Science Museum (Kagaku Gijutsukan)

About

The exhibition rooms are on the 2nd to 5th floors. There are in-house programs such as craft classes (weekends and holidays only) and experiment classes (weekdays only) at "Tetsu no Maru Koen 1-chome" in Room C on the 4th floor, experiments at the "Experiment Stadium" in Room I on the 4th floor, experiment shows at "DENKI FACTORY" in Room C on the 3rd floor, and the science live show "Universe" at the "Shinra Dome" in Room B on the 4th floor (2nd and 4th Saturdays only)

Fees

General fees (tax included). Age 65 and over receive the individual discount fee. With a museum membership card or discount admission ticket, the individual discount fee is adults ¥850, junior high and high school students ¥540, children ¥450. Groups (20 or more): adults ¥710, junior high and high school students ¥450, children ¥350. Annual pass / Friends membership: adults ¥4,000, junior high and high school students ¥2,500, children ¥2,000

Hours and closing days

9:30 to 16:50 (entry until 16:00)

Closed: Irregularly on Wednesdays, New Year period (December 28 to January 3). Closed on November 4 and 11, 2026; December 23 and 28–31, 2026; and January 1–3, 13 and 20, 2027

Going with young children

Strollers are kept at the ticket counter on the 1st floor. To take one to the 2nd floor or above, fold it and ride the escalator (stairs only for going down). On Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and long vacation periods, dedicated staff operate a large service elevator. Strollers can be borrowed free at the Science Museum Operations Office on the 3rd floor (no reservations; limited number). Baby seats are in the multifunction toilets on the 1st, 3rd and 4th floors and in the nursing space on the 5th floor, and baby chairs are in the multifunction toilets on the 1st, 3rd and 4th floors. Disposable diapers are not sold. Eating and drinking only in designated places, such as the group rest rooms on the 2nd and 4th floors

Location

2-1 Kitanomaru Koen, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

• About 550 m on foot from Takebashi Station (Exit 1b), Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
• About 800 m on foot from Kudanshita Station (Exit 2), Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Toei Shinjuku Line