Site Policy

The copyright and all other intellectual property rights (including but not limited to patent rights, design rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, logos, emblems, and know-how; hereinafter collectively referred to as "Copyrights, etc.") and the right to use all content (text, images, videos, audio, etc.) posted on the Websites belong to the Japan Science and Technology Agency (hereinafter referred to as "JST"), which operates Miraikan, or to third parties who hold the rights, and are protected by the Copyright Act and other laws and regulations, and various treaties. The use of the Websites does not transfer or assign all or any part of the Copyrights, etc. of Miraikan and third parties who hold the rights to the users of the Websites.

Except in cases permitted under the Copyright Act (such as reproduction for private use, quotation, etc.), you may not reproduce, reprint, modify, translate/adapt, publicly transmit, distribute, etc. copyrighted works without permission from the copyright holder, author, etc (hereinafter referred to as " Copyright Holder, etc."). Even if you intend to use the copyrighted works without permission from the Copyright Holder, etc. for purposes such as reproduction for private use, quotation, reproduction at schools and other educational institutions, reporting, research, etc., please carefully check the available scope and conditions before use.

Except in cases permitted by the Trademark Act or other laws, the use of trademarks, logos, and emblems posted on the Websites without permission from Miraikan or each rights holder is prohibited by law.

If you wish to use the content for commercial purposes, please contact us through the inquiry form below as prior approval is required.

inquiry form

Even in cases where certain uses are permitted without obtaining permission from the Copyright Holder, etc. under the Copyright Act, we request that you include Miraikan’s credits as below.
In the credits, please accurately include the source (Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation), the name of the content, the URL, the publication year or website update date (or viewing date if unknown), etc.
Example of credit notation:
"Source: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation 'Content Name' (URL: http://...) Viewed on MM/DD/YYYY"
"Copyright Miraikan" "© Miraikan"

However, please note that the following items are not included in the aforementioned scope of use:

1. The copyright of contents with sources that are clearly attributed to parties other than Miraikan belongs to those sources; and
2. Content related to specific individuals, such as Miraikan staff, event speakers, or participants, cannot be used without prior, separate approval from Miraikan in order to protect individual publicity rights and portrait rights.

When using the Websites, please refrain from the following actions:

1. Actions that infringe or may infringe upon the property or privacy of Miraikan or third parties;
2. Actions that cause or may cause disadvantage or damage to Miraikan or third parties;
3. Actions that damage the honor of or trust in Miraikan or third parties;
4. Actions that violate or may violate laws and regulations or ordinances;
5. Actions that are contrary to or may be contrary to public order and morals;
6. Criminal acts or acts that lead to crime, or acts that may lead to such;
7. Actions for the purpose of business activities, political activities, and religious activities, or actions for the purpose of preparing for such activities;
8. Actions such as using or providing harmful programs such as computer viruses, placing excessive load on the Websites, or actions that may lead to such;
9. Actions that violate this site policy or individual terms; and
10. Other actions that Miraikan deems inappropriate.

Users shall use the Websites at their own risk and judgment, and Miraikan shall not be responsible for any damages (whether direct or indirect) arising from or related to the use of the Websites.

While Miraikan makes every effort to ensure the information posted on the Websites, it does not guarantee its truthfulness, accuracy, reliability, or usefulness. Miraikan does not guarantee the continuity, stability, security, etc. of the Websites, including that there will be no malfunctions, errors, or failures in the system of the Websites.

Miraikan may suspend or terminate the operation of all or part of the Websites when deemed necessary. Miraikan may also change or delete the structure, conditions of use, URLs, and content of the Websites without prior notice.

In the case of damages caused to users due to Miraikan’s default or Miraikan’s tort committed during the performance of Miraikan’s obligations, the scope of damages to be compensated by Miraikan for users who are consumers under the Consumer Contract Act shall be limited to damages actually incurred by the user that are direct and within the normal range, except in cases where Miraikan has committed intentional or gross negligence.

Links from external sites

Permission is not required to link to the Websites. However, as Miraikan does not provide link banners, please use text for links. The following link actions are strictly prohibited:

1. Link actions from websites that fall under the prohibited matters mentioned above;
2. Link actions in which the content or pages of the Website appear to be part of the linked content (such as links that incorporate all or part of the pages of the Websites as is within a frame); and
3. Link actions that use the logos or icons within the Websites as link buttons.

Please note that links to pages other than the homepage may be discontinued or have their URLs changed without prior notice.

Links to websites of other organizations, etc.

You may move to websites managed and operated by other institutions, companies, or organizations from the Websites via links or banners. The destination websites are managed and operated by each institution, etc. at their own responsibility and are not managed or operated by Miraikan. They do not suggest any association with Miraikan.
For websites of other institutions, etc. featuring time-limited content such as events or special exhibitions, Miraikan will confirm their validity at the time of posting on the Websites and during the period until the event or special exhibition ends, however does not guarantee the validity of the linked information after such period.
Miraikan is not responsible for the content of linked websites, nor for any actions taken by users using that information. When using linked websites, please comply with their terms of use.

On the Websites, users may be asked to provide personal information to be used for services to users. In such cases, the handling of personal information related to users shall be governed by the "Privacy Policy" specified separately by Miraikan.

Privacy Policy

Miraikan ID Privacy Policy (Japanese only)

Privacy Policy for the online ticket purchase website and group reservation web form (Japanese only)

GEO Online Privacy Policy

Miraikan App Privacy Policy　(Japanese only)

Please note that the handling of personal information provided when using linked websites shall be governed by the privacy policy specified on that linked website, and Miraikan shall not be responsible for it in any event.

JST may review the contents of this site policy as appropriate and make changes when necessary. In such cases, notification will be given in advance on the Websites.
The revised site policy shall apply from the effective date determined separately by Miraikan.

The use of the Websites and the interpretation and application of this site policy shall be governed by Japanese law. All disputes related to the use of the Websites shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tokyo District Court as the court of first instance.