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Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

日本科学未来館

Odaiba · near Telecom Center Station (Yurikamome), 4 min walk; or Tokyo Teleport Station (Rinkai Line), 15 min

Japan's flagship national science museum, covering space, robotics (home of the ASIMO successor demos and the Geo-Cosmos globe), life sciences, AI and the environment through large interactive exhibits and a dome theater.

Why children love it: Hands-on robotics and android exhibits, the giant suspended Geo-Cosmos LED Earth, a dome planetarium, and build/experiment stations that reward touching and doing.

Honest drawbacks: Big and can be tiring; some deeper exhibits skew to older kids/teens; will CLOSE for a ~6-month refurbishment from 1 Oct 2026 to 22 Apr 2027 — confirm before any late-2026/early-2027 visit.

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Best for
Primary (5–11), Teens (12–17)
Time to allow
3h
Opening hours
10:00–17:00 (last ticket 16:30)
Price
Adult ¥630; 18 and under ¥210; free for under-18s on Saturdays; free for age 2 and under. Dome theater and special exhibitions cost extra.
Booking
Usually walk-in
English
★★★★
Indoor / weather
indoor · rainy-day ok
Confidence
Verified

Getting there: Area: Odaiba / Aomi, Koto.

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