Tokyo National Museum of Nature and Science

Museum Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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What to expect

The National Museum of Nature and Science is a fascinating place to visit with family and friends. The museum has a wide variety of natural history exhibitions and interactive scientific experiences, including a taxidermy hall with over 100 animal displays, a life-size blue whale model, and a steam locomotive. The museum's Japan Gallery includes multiple floors of exhibits on the history, nature, organisms, and human civilization of Japan. The museum also features a dome theater with spherical 3D images and a collection of important cultural properties, such as a celestial globe and a myriad year clock. With its reasonable entrance fee and free admission for high school students and younger, as well as those aged 65 and over, the museum is a great destination for families

Plan your family visit to the Tokyo National Museum of Nature and Science with these blog insights 👇

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Tokyo, in bulk – Part 1

Tokyo, in bulk – Part 1
This family's experience:

Activities: We went to the Tokyo Science Museum. We were a little disappointed, especially for a capital city museum. Some sections were interesting, like the driving section with several simulators, others were really nice, with several manipulation workshops, but, on the whole, Nolan, Eric and I, we went around in circles a bit…

Highlights: Some sections were interesting, like the driving section with several simulators, others were really nice, with several manipulation workshops ✨