled and heresy could cost one’s life, the work tells a gripping story of intellectual challenge. The series captivated readers with its nuanced exploration of science, faith and the relentless pursuit of truth. Following its literary success, Orb was adapted into an anime by Madhouse and aired on Netflix. The Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) is hosting an immersive experience themed on the work from March 14 to June 1. Titled ‘Orb: On the Movements of the Earth –An act of planet–’, the exhibition will bridge the gap between fiction and reality by tracing the real-world transition from the geocentric to the heliocentric model, one of the most far-reaching paradigm shifts in human history. Visitors will be able to experience key scenes from the anime, see original films and take on interactive exhibits. By making astronomy more accessible and engaging, the exhibition aims to bring to life the very questions that fuelled the intellectual revolution at the heart of Orb.
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