Tsukuba EXPO Center

A fantastic planetarium and good science museum

It is very conveniently located, a short walk from the Tsukuba Center train and bus station. Great for a cold or rainy day, or on a leisurely weekend. The original planetarium program can be enjoyed i...

space stuff

just generally really fun if youre a child at heart i recommend the kids section bc even though its the kids section its fun to go in there as an adult as well! i dont particularly recommend the plane...

Must go with kids

We spent 2 hours there on a weekday. I went there with my 2 young children and they loved the place a lot. There are lots of science experiments and activities for them to play around and there are a ...

Interesting, but dusty

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In general, it was interesting, but from the exhibition center in Tsukuba - Japanese science - expected more. Flight to the Sun, for example, it is also a "travel" to Japan 70-80h (that is when they installed this ...

Planetarium, big and powerful.

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I watched two screening programs at the planetarium. The work depicting the scenery of Kenji Miyazawa's "Galaxy Railway Night" was more impressive than the usual one explaining the starry sky. It was powerful to see the beautiful and fantastic scenery on a large 360-degree screen. I also saw the rocket object from directly below. It was quite big. I think it was a content that even adults could enjoy enough.