Miraikan Museum

The Miraikan Museum was opened in 2001 and is run by former cosmonaut Mamoru Mori. He works at Odaiba in Tokyo and confirms that Japan is traditionally famous for its technical achievements, innovations, and advanced technologies. There really is a place in Tokyo where you can see all the best developments of Japanese scientists and once again be convinced of Japan's leadership.

Short description

The name of the Miraikan Museum means "Museum of the Future", it is very difficult not to notice it. It is a grandiose six-storey building that looks like an alien station. Each of the six floors will provide answers to many questions from young and adult visitors. The most famous exhibit of the Miraikan Museum is a humanoid robot that speaks excellent Japanese, plays football, and even climbs stairs.

In addition, the visitor can model an ideal future for himself and his descendants. During the interactive game, you can see which planet our descendants will have in 50 years. Here you can see the data coming in continuous live mode from seismometers located throughout Japan. This way, the Japanese and guests can make sure that small earthquakes are constantly occurring in the country.

Features of the Miraikan Museum

In an extraordinarily spectacular domed hall, there is a demonstration of various cataclysms that civilization has faced throughout its history. It could be a tsunami, a volcanic eruption, a pandemic, or a nuclear war. The exposition allows you to find out the essence of the problem and helps you learn how to find a way out in any situation. The unique spherical display is an interactive model of the globe. The movement of clouds, obtained from satellites, demonstrates the constantly changing Earth. Visitors to the Miraikan Museum seem to be watching it from space, as if they were astronauts. The panel also displays the weather, ocean water temperature, vegetation changes, as well as scientific and socio-economic processes. During the pandemic, the display showed data on COVID 19.

Information for visitors

You can stay on the territory of the Miraikan Museum without a guide. Almost everything in the museum can be turned on, touched and viewed from all sides. There are specialists in every room who will help and clarify every question, everywhere there are signs, photographs and illustrations telling about new products and developments, including in English. It is recommended to set aside at least 2-3 hours to visit the museum.

The museum is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket price is inexpensive, and a discount is available for children under 18. On holidays, visitors are allowed into the museum absolutely free of charge. On Saturdays, children, interpreters and escorts are also eligible for free admission, but you will have to buy an additional ticket to some of the halls. There is a restaurant on the top floor of the building where you can have a snack and relax.