Mirai-ra Science Museum

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Planetarium with a 20 m dome and live narration of about 45 minutes.

Under a dome 20 metres in diameter, the planetarium staff describe the starry sky live in a programme of about 45 minutes. The permanent exhibition rooms, with exhibits you can touch, are designed mainly for elementary and junior high school children.

Hamamatsu's science museum, now presented under the name ‘Mirai-ra’, is seven minutes on foot from the JR station. As well as the planetarium, it has a permanent interactive exhibition designed mainly for school audiences.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00 (entry until 16:30); in July and August until 18:00 (entry until 17:30). Permanent exhibition: adults 600 yen, high school students 300, free for junior high and younger; with the planetarium 1,100–1,300 yen for adults; free from age 70 and for people with disabilities. The information page does not give a weekly closing day. Seven minutes on foot from JR Hamamatsu Station.

🚉 Hamamatsu · 7 min walk

Sources: mirai-ra.jp · mirai-ra.jp · tripadvisor.com

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