Science Museum, Tokyo

Tokyo


Featuring a wide selection of exhibits aimed primarily at children and teenagers, the Science Museum has little in the way of English explanations, but you can ask for a free English pamphlet guide. Even without this or an understanding of Japanese, you can still have fun standing inside a soap bubble or watching a whole variety of scientific experiments.

Transportation

  • subway: Tōzai line to Takebashi, exit 1b

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1. National Museum of Modern Art (MOMAT)

0.11 MILES

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6. Tōkagakudō Concert Hall

0.26 MILES

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