Symbol and Nickname

"Miraikan" is a nickname of National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

The symbol is made of a circle inscribed with arcs. This suggests an image of satellites orbiting the globe, cell division, various terrestrial networks (people and peple, information) and the motion of electrons. This symbol represents the four themes of exhibition: The Earth Environment and Frontiers, Life Science, Innovation and the Future, and Information Science & Technology for Society.

The 10th Anniversary Logo

Miraikan opened in July 2001 as a place to deepen our understanding of state-of-the-art science and technology, with a view to the realization of a scientifically and technologically creative nation. As this year marks Miraikan's 10th anniversary, a new logo has been created by interlocking the numbers representing the anniversary, embodying the key phrase of "the start of the connection."
The "10 YEARS" in the logo has three meanings: the last ten years, the next ten years, and the ten year anniversary.
(Designer: Masaaki Hiromura )