National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Miraikan

Robot musuem! Yes please.
This was amazing, exactly the kind of thing you’d want from a trip to Japan. Spacious, so much to see, amazing exhibits that you watch, read and play around with. There was one that tagged us with a little card and then lights and sounds would follow us as we walked around the floor. Amazing.
We also got to see the ASIMO demonstration, which I 100 percent recommend since it was fascinating to see the famous guy do his thing.
Some it it was honestly terrifying, as the robots looked a little too real for comfort. If the robot uprising happens, you can bet it will begin here.
Also, the giant Gundam statue is nearby, so if you’re coming for one, see the other before you leave the area.
I could have spent more time here but we had to run. But easily worth it, so damn cool.

Probably one of the coolest science museums I have ever been to.
There are multiple levels so check them out thoroughly!
Being the nerd I am, and wanting a bit of nostalgia, I opted for the Pokemon Lab as well! It was a couple hundred yen more for a bit more fun. I started off with that.
Basically, you pick a pokeball, it has a mystery pokemon in it, and with the lab, you try to figure out what pokemon it is. Pretty much like a mini game. Also gives a bit of a history of all the pokemon after the mini game portion. It is a fairly quick area.
After that, I tackled the actual science portion. Wow, so many different things to try out and read up about and watch. Reminded me of a bigger and better Exploratorium that is located in San Francisco.
Some good exhibits were the android, space machines up top, and I personally was intrigued about the IPS cell presentation (brain stem recovery).
Totally should check this place out, for the price (I think with Pokemon it was 1,600 yen) it was well worth it as I spent about 3 – 4 hours in the museum learning about new innovations.

A very large museum filled with science — sort of a cross between the Exploratorium and the Academy of Science in San Francisco. Those who aren’t interested in old/​new technology and aren’t open-​minded to various ideas (weird to some, practical to others) should not come here. This place is definitely the type to take your time browsing.
The cost of admission for large groups is cheaper than individual pricing. No special pricing that I know of for dome theater, which has to be bought separately (or added on) when purchasing admission tickets.

The Science Museum blew my mind. they have all sorts of androids and robotics exhibits that you can even interact with. There is even a stuffed seal that you could pet. I bought tickets to the special exhibition so I waited in line to go into the Aoyama floating flower exhibit. it was totally worth it. Strains of various flowers moved up and down like waves and walked at their sense throughout the whole room. Granted you’re only in there for about 5 minutes. They also had another exhibit about Japanese art but it also combined it with technology. Even the little kids got to draw different sea creatures and see it come alive on a huge screen. I also learned what the Japanese astronauts eat and iPS cells which I had no idea existed in America until earlier this year. the Japanese are way ahead of the game in terms of technology. I wish I had a museum like that where I live in Seattle

Miraikan is a really interesting place to visit!
I came here with a group of headteachers (I’d already shown them lots of traditional sites in Kyoto… so it was an amazing contrast to show them Japan’s high-​tech side.)
For me the highlights were:
— Asimo! We got to see him in action, running around, singing (while he showed all the words in sign language) and explaining how he works. The demonstration was all in Japanese, but there are English subtitles on the wall if you can’t understand robot-​Japanese.
— The freaky otonaroid… you can speak to her. I thought she was a robot, until I realised that she is controlled by a lady in a both next to the display. They have demonstrations for her in English and in Japanese.
— I loooved looking inside the copy of the international space station, and learning about Japan’s contribution to their food. It’s cool to know that astronauts get to eat ramen and kewpie mayo in space.
— Of course, it’s always nice to watch the weather systems move over the giant globe.
If you can speak Japanese DO chat to the staff that are dotted around each exhibit. They are really knowledgeable and can tell you extra cool titbits of information.

Created by Japan’s Science & Technology Agency, Miraikan (literal translation: Future Museum) resides in the Odaiba district. Highlights of the static displays & demonstrations were twofold: 1) Asimo, the Honda robot & 2) Geo-​Cosmos Globe. This globe is awesome: made of 10,362 led panels, 20 feet wide, 10 million pixel model of Earth simulating predictive weather patterns. There are even sofa beds on the ground floor so you can relax while gawking at this spectacle above you. Come early if you can, lines actually form!

This is a large museum specializing science only.
So there are many kids or students.
But you shouldn’t think of this as a museum for kids.
You can’t make light of this.
You can see the technology of Japan, cutting-​edge technology.
This will satisfy you in many fields of science.
So you may find something you didn’t know interesting.
This is an entrance for a new scientific field you find interesting.
You can find any kind of such field.
An exhibition is sometimes held here .
And its concept is always very cool.
I enjoyed the one about Terminator.