Outside, a full-size H-II: 50 metres, like the real rocket that was never launched from here.
Built for the ’85 Tsukuba science Expo, whose theme was ‘man, home, environment and technology’, the museum has a full-size model of the H-II rocket on display outdoors, 50 metres tall like the original, which never flew. Inside, the planetarium dome measures 25.6 metres in diameter, among the largest in Japan; the indoor galleries are designed to be touched, not just looked at.
Tsukuba City's science museum, created as a legacy of Expo ’85, with hands-on exhibits on physics, technology and space aimed mainly at families.
ℹ️ Open 9:50–17:00 (last entry 16:30), shortened to 16:30 on weekdays in December and January. Closed on Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday), on the last Tuesday of the month and over the year-end/New Year period. Admission 500 yen adults, 250 yen from age 4 to high school; the same price for the planetarium.
🚉 Tsukuba · 6 min walk
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