The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

We were after a bit of a relaxed day so we chose to go to the science museum which had some amazing exhibits suited to both adults and children. We were especially surprised by how fun the planetarium was. You could seriously come here once a fortnight and still not see everything after one year. Was just so much to see and do with lots of interactive exhibits. Highly recommended if you have children and are looking for an easy day out out of the sun. They have full air conditioning, had drinks and food restaurant where you can eat, and also clean public toilets.
A great day out for the whole family.

What a fantastic experience!!! We came here to get our nerd fix on and let me tell you - it did not disappoint!! From the gorgeous building, to the beautiful waterfront location, fantastic staff always available to help with a smile, it was a glorious day. And yes, we spent the entire day here. We arrived at 10:00 and left at 16:00. There’s 3 floors of very hands on exhibits and experiences. There’s also a phenomenal planetarium that shows about 3-4 different types of films. We saw the one called Birthday (about the birth of the universe and our solar system, which was presented in 3D! They even gave us an English language audio guide which was timed exactly with the original Japanese narrator so we were able to follow along perfectly and still thoroughly enjoy the show.

There are so many exhibits here and such a variety of scientific disciplines, you’re spoiled for choice. There are activities to take part in for kids of all ages! The best part was that all the explanations for the exhibits were provided in multiple languages. Japanese, English, Chinese, and if I remember correctly, Korean.

Depending on when you’re going (weekend vs weekday, off session vs on) you should probably book tickets at least for the planetarium shows because you don’t want to miss out on that with the limited seating.

It really was a phenomenal experience and highly recommend. I mean it’s hard to go wrong with science. 🥳

A very good place to bring kids to do interesting learning activities. This museum combines digitalization, art, and technology in its designated activities. They also provide learning for social and environmental awareness through sensory and logical learning. There are 6 stories and every floor has a different concept of learning. It will be fun and productive activities for couples, friends, and families.

The museum is human size and provide a very wide range of activity. Wide enough to get busy and Always find a new discovery.

Such an amazing museum, it's pretty much 2 levels of activities but the museum itself is more than just the exhibits. You have views from the top floor with a resturaunt (did not eat there but it was all reasonably priced food ¥1-,4000). The museum is HUGE, and there are so many interesting things to see here. It is Japanese focused, meaning all spoken things are in Japanese, but they have their own app with an English spoken guide and everything written on displays shows an English translation which was very well written on each plaque. This museum is great for kids and adults alike, there are many interactive activities as well as things to read about here. There were probably 100 or so students when I went (1000/open) but that was honestly cool to experience. I highly recommend visiting the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation if you are in Odaiba.

Really great place to spend a rainy morning in Tokyo. We took the transport to the international cruise terminal and the museum is around a 15 minute walk from there. Make sure you buy a ticket on the door, entry is free to the building but you can't see any exhibitions without a ticket. Great for kids of all ages and for anyone interested in robots or space. It is amazing to see how many astronauts have visited and signed their photos on the displays. When we went there were 2 really cool exhibitions, how the internet works and the micro robots in the forest. Perfect for a morning or an afternoon visit but I wouldn't say you need longer than half a day here.

Really cool museum with a lot of interactivity!

I arrived less than an hour before closing and still had a fun time checking out the exhibits. My only regret is not going earlier for a longer visit!

We went there on Sunday 5th November 2023 and for some reason it was free! We would have gladly paid the entrance ticket though, it was an awesome museum (we bought some stuff in the shop to support them)! It's a lovely place to go with children, there are lots of things to do for children to learn and have fun. (:

Very interesting, highly interactive museum in a wonderful, cavernous building. We particularly enjoyed the billiard-ball computer network and the "Westworld Rehoboam" globe. We found a few of the exhibits depressing in their honesty at the consequences of manmade environmental destruction but perhaps that was the point. The iPS-specific video both was boring. The museum is calm and scrupulously clean. I bought our tickets online but there was no line for tickets when we arrived late Saturday morning.

We LOVED this museum with so many thoughtful details and interesting interactive exhibits. I found the disaster-preparation installation to be one of the most fascinating and educational, and really enjoyed how they made science approachable for people of many ages.

I really enjoyed my time here! The interactive displays were so much fun.

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation is a great place to visit for families, especially with young kids. The main theme of this museum is to demonstrate the importance of innovation and they use a lot of interactive exhibits to show it to visitors. Almost everything displayed inside this museum can be interacted with. For example, they have a robot interacting with people standing in front of it. Another example is you can join with others in a huge ball roller coaster to simulate how the Internet works. In their huge spherical display platform, they will regularly give video presentations which are very educational.

It took me around three hours to go through everything. I feel it is very educational and fun to visit this museum.

Miraikan, short for the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, is a prominent science museum located in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan. It's known for its interactive exhibits and cutting-edge displays that focus on emerging technology, robotics, space exploration, and various scientific advancements. Visitors can explore and learn about a wide range of topics related to science and innovation. It's a great place to experience hands-on learning and gain insights into the future of technology and science.

It was a fun place to test your knowledge and curiosity. For general exhibition, we can visit the 3rd and 5th floor. When I visit, there are a lot of students visiting the museum.

I thought this place was amazing. It was very interactive, fun, and educational. It had many robots and technology. I had a lot of fun learning about cells and how everything is information. If they had to change one thing, it would be for the staff to be a little more strict. The staff should be more strict because there was some places where it said do not run and some kids were running. Nothing happened. I do recommend.

Miraikan is a must-see for anybody with excitement about any field of science, and anyone feeling curious about the world. It has a really unusual combination of displays, games, experiences and presentations that showcase Japanese & global efforts in science communication.

Some are honestly frightening, like the backcasting "Letters From The Future" station, or the apocalyptic pachinko mayhem of "Mission: Survival 10 Billion". Others are a great chance to put scientific advancements in friendlier contexts, like a chance to pat Poyo the seal, or hear a fantastic range of 'characters' from Japan's art-history comment on how they'd view contemporary dilemmas of technology.

A current temp exhibit is a "teahouse" full of custom robots called 'lasermice dyad', you can watch them experience a full day cycle, and reading the great bilingual Japanese/English explanations or watching a short mini-documentary, you can figure out what they're up to. Really cool introduction to the possible complexities of equipping a cluster of identical robots with the same set of commands, and letting them loose! My fave thing was the display about Hayabusa-2, but then... it is my fave spacemission to date! At ¥550 for an adult ticket, you really should get that train to Odaiba and enjoy a whole day out here.

You can get a nice lunch in the cafeteria at the top floor, and enjoy the view. You can also grt vending machine drinks, fill your water bottle, and eat your own pack lunch or snacks at many eating spots. There are also multiple science films, over my lunch I booked an online ticket for ¥320 to see 'The Man From The 9 Dimensions' and it was pretty delightful!

The place is very accessible for wheelchairs or crutches/canes, with elevators and escalators and lots of open space to maneuvre.

Leave at 4:30, just before it closes, then walk over to the Gundam Base and watch the Unicorn Gundam transform at 5:00.

Excellent exhibits and lots of space (no pun intended). All ages can find interesting things to see. The dome theater shows are great, especially The Man From 9 Dimensions.
The staff was very friendly, helpful and accommodating when I needed help managing a group visit.
There is free motorcycle parking on site!!!!

Easy to find location, near the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal train station.

Museum costs ¥630, so only about $6.

The exhibits are designed for ages 5 to 15, but there are plenty of advanced exhibit explanations sufficient for the discriminating, educated adult. My favorite exhibit was truly interactive, taking us into the future and demonstrating why, our actions today are likely to affect those in the future,

But plenty of variety, and the interactive robot/AI-ish exhibit is fun for all ages.

A very interesting place for science students and techies. Reach at 10am, Start exploring from the 5th floor and then enjoy the dome theatre show, have food in the kitchen there and then go to the 3rd floor. I thoroughly enjoyed the museum as there was a lot of information about each concept and models.

I had so much fun! I really love robots so I had so much fun. All exhibitions are so interesting, I spent a lot of time here.