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Future, Information Science and Technology for Society and Life Science). Our concept is to allow people to become familiar with science through participation/experience-based exhibits and through dialogues with scientists, engineers, interpreters and volunteers.
A2. Dr. Mohri is extremely busy, but your ideas will still reach him, so if you have any comments or requests, please feel free to tell our staff.
A3. Basically the target ages are for junior/high school and over, but since there are participation-based exhibits and robot demonstrations, there are visitors of pre-school age.
A4.The explanations for almost all the exhibits are offered both in Japanese and English.
A5. The museum is an independent tour-based facility so each visitor can freely tour the museum. If there are any questions on the exhibits, there are interpreters (exhibit docents) and volunteers on each floor, so please contact them. They will provide detailed explanations.
A6. There are no suggested routes but a one approach would be to get a museum overview and go first to the 5th floor, walk through, then the 3rd floor.
A7. It will take about 2 hours, but it may be better to give yourself extra time if you will be enjoying the theater.
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A1. You can enjoy dramatic images on the dome shape screen. After you purchase your entrance ticket, please take a ticket indicating the order of seating on the 6F. (Capacity 112/You cannot leave or enter during the program.)
A2. ・ASIMO: 11:00~11:10, 14:00~14:10 Please understand that there may be changes with the schedule for certain reasons.
A1. Please ask staff at the Help Desk to use them.
A2. We are sorry but we do not allow any kind of pet in the museum. We also do not keep them so please be careful. However, assisting dogs for people with disability are allowed.
A3. Yes, it is OK. However, we ask you not to photograph in some exhibits and inside the Dome Theater.
A1. It is a free pass good for a year and it is 1,200 yen for individual members and 2,400 yen for family members. You get to participate in the events held by Tomonokai. Also, there are discount services available at the restaurants and the Museum Shop. For enrollment and inquiries, please contact the person in charge of Tomonokai.
A2. Please let Tomonokai know. We will reissue the card for free.
A1. The orientation room on the 1F can be used for free if reserved beforehand. In that case, each individual must clean up behind them.
Orders for lunch boxes are taken at the restaurant on the 7F. Prices range from 840 yen - 2,000 yen (orders will be accepted from 10 servings of lunches and over) and must be ordered 3 days in advance of visiting the museum.
Contact: +81-3-3599-7555
A3. Yes, we do take in reservations only for rainy days. However, please be sure to contact the museum for cancellations, first.
A4. There are the Takinohiroba (The Waterfall Square) (near Telecom Center station) and the Aomi Kita Futo Park (near the Museum of Maritime Science).
A5. There is a parking lot for buses within the museum site. It is 3,000 yen per bus (without reservation).
A1. The schedule is as follows:
Dome Theater GAIA -Program Schedule-
A2. No, it is not based on advanced reservations. People visiting the museum may pick up a ticket to attend a program showing, on a first-come-first-served-basis. Groups should also take this into consideration.
A3. After you purchase your admission ticket on the 1F as you enter the museum, you can pick up your reserved seat ticket on the 6F.
All tickets for that particular day will be issued from 10:00 a.m.
A4. Yes, it is possible. Since 1 reservation ticket is issued for each admission ticket, please purchase the admission tickets for the number of members of your group. Furthermore, please note that cancellation is not possible and changes cannot be made.
A5. Weekdays: The program at 10:30 am usually becomes full shortly after the opening of the museum, and the afternoon program usually becomes full before noon.
Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays: There are visitors lining up before the opening of the museum. In some cases, there are situations where the seats for all programs will be completely full just with the people waiting in line.
A6. No, it is not possible. There is no waiting list.
A7. The fee is included in the admission ticket and, therefore, there will be no separate charges.
A8. It is about 20 minutes including entrance and exit time.
A9. Up to two wheelchairs can enter the theater for a program. For further details, please contact the staff.
A10. Entering and exiting during the program is prohibited.
A11. Since it is a Permanent Exhibition, there are no age limitations. However, during the program, it gets very dark inside the dome, so please be aware when bringing small children along with you.
