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1.History and Outline
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Kato Cited in this Web page
2.Exhibits
5 Miwa
3.Activities
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Kato Cited in this Web page
4.Organization and Staff 13
Miwa
5.Building and Facilities 13
Kato Cited in this Web page
6.Management
14 Miwa
7.Service Facilities
15 Miwa
Appendix
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Kato Cited in this Web page
Internet Web Sites
References
Directory
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1.History and Outline
1-1. Brief history of Science and Technology Centers in Japan
It was 1937 that the name of "science
center" debuted on the stage of the museum community in Japan. The first
science center was Osaka Science Center for Electricity belonging to the
Department of Electricity, Osaka City Government. After the operation of 52
years, it closed the door in 1989.
Until then, science-oriented museums were present also in Japan. Japanese
New Government, immediately after the Meiji Restoration of 1868, founded
the Museum Department under the Ministry of Education and a first western style
museum in Tokyo at the same time. In 1887, the first museum was renamed as
Educational Museum and began to cover the scientific objects. This was the
predecessor of the present Japanese National Science Museum in Tokyo. After the
appointment of Gentaro Tanahashi, who was professor of biology at the
University for Higher Education, as director of the Educational Museum, he
stressed the importance of enlightenment and education for citizens and he aimed
the transformation of the Educational Museum into science museum. Then, he
created Department of Social Education where contained sections of natural
resources, samples of making process of materials with higher values, scientific
instruments, models of machines, astronomy, geology, public health, and others,
and introduced many kinds of so-called hands-on exhibits. This was the first
attempt of experience-oriented exhibit in this country. In 1915, he carried out
the temporary exhibition "Prevention against Cholera", because many
people perished from cholera at that moment. This was also a first temporary
exhibition in Japan. The Educational Museum changed the name to Tokyo Science
Museum in 1931. As a result, Gentaro Tanahashi achieved his goal of establishing
a science museum in Japan. After the World War II in 1949, Tokyo Science Museum
was renamed to the present name, i.e., National Science Museum. Although the
National Science Museum introduced new hands-on exhibitions and special exhibits
for younger children in the 1980s, it should be classified as a traditional
comprehensive science museum of object-oriented. The National Science Museum
operated by the Ministry of Education is now on the position of leader of the
community of science and technology museums including science centers in Japan.
Until the appearance of the first science center in 1937, easily
countable number of science- and technology-oriented museums came into the field
of museums in Japan : the Mineral Museum of Akita University (1910), the Railway
Museum (1921), the Labor Science Museum (1923), and the Electricity Museum
belonging to Tokyo City Government (1925). Under the circumstance, Osaka Science
Center for Electricity was born as a science center with planetarium and
contemporary experiment-oriented exhibitions. It was never a traditional science
museum. The publication of 20th year anniversary (1957) says that
In spite of the rejection of historical objects, we displayed
the exhibitions which present
some suggestions from present to future and functions useful
for our dairy life.
"Moving" was adopted in all the exhibitions in
order to help the understanding of their
structure or mechanism for visitors.
In this way, the founder named the new type educational institution without
historical materials as a science center (in Japanese Kaguku-kan, whereas
science museum is described as Kagaku-hakubutukan). This is just the same as a
modern definition of science- and technology-centers and science museum.
However, unfortunately, this does not mean that physical science or technology
museums with objects of historically higher values were present anywhere in
Japan.
After the World War II, science centers were founded anywhere in Japan.
The numbers of new science centers opened in every 10 years are as follows owing
to my own statistics (K. K.) :
11 (1946-1955),
22 (1956-1965),
17 (1966-1975),
19 (1976-1985), and
25 (1986-1995).
The fast pace increasing number of science centers in
these periods had a close relation to the status of industry and the related
economical environment. The Ministry of Education and the Board of Education
under local governments promoted the science and technology center movement
because it was regarded to be effective in level up of the educational
achievement for young people and in furthering public understanding in science
and technology. This is one of the reasons that many science centers with the
name of "children's" or "for children" are present today.
The Science and Technology Agency, a ministry of Japanese
Government, founded the Japan Science Foundation in 1956 for furthering public
understanding in science and technology, in particular atomic nuclear power
generation and space exploration. The Japan Science Foundation is a great
sponsor of the Science Museum in Tokyo (opened in 1964), the Nagoya Municipal
Science Museum (1962), and the Osaka Science and Technology Center (1963). They
were biggest science centers in Japan and still now they are.
1-2. The Present Status of Science and Technology Centers in Japan
A 1993 survey conducted by the Japanese Association of Museums
(Seki, 1997) shows that there are 3704 museums and related institutions in
Japan. Among them, 17.6 percent institutions are fine art museums, 59.1 percent
are historical museums, 6.4 percent are comprehensive museums, and 8.2 percent
(304 institutions) are science museums. By adding the remaining 8.8 percent
institutions such as botanical gardens, zoological gardens, and aquarium, a
total of scientific- and nature-oriented museums are attainable to about 630.
Now, 232 institutions are member of the JCSM.
The annual total attendance is approximately 280 millions, which is equal
to about twice the population of Japan. The 1993 survey tells that 10.1 percent
of all museums visits are to science museums, as opposed to 25.1 percent to
historical museums and 16.2 percent to art museums. When averaged to one
institution, the annual attendance is 94.7 thousands to science museums, 32.5
thousands to historical museums, 70.3 thousands to art museums, and 500
thousands to zoological and botanical gardens.
In Table 1-1, we showed the detail of members of the JCSM
classified into some categories for a total of 163 institutions listed in the
JCSM Data Book 1996.
Table 1-1. Members of the Japanese Council of Science Museums (JCSM).
|
Category |
numbers | ratio(%) |
| Science Museum | 103 | 49.5 |
| Comprehensive Science Mus. | 41 | 19.7 |
| Astronomical Observatory | 3 | 1.4 |
| Botanical Garden | 1 | 0.5 |
| Zoological Garden | 3 | 1.5 |
| Aquarium | 9 | 4.3 |
| Field Museum | 1 | 0.5 |
| others | 2 | 1.0 |
Table 1-2 and 1-3 present the managing board for 208 members and
the year the individual institutions were opened to the public, respectively.
Both the data are adopted from the JCSM Data Book 1996.
Table 1-2. Managing Board of JCSM Members.
|
Category |
numbers | ratio(%) |
| Japanese Government | 8 | 3.8 |
| Prefectural Government | 48 | 23.1 |
| Local Community | 90 | 43.3 |
| Foundation | 16 | 7.7 |
| Corporate Juridical Person | 3 | 1.4 |
| Independent Corporation | 31 | 14.9 |
| Private | 3 | 1.4 |
| others | 9 | 4.3 |
Table 1-3. Year opened.
| year | numbers | ratio(%) |
| before 1900 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 1901〜1910 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 1911〜1920 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 1921〜1930 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 1931〜1941 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 1941〜1950 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 1951〜1960 | 24 | 11.5 |
| 1961〜1970 | 29 | 13.9 |
| 1971〜1980 | 32 | 15.4 |
| 1981〜1990 | 73 | 35.1 |
| 1991〜1996 | 35 | 16.8 |
| unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
Finally, in table 1-4 we present the statistical data taken from
the Guide to Industry- and Technology-oriented Museums (1997). It is easily
found that most of the industry- and technology-oriented museums were found and
have been managed by the independent corporations and related foundations. It
seems to confirm the following remarks by Danilov (1982): In Japan, business and
industry have the initiative in furthering public understanding of science and
technology.
Table 1-4. Managing Board of Industry- and Technology-oriented Museums.
| government | independent corporation | foundation*) | university | |
| Energy(electric power) | 27 | 6 | ||
| Energy(oil, coal, gas) | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Metal, Mine | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Electricity, Communication | 2 | 11 | ||
| Chemical, Food | 24 | 3 | ||
| Shipbuilding, Heavy Industry | 2 | 1 | ||
| Printing, Precision Instrument | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| Fiber, Spinning | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Railway | 5 | 13 | 1 | |
| Automobile, Bicycle | 9 | 2 | ||
| Aviation, Space | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
| Shipping | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Living | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Civil Engineering, Construction | 4 | 4 | ||
| Comprehensive | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total (ration %) | 46(22%) | 129(62%) | 29(14%) | 4(2%) |
*) foundation includes agency
3. Activities
3-1. Introduction
In this section, the activities except exhibitions -
education programs, collection and research works - will be shown
briefly.
We can divide the functions in science and technology
centers into two categories such as input and output of the information on
science and technology. Exhibit and educational programs are two major elements
of output activities. Unlike traditional museums, educational programs are
regarded to be as important as exhibition in science and technology centers.
Fundamentally, the input activities such as collection of objets of intrinsic
value and related research works, for example performed in natural history
museums, are rare at science and technology centers except for those concerning
to exhibit preparation, improvement of educational programs, or development of
science educational materials. As noted in the previous section, in Japan,
exhibits at science centers are usually designed and constructed by the hand of
outside exhibition builders, not by the science centers staff. Therefore, the
collection and/or research works as well as related facilities are recognized to
be unnecessary for, in particular, physical sciences-oriented-science centers by
administrators or founders (in most cases, they are officers of local
governments). However, the situation is fairly different for science centers
having natural history department.
3-2. Educational Programs
Educational programs are ranked at a higher level of activity in
science centers. Some museologist said ironically that curatorial and/or
educational staff of Japanese science centers are engaged in the maintenance of
exhibitions and educational activities every day.
In most cases, curatorial and/or educational staffs have been
concerned with both exhibit and education. Therefore, it is a new phenomenon
that such science centers as Tiba and Ehime have two independent sections of
curatorial and educational. These science centers are fairly large
facilities and opened recently. In addition, there is one more new trend: it is
an adoption of support staff who are engaged in educational activities and the
maintenance of exhibitions. It is familiar for a long time at the western world,
but until now it has been not realized in Japan for a variety of reasons. The
quality and quantity in educational activities become much more higher when
compared with those of fifteen years ago and before then.
Below, educational programs of the Tochigi Science Museum (a more
exact expression of the Japanese original name will be Tochigi Comprehensive
Science Center for Children) are shown as an example of very active science
centers. We can find that many kinds of programs are provided for children. In
addition to these programs, exhibitions of permanent and temporary exhibits, the
exhibit interpretation, scientific experimental demonstrations, and planetarium
shows are presented every day. Tochigi Science Museum, opened in 1988 and
operated by the Tochigi Prefecture Government, is one of the largest science
centers in Japan, and it has an exhibition floor of 4000 square meters.
Not so many programs are prepared for school teachers, because educational
centers belonging to Educational Department of local city governments present
formal training courses for them.
Outreach services have just started in these days. Its former
attempt in our country can be found in the "astro car", a mobile
astronomical observatory. This project has been tried by Sapporo Science Center,
Sendai Astronomical Observatory, and other several science centers. Due to the
recent change of curriculum in the school education system, it is expected that
science centers offer science educational programs including traveling science
demonstrations.
Table 3-1. Educational programs of the Tochigi Science Museum in the period
between
December 1999 and February 2000.
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Title
date
time
objects
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１) Workshops
■paper
craft
Dec. 11 〜 Jan. 16 9:30〜16:30
all visitors
■11th seminar on fantastic sciences
Feb.11
age 9〜15 150 persons
■kids car
club
Jan.
23
twice
age 6〜15 20 persons, each
■treasure hunters
club
March 5, 11, 12 all
day age 6〜12
20 persons, each
■reading of picture
books
every Wednesday 14:30〜15:00
all visitors
■leisure time for school students every
Saturday 9:30〜16:30
age 6〜18
■mini handicraft
class
2nd Saturday
twice
age 6〜adults
■origami
plaza
3rd Sunday
twice
age 6〜adult 20 persons
■variety
science
4th Sat. & Sun. three
times all visitors
2) Planetarium shows and star watchings
◆planetarium live
concert
Dec. 18, 19
night
all visitors 280 persons
◆star
watching
Dec.4, Jan.8, 29, Feb. 2 19:00-21:00
◆planetarium live
show
Jan.
8
15:00-15:45 all visitors 280 persons
◆stars and CD music
show
Feb.
19
15:00-15:45 all visitors 280 persons
◆open
observatory
once, every month
13:00-15:00 all
visitors
3) Lessons
●personal
computer
Dec.26, Jan.23, Feb.27 13:00-15:00 age 6〜12
30persons
●handicraft
class
Dec.5, Feb.6
10:00-12:00 age10〜adults 30persons
●electric
microscope
Dec.4, Feb.5
10:30-12:00 all visitors 5
persons
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3-3. Basic Educational Programs
Workshops
Workshops usually are 30 minutes to two-hour classroom or
laboratory sessions on topics concerning to basic science and related subjects.
For children, the topics are chosen from a very wide field beyond sciences. As
seen in the case of Tochigi Science Museum, lessons and workshops are very
popular educational programs. Therefore, except a few cases every science and
technology center in Japan has own workshop programs.
Courses
Courses are offered for children and/or adults who have an
intention to learn some scientific subjects more deeply and continuously. These
courses are presented at fairly large science centers in big cities. The
National Science Museum in Tokyo has courses of more than five categories such
as chemical experiment, history of sciences, natural history, and architecture.
Osaka Science Museum offeres several kinds of courses (history of sciences,
theoretical chemistry, chemical experiment, relativity, quantum mechanics, and
basic astronomy) of periods ranging from three months to one year with the help
of scientists at the Osaka University and the Osaka City University.
Lectures
Most of all science centers have lectures as part of
their educational programs. Usually, lectures are presented by scientists
of nearby universities or research institutions and their subjects are chosen
from timely science topics. Lectures are given monthly, semi-monthly, or yearly.
Field Trips and Tours
Field trips are familiar program as can be seen from
table 3-2 for all of the member museums of the JCSM, but tours are not yet so
popular.
Planetarium Shows
More than half of the science centers have planetariums
that offer astronomical and entertaining programs for adults, school students,
and children. Almost all the planetariums have school programs prepared for each
grade and offer them to school group at morning of weekdays. In addition to
regular planetarium shows, such unusual programs as Stars and Music, Music Live
Show, Laser Show, and so on. Modern computer controlled planetariums present
starry sky very dramatically that attract many people to the planetarium
theater. Planetariums are installed in about 350 institutions including schools,
science museums, public observatories, and educational centers. Among them, 74%
planetariums belong to science museums, science centers, and public
observatories. This situation is proper to Japan, because its ratio reduces to
22% in the world. The planetarium system including auxiliary projectors and
sound system is supplied from Goto Optical Manufacturing Co. and Minolta
Planetarium Co., which are well-known planetarium makers in the world as well as
Zeiss, Germany.
Large Format Film Shows
Among the science centers, Yokohama Science Center,
Omiya, Kagoshima, Osaka, and other 25 science and technology centers are
equipped with a large format film projection system with very wide field
fish-eye lens. The projectors are supplied from Imax Co., Canada, and two
planetarium makers Goto Optical Manufacturing Co. and Minolta Planetarium Co.
The large format film theater is a new comer to the world of science centers and
it was welcomed with enthusiasm by the American people. But, in Japan it was
impossible to watch the same scene. Nearly all the science centers with the
large format film theater suffer badly from higher cost required to keep
it.
Video Shows (Film Shows)
Nearly all science centers had film shows as a
educational program until about 10 years ago, but today they are replaced with
the video shows. Video shows are used not only to supplement the exhibit
interpretation but as part of permanent exhibits. Television programs through
the broadcasting satellite (BS) sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the
Science and Technology Agency started in 1999 to deliver educational programs on
science and technology. Simultaneously, the BS receiver and video tapes of the
TV programs were presented to some science centers. The TV programs include
science demonstrations, history of science, and internal constitutions of such
machines as automatic ticket examiner, microwave oven, and others. In
particular, many visitors show interest in the programs concerned with processes
of making such industrial products as pencils, clocks, bending tapes, and so on.
These videos seems to be very educational and useful for science centers.
Educational Publications
Every science and technology center has the printed materials
such as self-guide tour materials, newsletters, and calendars of events. Many
science centers have annual program notices and instructions to school group
visits. Literature on permanent exhibits is also one of the common printed
materials. A recent trend in Japan is that printed materials such as quiz sheets
or back-ground sheets on exhibits are specially ready for school students.
Personal Computers Services & Internet Services
Today, personal computers are playing a more important role
as a self-guide machine. These are used for exhibit interpretation, floor guide,
and terminal receivers of main computers. Relating to the progress of the
computer network, Internet, the Ministry of Education and JCSM have made effort
to build up own network system via Internet from five or six years ago. Today,
the information on member museums and related topics can be easily extracted
from the home page of JCSM. In addition, Yokohama Science Center, Nagoya City
Science Museum, and many other science and technology centers have own home page
of Internet as shown in the directory of this paper. The computer network
becomes very important tool for public relations in the world of science
centers.
Finally, we summarize educational activities of the 232
members of the JCSM in table 3-2.
Table 3-2. Educational Activities for biology oriented-, earth science
oriented-, physical
science oriented-, and technology oriented-museums.
| museum | Lecture | Course | Trips | Film |
| biology- | 36 | 66 | 80 | 38 |
| earth science- | 38 | 51 | 60 | 19 |
| physical science- | 27 | 59 | 58 | 24 |
| technology- | 27 | 51 | 17 | 26 |
3-4 Other Educational Programs
Preschool Program
Services for preschool children began with special
planetarium shows for them in 1960's. Science centers having preschool programs
are extremely limited except for the case of science centers for children and
youth.
Independent Study
In Japan, no science center offers formally
independent study courses. However, with the tide of life-long-study,
independent study courses should be prepared especially for adults.
Science Fairs
"Science fair for youth" organized by
the Society of Physical Education of Japan began in 1995 and it is now one of
the very familiar science events. After then, the Japan Chemical Society, the
Japan Applied Physics Society, and the Japan Society of Mechanical
Engineers started similar science fairs in cooperation with local science
centers. In these events, one to two hundred school teachers and scientists are
involved and fifty to one hundred booth are set up to demonstrate scientific
phenomena. Thesebig events are frequently featured on TV by local TV stations.
"Star week" fair initiated by the
Society for Teaching and Popularization of Astronomy began in 1993 and now it is
hosted by the Japan National Astronomical Observatory. Almost all the science
centers joint to the event to appeal them to public.
Radio and Television Programs
No science and technology centers have
their own radio and TV programs. The exception is the case of Saji Astronomical
Observatory. Saji located in the Tottori prefecture is one of the independent
local governments and has a broadcasting system
wired to all the home within the town. A limited time for broadcasting is
assigned to Saji Astronomical Observatory every week. They can talk to all the
people in Saji about the activity of the Observatory, astronomical events, and
other related topics.
3-5 Membership Activities
Contradicted to the case of western world, membership
activities are quite rare in Japan and restricted to science and technology
centers in big cities such as the National Science Museum in Tokyo, Nagoya City
Science Museum, and Osaka Science Museum. The major reason seems to be in the
difference of membership activities between the western world and Japan. While
membership is viewed as a tool for philanthropy in the western world, it is
merely a science club in Japan. Membership activities are very costly and felt
as hard work for science centers.
3-6 Collection of Objects and Research Works
It is generally accepted still now that the science
centers are not object-oriented museum and therefore collections of objects and
related research works are absolutely unnecessary. In Japan, at one time this
idea was exaggerated and was changed to the
opinion that all the things concerning to the collection, research work, and
related facilities should be rejected from science centers. The targets to be
rejected involved preparation of exhibits, evaluation of exhibits, development
of educational materials, and so on. However, the circumstance is gradually
changed today. According to the statistical data
in 1993, as already noted in the section of History and Outline, the mean number
of curators is 1.5 persons for one science center. It seems not to be able to
afford the time to do research works as well as collection of objects.
We show in table 3-3 the content of the 23rd issue of
the Publications of the Nagoya City Science Museum (1997) to demonstrate a
research activity performed at a very active science center in Japan. Details of
the region of collection and research work are summarized in Table 3-4 for all
the members (232 institutions) of the JCSM. The figure shows the number of
museums.
Table 3-3. Content of the 23rd issue of the Publications of the Nagoya City
Science
Museum (1997)
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Scientific analysis of the moon painted in Hiroshige's ukiyoe (Wood-brock
prints) 1
Easy method to take snap photograph of falling milk drop 7
Toward the science museum where one meets very
Life
11
Practical use of Hi-vision astronomic
images
17
High-vision projection of microscopic image to large
audience
23
New exhibition for the study of earth
history
27
Production of a new style lecture including scientific experiments, music and
skits :
"Crystal Recture"
35
Production of a new style live-show of interpretive reading with background
music and
explanation :"Scientific Interpretation of the Stories by Kenji
Miyazawa" 41
Internet in the Nagoya City Science
Museum
47
Questionnaire results from children's science
workshop
53
International Planetarium Society '96-Post Conference in
Nagoya
57
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Table 3-4. Details of the collection and the research work for all the members
(232
institutions) of the JCSM.
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Region
Collection Research
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zoology
105 74
fish
87 52
inset/entomology
77 52
plant/botany
96 71
germ
36 19
earth
science
99 64
paleontology
79 56
anthropology
30 16
physics
28 16
chemistry
23 18
astronomy
46 31
space
science
36 14
architecture/civil engineering
17 8
mechanical
engineering
35 12
electrical
engineering
31 15
agriculture
17 7
fisheries
20 10
transport
32 16
communication/broadcast
25 9
others
46 38
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5. Building and Facilities
In this section, we show in brief the present status of hardware
such as exhibition halls and educational facilities based on the JCSM Data Book
1996 (1996) for the institutions listed in the appendix.
In figure 5-1, the data on floor space are displayed for the
ninety-nine science and technology centers listed in the appendix to show the
size distribution. The mean floor space is 6486 square meters. It can be seen
from this figure that all the science and technology centers except a few large
institutions are classified into the small and medium size in the meaning of
Danilov (1982).
By adopting the same notation in figure 5-1, we show the
distribution of the space for permanent exhibits and temporary exhibitions in
figure 5-2 and in figure 5-3, respectively. The averaged area for permanent
exhibits is 2236 square meters, which corresponds to 34 percent of the floor
space. The case of no reply to the question on the space for temporary
exhibitions is included in the answer of no space. From these figures, we can
guess that the temporary exhibitions and/or traveling exhibits are restricted to
a small number of fairly large science centers.
One of the very important facilities necessary for the daily
operation of science centers is the warehouse. However, it has been sometimes
ignored at the initial stage of planning by an architect in Japan. Figure 5-4
demonstrates the size distribution for warehouse. The term of "0"
includes two cases of really no space for warehouse and of no reply to this
question. Science centers with fairly large area for warehouse are limited to
the institutions of having a department of natural history, and physical science
oriented institutions lack the area or have defect in it.
A similar trend is appeared in the work space for educational and
curatorial staff, which is represented in figure 5-5.
The classroom and/or laboratory are also important facilities for
educational activities. We can find from figure 5-6 that thirty-one percent
science centers have no such a facility and a half of all the institutions have
one or two laboratories.
References
Danilov, V. J., 1982, Science and Technology Centers, The MIT Press, Cambridge
JCSM Data Book 1996, 1996, Japanese Council of Science Museums, National Science
Museum, Tokyo
Figure 5-1.
Floor space distribution. Floor space is expressed in a unit of 100
square
meters like as " 0-20 ", which means the space is in the range from 0
to 2000 square
meters.
Fig. 5-2.
Area for permanent exhibits. The notation is the same as figure 5-1.
Fig. 5-3.
Area for temporary exhibitions. The notation is the same as figure
5-1.
Fig. 5-4.
Area for warehouse. The notation is the same as figure 5-1.
Fig. 5-5.
Area of work space for educational and curatorial staff. The notation
is the
same as figure 5-1.
Fig. 5-6.
The number of laboratories for education.
Appendix
Internet Web Sites
For more details of individual institutions and the
museum community in Japan,
please refer to the following Internet web sites:
http://jcsm.kahaku.go.jp/
Japanese only. The homepage of the JCSM.
http://www.j-muse.or.jp/
Japanese only. The homepage of the Japan Association of
Museums.
http://www.museum.or.jp/
English version is available. The home page of the
Internet Museum operated by
the Tansei Institution. Many museums are listed and linked in this web site.
http://www.jria.or.jp/jria1/industry/istm.html
English version is available. Industrial and technology
museums are listed.
References
Danilov, V. J., 1982, Science and Technology Centers, The MIT Press, Cambridge,
p.38
Seki, H., 1997, An Introduction to Museology, 2nd ed., Yuzankaku Pub., in
Japanese
（関 秀夫、日本博物館学入門、第2版、雄山閣出版）
Guide to Industry- and Technology-oriented Museums, 1997, in Japanese
（産業技術の歴史に関する調査研究報告書、国内産業技術博物館ガイド編、発行：（社）日本機械工業連合会、（社）研究産業協会）
JCSM Data Book 1996, 1996, Japanese Council of Science Museums, National Science
Museum, Tokyo （全科協データブック1996、発行：全国科学博物館協議会）
The publication of 20th year anniversary, 1957, Osaka Science Center for
Electricity, Osaka（電気科学館二十年史、発行：大阪市立電気科学館）
Directory
The directory provides a list of science and technology centers in Japan
selected from the members of the JCSM by one of the authors (K. K.).
Almost all the data are taken from the JCSM Data Book 1996 and partly
supplemented with the recent information. Although we have attempted to be
accurate, we recognize that some information may have been missed.
We show below an sample entry for explanation of individual
terms.
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Name1: Original name in Japanese
Name2: Name, English representation
Address: Address
Tel: Phone number Fax: Facsimile
URL: Internet homepage
Opened: Year opened
Space1: Total floor space in sqaure meters
Space2: Space for temporary exhibition (m２)
Exhibits: Number of exhibits
Staff Number of staffs including parttimer
Visitors: Anuual attendance
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A List of
Science and Technology Centers
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Name1: 札幌市青少年科学館
Name2: Sapporo Science Center
Address: 5-2-20 Atsubetu-Cho 1-Jo, Atsubetu-Ku,
Sapporo 004-0071
Tel: 011-892-5001 Fax: 011-894-5445
URL: http://www.city.sapporo.jp/museum/haku
/haku18.html
Opened: 1981
Space1: 6600 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 270 Staff: 40
Visitors: 353201
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Name1: 小樽市青少年科学技術館
Name2: Otaru Science Center
Address: 1-9-1 Midori, Otaru-City, Hokkaido
047-0034
Tel: 0134-22-0031 Fax: 0134-27-1117
URL:
Opened: 1963
Space1: 1795 Space2: 209
Exhibits: 67 Staff: 12
Visitors: 55679
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Name1: 旭川市青少年科学館
Name2: Asahikawa Science Center
Address: Tokiwa-Koen, Asahikawa, Hokkaido
070-0044
Tel: 0166-22-4171 Fax: 0166-22-4300
URL: http://users.eolas-net.ne.jp/science/
Opened: 1963
Space1: 2778 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 51 Staff: 22
Visitors: 51764
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Name1: 釧路市青少年科学館
Name2: Kushiro Science Center
Address: 1-7 Shunkodai, Kushiro-City, Hokkaido
085-0822
Tel: 0154-41-6225 Fax:
0154-41-6226
URL: http://www.kushirokagakukan-unet.ocn.
ne.jp/
Opened: 1963
Space1: 2223 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 127 Staff: 14
Visitors: 52897
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Name1: 苫小牧市科学センター
Name2: Tomakomai City Science Center
Address: 3-1-12 Asahimachi, Tomakomai,
Hokkaido 053-0018
Tel: 0144-33-9158 Fax: 0144-33-9159
URL:
Opened: 1970
Space1: 2496 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 70 Staff: 9
Visitors: 120073
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Name1: 稚内市青少年科学館
Name2: Wakkanai Youth & Children's Science
Museum
Address: 2 Noshapu, Wakkanai City, Hokkaido
097-0026
Tel: 0162-22-5100 Fax: 0162-22-5100
URL: http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.
jp/4/4_2_3.htm
Opened: 1974
Space1: 1832 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 37 Staff: 4
Visitors: 22179
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Name1: 盛岡市子ども科学館
Name2: Morioka Children's Museum of Science
Address: 13-1 Motomiya Aza Hebiyashiki,
Morioka City 020-0000
Tel: 0196-34-1171 Fax: 0196-35-2561
URL:
Opened: 1983
Space1: 4145 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 73 Staff: 14
Visitors: 153274
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Name1: 秋田県立農業博物館
Name2: Akita Prefectural Agricultural Science
Museum
Address: 171-4 Uchiotomo Aza Nakazawa,
Oomagari, Akita 014-0073
Tel: 0187-68-2300 Fax: 0187-68-2351
URL: http://www.edu-c.pref.akita.jp/-mus-agri/
Opened: 1991
Space1: 3949 Space2: 94
Exhibits: Staff: 17
Visitors: 31875
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Name1: 秋田大学鉱山学部附属鉱業博物館
Name2: Mineral Industry Museum
Address: 28-2 Tegata Osawa, Akita City 010-0851
Tel: 0188-89-2461 Fax:
URL: http://www.mus.akita-u.ac.jp/
Opened: 1965
Space1: 3883 Space2: 29
Exhibits: 1500 Staff: 15
Visitors: 5206
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Name1: 仙台市こども宇宙館
Name2: Sendai Children's Space Center
Address: 1-8-6 Izumichuo, Izumi-Ku, Sandai-City,
Miyagi-Ken 981-3133
Tel: 022-373-0999 Fax: 022-373-0388
URL:
Opened: 1990
Space1: 8851 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 17 Staff: 20
Visitors: 146132
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Name1: 仙台市科学館
Name2: Sendai Science Museum
Address: 4-1 Dainohara-Shinrin-Koen, Aoba-Ku,
Sendai, Miyagi 981-0903
Tel: 022-276-2201 Fax: 022-276-2204
URL: http;//www.smus.city.sendai.jp/
Opened: 1990
Space1: 12208 Space2: 675
Exhibits: 3000 Staff: 23
Visitors: 208437
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Name1: 郡山市児童文化会館
Name2: Koriyama Children's Culture Center
Address: 1-1-1 Kaisei, Koriyama-Shi, Fukushima-
Ken 963-8851
Tel: 0249-32-5326 Fax:
URL:
Opened: 1979
Space1: 1805 Space2: 279
Exhibits: 104 Staff: 6
Visitors: 92275
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Name1: いわき市石炭化石館
Name2: Iwaki Coal and Fossil Museum
Address: 3-1 Mukaida. Johbanyumoto-Machi,
Iwaki-Shi, Fukushima-Ken 972-8321
Tel: 0246-42-3155 Fax: 0246-42-3157
URL:
Opened: 1984
Space1: 4599 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 1520 Staff: 16
Visitors: 289007
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Name1: 栃木県子ども総合科学館
Name2: Tochigi Science Museum
Address: 567 Nishikawadamachi, Utsunomiya-
Shi, Tochigi-Ken 321-0151
Tel: 028-659-5555 Fax: 028-659-5353
URL: http://www.tsm.utsunomiya.tochigi.jp/
Opened: 1988
Space1: 7122 Space2: 220
Exhibits: 200 Staff: 51
Visitors: 539965
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Name1: 日立シビックセンター科学館
Name2: Hitachi City Science Station
Address: 1-21-1 Saiwai-Cho, Hitachi-Shi, Ibaraki-
Ken 317--0073
Tel: 0294-24-7731 Fax: 0294-24-7975
URL: http://www.civic.or.jp/science/
Opened: 1990
Space1: 4195 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 23
Visitors: 48850
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Name1: つくばエキスポセンター
Name2: Tsukuba Expo Center
Address: 2-9 Azuma, Tsukuba-City, Ibaraki
305-0031
Tel: 0298-58-1100 Fax: 0298-58-1107
URL: http://www.renkei.or.jp/tsukuba/
index.html
Opened: 1986
Space1: 10123 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 7
Visitors: 123656
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Name1: 群馬県生涯学習センター少年科学館
Name2: Gunma Science Museum for Children
Address: 2-19-18 Bunkyo-Tyo, Maebashi-Shi,
Gunma 371-0801
Tel: 0272-24-5700 Fax: 0272-21-4082
URL:
Opened: 1986
Space1: 3854 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 42 Staff: 11
Visitors: 119633
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Name1: 高崎市少年科学館
Name2: Takasaki Municipal Science Hall for
Children
Address: 1-23 Suehirocho, Takasakishi, Gunma
370-0065
Tel: 0273-25-0681 Fax: 0273-25-0937
URL:
Opened: 1984
Space1: 6585 Space2: 70
Exhibits: 37 Staff: 12
Visitors: 96900
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Name1: 向井千秋記念子ども科学館
Name2: Mukai Chiaki Children's Science
Museum
Address: 2-2 Shiromachi, Tatebayasi, Gunma
374-0018
Tel: 0276-75-1515 Fax: 0276-75-1433
URL: http://www.tatebayashi.ne.jp/-science/
Opened: 1991
Space1: 4977 Space2: 99
Exhibits: 5000 Staff: 14
Visitors: 74435
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Name1: 浦和市青少年宇宙科学館
Name2: Urawa Youth Astronomical Museum
Address: 2-3-45 Komaba, Urawa-Shi, Saitama-
Ken 336-0908
Tel: 048-881-1515 Fax: 048-882-9702
URL: http://www.ipr.ne.jp/-cosmos/
Opened: 1988
Space1: 6311 Space2: 142
Exhibits: 200 Staff: 14
Visitors: 109251
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Name1: 越谷市立児童館コスモス
Name2: Cosmos Scientific Museum for Children
Address: 277 Kamimakuri, Koshigaya-City,
Saitama 343-0043
Tel: 0489-78-1515 Fax: 0489-78-6480
URL:
Opened: 1987
Space1: 2874 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 50 Staff: 11
Visitors: 113264
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Name1: 所沢航空発祥記念館
Name2: Tokoroza Aviation Museum
Address: 1-13 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama
359-0042
Tel: 0429-96-2225 Fax: 0429-96-2531
URL: http://tam-web.jsf.or.jp/
Opened: 1992
Space1: 5261 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 200 Staff: 14
Visitors: 209177
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Name1: 東金こども科学館
Name2: Togane Science Center
Address: 1-2107-3 Yasakadai, Togane-Shi, Chiba
283-0801
Tel: 0475-55-6211 Fax: 0475-55-6216
URL:
Opened: 1987
Space1: 504 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 2
Visitors: 16113
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Name1: 千葉県立現代産業科学館
Name2: Chiba Museum of Science and Industry
Address: 1-1-3 Onitaka, Ichikawa-City, Chiba
272-0015
Tel: 0473-79-2000 Fax: 0473-79-2221
URL: http://www.chiba-muse.or.jp/science/
index.htm
Opened: 1994
Space1: 5150 Space2: 191
Exhibits: 640 Staff: 47
Visitors: 220193
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Name1: 交通博物館
Name2: Transportation Museum
Address: 1-25 Kanda-Suda-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku,
Tokyo 101-0041
Tel: 03-3251-8481 Fax: 03-3251-8489
URL: http://www.kouhaku.or.jp/
Opened: 1921
Space1: 7554 Space2: 100
Exhibits: 2000 Staff: 16
Visitors: 403749
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Name1: 逓信総合博物館
Name2: Communications Museum
Address: 2-3-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
100-0004
Tel: 03-3244-6821 Fax: 03-3244-6820
URL: http:/www.iptp.go.jp
Opened: 1964
Space1: 30644 Space2: 1316
Exhibits: Staff: 29
Visitors: 364879
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Name1: ＮＨＫ放送博物館
Name2: NHK Broadcast Museum
Address: 2-1-1 Atago, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0002
Tel: 03-5400-6900 Fax: 03-5401-1539
URL: http:/www.nhk.or.jp/bunken/museum-jp/
h1-j.html
Opened: 1956
Space1: 1163 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 250 Staff: 15
Visitors: 74501
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Name1: 機械産業記念館
Name2: TEPIA
Address: 2-8-44 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
107-0061
Tel: 03-5474-6111 Fax: 03-5474-6112
URL: http://www.tepia.or.jp
Opened: 1989
Space1: 2324 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 35
Visitors: 33034
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Name1: 労働省産業安全研究所附属産業安全
技術館
Name2: Indutrial Safety Museum
Address: 5-35-1 Shiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
108-0014
Tel: 03-3453-7441 Fax: 03-3452-6565
URL: http://www.anken.go.jp/gijyutukan/
gijyutukan.html
Opened: 1943
Space1: 15373 Space2: 333
Exhibits: Staff: 6
Visitors: 32113
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Name1: 東京消防庁消防防災資料センター
Name2: Tokyo Fire Department Fire Museum
Address: 3-10 Yotuya, Shinjuju-Ku, Tokyo
160-0004
Tel: 03-3353-9119 Fax: 03-3353-9925
URL:
Opened: 1992
Space1: 8041 Space2: 184
Exhibits: 300 Staff: 21
Visitors: 107407
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Name1: 国立科学博物館
Name2: National Science Museum
Address: 7-20 Ueno-Koen, Taito-Ku, Tokyo
110-0007
Tel: 03-3822-0111 Fax: 03-5814-9898
URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/
Opened: 1877
Space1: 51542 Space2: 322
Exhibits: 10000 Staff: 164
Visitors: 1040003
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Name1: ガスの科学館
Name2: Gas Science Center
Address: 6-3-16 Toyosu, Koto-Ku, Tokyo 135-0061
Tel: 03-3534-1111 Fax: 03-3534-1643
URL: http://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp/
science_museum/index.html
Opened: 1986
Space1: 5910 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 109 Staff: 35
Visitors: 97214
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Name1: 東武博物館
Name2: Tobu Museum of Transport & Culture
Address: 4-28-16 Higashi-Mukojima, Sumida-Ku,
Tokyo 131-0032
Tel: 03-3614-8811 Fax: 03-3614-8814
URL: http://www.tobu.co.jp/museum/
index.html
Opened: 1989
Space1: 2928 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 700 Staff: 24
Visitors: 85617
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Name1: 科学技術館
Name2: Science Museum, Tokyo
Address: 2-1 Kitanomaru-Koen, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0091
Tel: 03-3212-8544 Fax:
03-3212-8540
URL: http://www.jsf.or.jp/
Opened: 1964
Space1: 25164 Space2: 650
Exhibits: 300 Staff: 49
Visitors: 517864
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Name1: たばこと塩の博物館
Name2: Tabacco and Salt Musuem
Address: 1-16-8 Jinnan, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
150-0041
Tel: 03-3476-2041 Fax: 03-3476-5692
URL: http://www.jtnet.ad.jp/WWW/JT/Culture/
museum/WelcomeJ.html
Opened: 1978
Space1: 3213 Space2: 286
Exhibits: 1000 Staff: 16
Visitors: 155195
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Name1: 天文博物館五島プラネタリウム
Name2: Gotoh Planetarium Astronomical
Museum
Address: 2-21-2 Shibuya, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
150-0002
Tel: 03-3407-7409 Fax: 03-3797-7354
URL: http://www.f-space.co.jp/goto-planet/
Opened: 1956
Space1: 1789 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 120 Staff: 16
Visitors: 202304
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Name1: 電力館
Name2: Tepco Electric Energy Museum
Address: 1-12-10 Jinnan, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
150-0041
Tel: 03-3477-1191 Fax: 03-3477-1399
URL: http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp/
Denryokukan/
Opened: 1984
Space1: 7000 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 73 Staff: 52
Visitors:
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Name1: 板橋区立教育科学館
Name2: Itabashi Science and Education Hall
Address: 4-14-1 Tokiwadai, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo
174-0071
Tel: 03-3559-6561 Fax: 03-3559-6000
URL:
Opened: 1988
Space1: 1920 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 38
Visitors: 204965
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Name1: 葛飾区郷土と天文の博物館
Name2: Katushika City Museum
Address: 3-25-1 Shiratori, Katsushika-Ku, Tokyo
125-0063
Tel: 03-3838-1101 Fax: 03-5680-0849
URL: http://www.obs.misato.wakayam.jp/
-katusika/index-j.html
Opened: 1991
Space1: 4993
Space2: 114
Exhibits: 15
Staff: 15
Visitors: 64317
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Name1: 東京農工大学工学部附属繊維博物館
Name2: Museum of Fiber Science and
Technology
Address: 2-24-16 Nakacho, Koganei-Shi, Tokyo
184-0012
Tel: 0423-88-7163 Fax: 0423-88-7163
URL: http://www.tuat.ac.jp/-museum/
Opened: 1886
Space1: 3008 Space2: 153
Exhibits: 700 Staff: 5
Visitors: 12556
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Name1: 船の科学館
Name2: Museum of Maritime Science
Address: 3-1 Higashiyashio, Shinagawa-Ku,
Tokyo 135-0092
Tel: 03-5500-1111 Fax: 03-5500-1190
URL: http://www.funenokagakukan.or.jp/
Opened: 1974
Space1: 16869 Space2: 300
Exhibits: 978 Staff: 89
Visitors: 634194
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Name1: サンシャインプラネタリウム
Name2: Sunshine Planetarium
Address: 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku,
Tokyo 170-0013
Tel: 03-3989-3475 Fax: 03-5950-0991
URL: http://www.sunshinecity.co.jp/
planetarium/planetarium.html
Opened: 1978
Space1: 531
Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 7
Visitors: 286354
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Name1: 北トピア科学館
Name2: Hokutopia Science Museum
Address: 1-11-1 Oji, Kita-Ku, Tokyo 114-0002
Tel: 03-5390-1224 Fax: 03-5390-1147
URL:
Opened: 1990
Space1: 1365 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 13
Visitors: 57880
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Name1: 地下鉄博物館
Name2: Subway Museum
Address: 6-3-1 Higashi Kasai, Edogawa-Ku,
Tokyo 134-0084
Tel: 03-3878-5011 Fax: 03-3878-5012
URL: http://www.tokyometro.go.jp/ttjin/
5200.html
Opened: 1986
Space1: 3566 Space2: 65
Exhibits: 600 Staff: 26
Visitors: 132743
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Name1: 多摩六都科学館
Name2: Tamarokuto Science Center
Address: 5-10-64 Shibakubo-Cho, Tanashi-Shi,
Tokyo 188-0014
Tel: 0424-69-6100 Fax: 0424-69-4152
URL: http://www.tamarokuto.or.jp/
Opened: 1994
Space1: 6498 Space2: 125
Exhibits: 114 Staff: 13
Visitors: 168130
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Name1: 横浜こども科学館
Name2: Yokohama Science Center
Address: 5-2-1 Yokodai, Isogo-Ku, Yokohama-Shi,
Kanagawa 235-0045
Tel: 045-832-1166 Fax: 045-832-1161
URL: http://www.city.yokohama.jp/yhspot/ysc/
ysc/ysc.html
Opened: 1984
Space1: 6484 Space2: 247
Exhibits: 163 Staff: 34
Visitors: 263011
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Name1: 神奈川県立青少年センター
Name2: Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center
Address: 9-1 Momijigaoka, Nishi-Ku, Yokohama-
Shi, Kanagawa 220-0044
Tel: 045-241-3131 Fax: 045-241-7088
URL: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/osirase/02/
0230/
Opened: 1962
Space1: 13859 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 58 Staff: 101
Visitors: 591646
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Name1: 川崎市青少年科学館
Name2: Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum
for Youth
Address: 7-1-2 Masugata, Tama-Ku, Kawasaki-
Shi, Kanagawa 214-0032
Tel: 044-922-4731 Fax: 044-934-8659
URL: http//www.kawasaki.tao.or.jp/
kawasakicity/sisetu/kagaku.htm
Opened: 1971
Space1: 1444 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 10500 Staff: 14
Visitors: 48378
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Name1: 東芝科学館
Name2: Toshiba Science Institute
Address: 1 Komukai-Toshiba-Cho, Saiwai-Ku,
Kawasaki-Shi, Kanagawa 210-0901
Tel: 044-549-2200 Fax: 044-520-1500
URL: http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/kakan/
Opened: 1961
Space1: 3895 Space2: 641
Exhibits: 70 Staff: 41
Visitors: 149002
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Name1: 伊勢原市立子ども科学館
Name2: Isehara Science Center
Address: 76 Tanaka, Isehara-Shi, Kanagawa
259-1142
Tel: 0463-92-3600 Fax: 0463-92-3601
URL:
Opened: 1989
Space1: 2676 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 100 Staff: 13
Visitors: 66017
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Name1: 新潟県立自然科学館
Name2: Niigata Science Museum
Address: 2010-15 Hasugata Higashi, Meike,
Niigata-Shi, Niigata 950-0941
Tel: 025-283-3331 Fax: 025-283-3336
URL: http://www.lalanet.gr.jp/nsm/index.html
Opened: 1981
Space1: 15315 Space2: 800
Exhibits: 164 Staff: 44
Visitors: 241512
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Name1: 新潟県立上越科学館
Name2: Joetsu Science Museum
Address: 446-2 Shimomonzen, Joetsu-City,
Niigata 942-0063
Tel: 0255-44-2122 Fax: 0255-44-0441
URL:
Opened: 1984
Space1: 4351 Space2: 197
Exhibits: 9 Staff: 13
Visitors: 66052
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Name1: 電源開発奥只見電力館
Name2: Okutadami Electric Exhibition Hall
Address: Imokawa, Yunotanimura,
Kitauonumagun, Niigata 946-0082
Tel: 02579-5-2059 Fax: 02579-5-2059
URL:
Opened: 1973
Space1: 406 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 11
Staff: 7
Visitors: 52460
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Name1: 富山市科学文化センター
Name2: Toyama Science Museum
Address: 1-8-31 Nishinakano Machi, Toyama
City, Toyama 939-8084
Tel: 0764-91-2123 Fax: 0764-21-5950
URL: http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/
Opened: 1979
Space1: 6688 Space2: 209
Exhibits: 300 Staff: 25
Visitors: 105995
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Name1: 黒部市吉田科学館
Name2: Kurobe Yoshida Science Museum
Address: 574-1 Yoshida, Kurobe-Shi, Toyama
938-0005
Tel: 0765-57-0610 Fax: 0764-57-0630
URL: http://www3.nsknet.or.jp/-kagakukan/
Opened: 1986
Space1: 1804 Space2: 285
Exhibits: 5 Staff: 6
Visitors: 29366
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Name1: 大町エネルギー博物館
Name2: Omachi Energy Museum
Address: 2112-38 Taira, Omachi-City, Nagano
398-0001
Tel: 0261-22-7770 Fax: 0261-22-7770
URL: http://www.nttl-net.ne.jp/ume3/fmt.htm
Opened: 1982
Space1: 1698 Space2: 100
Exhibits: 69 Staff: 6
Visitors: 48324
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Name1: 松本市科学博物館
Name2: Matsumoto-Shi Science Museum
Address: 2930-1 Satoyamabe, Matsumoto-City,
Nagano 390-0221
Tel: 0263-32-7600 Fax: 0263-32-7604
URL:
Opened: 1983
Space1: 1449 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 19 Staff: 11
Visitors: 28487
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Name1: 山梨県立科学館
Name2: Yamanashi Prefectural Science Center
Address: new
Tel: new Fax:
URL: http://www.kagakukan.pref.yamanashi.
jp/
Opened: 1999
Space1: 6498 Space2: 490
Exhibits: 100 Staff: 28
Visitors: 129788
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Name1: 岐阜天文台
Name2: Gifu Astronomical Observatory
Address: Yanaizu, Hashima, Gifu 501-6122
Tel: 058-279-1353 Fax: 058-279-1353
URL:
Opened: 1971
Space1: 510 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 300 Staff: 18
Visitors: 15881
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Name1: 岐阜市科学館
Name2: Gifu City Science Museum
Address: 3456-41 Honjo, Gifu-City, Gifu 500-8389
Tel: 058-272-1333 Fax: 058-272-1303
URL: http://www.city.gifu.gifu.jp/docs/event/
kagaku/index.htm
Opened: 1955
Space1: 4120 Space2: 211
Exhibits: 115 Staff: 10
Visitors: 106506
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Name1: かかみがはら航空宇宙博物館
Name2: Kagamihara Aerospace Museum
Address: 5-1 Shimogiri-Cho, Kagamihara City,
Gifu 504-0924
Tel: 0583-86-8500 Fax: 0583-86-9912
URL: http://www.pref.gifu.jp/kagamihara/
index.htm
Opened: 1996
Space1: 8476 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 20
Visitors:
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Name1: 内藤記念くすり博物館
Name2: Naito Museum of Pharamaceutical
Science and Industry
Address: Kawashima-Cho, Hashima-Gun, Gifu
501-6100
Tel: 058689-2101 Fax: 058689-2197
URL: http://www.eisai.co.jp/museum/
index.html
Opened: 1971
Space1: 3545 Space2: 200
Exhibits: 3000 Staff: 13
Visitors: 45109
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Name1: 浜松科学館
Name2: Hamamatsu Science Museum
Address: 256-3 Kitaterajima-Cho, Hamamatsu-
Shi, Shizuoka 430-0923
Tel: 053-454-0178 Fax: 053-454-0184
URL: http://www.kagakukan.city.hamamatsu.
shizuoka.jp/
Opened: 1986
Space1: 6892 Space2: 897
Exhibits: 146 Staff: 25
Visitors: 156504
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Name1: 東海大学海洋科学博物館
Name2: Marine Science Museum Tokai
University
Address: 2389 Miho, Shimizu-City, Shizuoka
424-0901
Tel: 0543-34-2385 Fax: 0543-35-7095
URL: http://www.scc.u-tokai.ac.jp/sectu/
kaihaku/index.html
Opened: 1970
Space1: 6379 Space2: 60
Exhibits: 6597 Staff: 35
Visitors: 376259
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Name1: 東海大学人体科学博物館
Name2: Human Science Museum Tokai
University
Address: 2407 Miho, Shimizu-City, Shizuoka
424-0901
Tel: 0543-34-2385 Fax: 0543-35-7095
URL: http://www.scc.u-tokai.ac.jp/sectu/
jinpaku/index.html
Opened: 1973
Space1: 1423 Space2: 610
Exhibits: 370 Staff: 4
Visitors: 343544
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Name1: でんきの科学館
Name2: Electricity Museum
Address: 2-2-5 Sakae, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi,
Aichi-Ken 460-0008
Tel: 052-201-1026 Fax: 052-220-1280
URL: http://www.chuden.co/e-museum/
index.html
Opened: 1986
Space1: 6000 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 400 Staff: 22
Visitors: 534795
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Name1: 名古屋市科学館
Name2: Nagoya City Science Museum
Address: 2-17-1 Sakae, Naka-Ku, Nagoya-Shi,
Aichi 460-0008
Tel: 052-201-4486 Fax: 052-203-0788
URL: http://www.ncsm.city.nagoya.jp/
Opened: 1962
Space1: 21687 Space2: 546
Exhibits: 255 Staff: 45
Visitors: 684841
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Name1: トヨタ博物館
Name2: Toyota Automobile Museum
Address: 41-100 Yokomichi, Nagakute-Cho, Aichi
480-1131
Tel: 0561-63-5151 Fax: 0561-63-5159
URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/Museum/
index-j.html
Opened: 1989
Space1: 11000 Space2: 600
Exhibits: 400 Staff: 28
Visitors: 190004
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Name1: 半田空の科学館
Name2: Handa Space Science Museum
Address: 80-32 Minami-Futatsuzakacho, Handa-
Shi, Aichi 475-0926
Tel: 0569-23-7175 Fax: 0569-24-6466
URL: http://www.city.handa.aichi.jp/
kagakukan/kagakuidx.html
Opened: 1985
Space1: 3634 Space2: 169
Exhibits: Staff: 8
Visitors: 204347
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Name1: 神宮徴古館農業館
Name2: Jingu Museum of History and
Agriculture
Address: 1754 Koudakuzimoto-Cho, Ise-Shi, Mie
516-0016
Tel: 0596-22-1700 Fax: 0596-22-5515
URL:
Opened: 1909
Space1: 4374 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 551 Staff: 18
Visitors: 47895
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Name1: 京都市青少年科学センター
Name2: Kyoto Municipal Science Center for
Youth
Address: 13 Ikenouchi-Cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-
Ku, Kyoto City 612-0031
Tel: 075-642-1601 Fax: 075-642-1605
URL: http://www.city.kyoto.jp/kyoiku/science/
Opened: 1969
Space1: 9675 Space2: 100
Exhibits: 126 Staff: 54
Visitors: 71483
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Name1: 大阪市立科学館
Name2: Science Museum of Osaka
Address: 4-2-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-Ku, Osaka
530-0005
Tel: 06-6444-5656 Fax: 06-6444-5657
URL: http://www.sci-museum.kita.osaka.jp/
Opened: 1989
Space1: 9039 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 133 Staff: 43
Visitors: 584627
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Name1: 毎日放送 放送文化館
Name2: Mainichi Broadecasting Museum
Address: 1-1 Senriokakita, Suita City, Osaka
565-0815
Tel: 06-6878-5141 Fax: 06-6877-0980
URL: http://mbs.co.jp/mbs/bunkakan/
bunkakan.htm
Opened: 1979
Space1: 4061 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 7
Visitors: 48967
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Name1: 大阪科学技術館
Name2: Ostec Exhibition Hall
Address: 1-8-4 Utsubo Hommachi, Nishi-Ku,
Osaka 550-0004
Tel: 06-6443-5321 Fax: 06-6443-5310
URL: http://www.ostec.or.jp/pop1.html
Opened: 1963
Space1: Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 14
Visitors: 290595
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Name1: 交通科学博物館
Name2: Modern Transportation Museum
Address: 3 Namiyoke, Minato-Ku, Osaka
552-0001
Tel: 06-6581-5771 Fax: 06-
URL: http://www.mtm.or.jp/
Opened: 1962
Space1: 7845 Space2: 732
Exhibits: 800 Staff: 16
Visitors: 287181
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Name1: 神戸海洋博物館
Name2: Kobe Maritime Museum
Address: 2-2 Hatoba-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe-Shi,
Hyogo 650-0042
Tel: 078-391-6751 Fax: 078-332-4739
URL: http://www.marine.or.jp/kobe/sisetu/kobekou/
hakubutu/
Opened: 1987
Space1: 7564 Space2: 353
Exhibits: 4550 Staff: 25
Visitors: 256101
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Name1: 神戸市立青少年科学館
Name2: Kobe Science Museum
Address: 7-7-6 Minatojimamaka-Machi, Chuo-Ku,
Kobe, Hyogo 650-0046
Tel: 078-302-5177 Fax: 078-302-4816
URL: http://www.ksm.or.jp/
Opened: 1984
Space1: 12380 Space2: 700
Exhibits: 430 Staff: 50
Visitors: 405726
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Name1: 姫路科学館
Name2: Himeji City Science Museum
Address: 1470-15 Aoyama, Himeji-Shi, Hyogo
671-2222
Tel: 0792-67-3001 Fax: 0792-67-3959
URL: http://www.memenet.or.jp/users/atom
Opened: 1993
Space1: 7812 Space2: 225
Exhibits: 1203 Staff: 27
Visitors: 92955
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Name1: 明石市立天文科学館
Name2: Akashi Municipal Planetarium
Address: 2-6 Hitomaru-Cho, Akashi-Shi, Hyogo
673-0877
Tel: 078-911-5826 Fax: 078-914-1308
URL: http://www.am12.akashi.hyogo.jp/
Opened: 1960
Space1: 3260 Space2: 74
Exhibits: Staff: 5
Visitors: 119937
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Name1: 史跡・生野銀山と生野鉱物館
Name2: Ikuno Silver Mine
Address: 33-5 Aza-Otani-Suji, Kono, Ikuno-Cho,
Asago-Gun, Hyogo 679-3324
Tel: 0796-79-2010 Fax: 0796-79-2755
URL:
Opened: 1963
Space1: Space2: 0
Exhibits: 2300 Staff: 18
Visitors: 197646
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Name1: 和歌山市立こども科学館
Name2: Children Science Museum
Address: 19 Yoriai-Town, Wakayama-City,
Wakayama 640-8214
Tel: 0734-32-0002 Fax: 0734-32-0004
URL: http://www.ajhs.wakayama-u.ac.jp/
wakayama/kagaku/index0.htm
Opened: 1981
Space1: 2008 Space2: 95
Exhibits: 2445 Staff: 13
Visitors: 26720
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Name1: 白浜エネルギーランド
Name2: Shirahama Energy Land
Address: 3083 Shirahama-Cho, Nishimuro-Gun,
Wakayama 649-2211
Tel: 0739-43-2666 Fax: 0739-43-1824
URL:
Opened: 1986
Space1: 3500 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 10 Staff: 28
Visitors: 308404
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Name1: 日原天文台
Name2: Nichihara Observatory
Address: 801-8 Makurase, Nichihara-Town,
Kanoashi-Gun, Simane 699-5207
Tel: 08567-4-1646 Fax: 08567-4-1234
URL: http://www.iwami.or.jp/polaris/index.htm
Opened: 1985
Space1: 578 Space2: 0
Exhibits: Staff: 4
Visitors: 14346
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Name1: 倉敷科学センター
Name2: Kurashiki Science Center
Address: 940 Fukudacho Koshinden, Kurashiki-
Shi, Okayama 712-8046
Tel: 086-454-0300 Fax: 086-454-0305
URL: http://www.city.kurashiki.okayama.jp/
kuracity/lifepark/ksc/index.htm
Opened: 1993
Space1: 9656 Space2: 135
Exhibits: 45 Staff: 23
Visitors: 142412
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Name1: 吉備高原ニューサイエンス館
Name2: Kibi Kohgen New Science Center
Address: 4124-5 Yoshikawa, Kayoh-Cho, Jobo-
Gun, Okayama 716-1241
Tel: 0866-56-7833 Fax: 0866-56-7931
URL:
Opened: 1985
Space1: 1395 Space2: 187
Exhibits: 300
Staff: 6
Visitors: 113049
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Name1: 岡山天文博物館
Name2: Okayama Astronomical Museum
Address: 3037-5 Honjo, Kamogata-Cho, Asakuchi-
Gun, Okayama 719-0232
Tel: 08654-4-2465 Fax: 08654-4-2465
URL: http://www.rweb.ne.jp/astro/index.html
Opened: 1960
Space1: 605 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 58 Staff: 4
Visitors: 28405
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Name1: 広島市交通科学館
Name2: Hiroshima City Transportation Museum
Address: 2-12-2 Chorakuji, Asaminami-Ku,
Hiroshima 731-0143
Tel: 082-878-6211 Fax:
082-878-3128
URL: http://www.vehicle.city.hiroshima.jp
Opened: 1995
Space1: 17564 Space2: 180
Exhibits: 2500 Staff: 17
Visitors: 37501
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Name1: 広島市こども文化科学館
Name2: Hiroshima Children's Museum
Address: 5-83 Moto-Machi, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima
City, Hiroshima 730-0011
Tel: 082-222-5346 Fax: 082-222-7020
URL:
Opened: 1980
Space1: 4683 Space2: 258
Exhibits: 50 Staff: 16
Visitors: 418230
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Name1: 広島市健康づくりセンター 健康科学館
Name2: Hiroshima Health Science Museum
Address: 3-8-6 Sendamachi, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima-
Shi, Hiroshima 730-0052
Tel: 082-246-9100 Fax: 082-246-9109
URL:
Opened: 1989
Space1: 11945 Space2: 140
Exhibits: Staff: 8
Visitors: 40214
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Name1: 広島市江波山気象館
Name2: Ebayama Museum of Meteorology
Address: 1-40-1 Ebaminami, Naka-Ku, Hiroshima
City, Hiroshima 730-0835
Tel: 082-231-0177 Fax: 082-234-1013
URL:
Opened: 1992
Space1: 400 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 14 Staff: 5
Visitors: 37956
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Name1: 愛媛県総合科学博物館
Name2: Ehime Prefectural Science Museum
Address: 2133-2 Ohjohin, Niihama-Shi, Ehime
792-0060
Tel: 0897-40-4100 Fax: 0897-40-4101
URL: http://www.pref.ehime.jp/sisetu/
kagaku.htm
Opened: 1994
Space1: 17400 Space2: 380
Exhibits: 932 Staff: 49
Visitors: 170727
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Name1: 九州エネルギー館
Name2: Kyushu Energy Science Center
Address: 4-13-55 Yakuin, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka-Shi,
Fukuoka 810-0022
Tel: 092-522-2333 Fax: 092-524-4289
URL: http://www.kyuden.co.jp/Public-Relations
/Facilities-Guide/Guide20.html
Opened: 1982
Space1: 2912 Space2: 168
Exhibits: Staff: 24
Visitors: 189203
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Name1: 福岡市立少年科学文化会館
Name2: Fukuoka City Children's Science &
Culture Center
Address: 2-5-27 Maizuru, Chuo-Ku, Fukuoka
City, Fukuoka 810-0073
Tel: 092-771-8861 Fax: 092-771-8863
URL: http://www.ip.kyusan-u.ac.jp/J/astro/syo/
index.html
Opened: 1971
Space1: 2595 Space2: 120
Exhibits: 140 Staff: 15
Visitors: 207159
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Name1: 北九州市立交通科学館
Name2: KitaKyushu Museum of Transportation
Science Technology
Address: 1-1 Shii-Koen, Kokuraminami-Ku,
Kitakyuushu-Shi, Fukuoka
803-0983
Tel: 093-961-4301 Fax: 093-961-4301
URL:
Opened: 1985
Space1: 1980 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 150 Staff: 5
Visitors: 48371
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Name1: 宇宙博物館
Name2: Space Museum
Address: 900-1 Edamitsu, Yahata-Higashi-Ku,
Kitakyuushu-Shi, Fukuoka
805-0002
Tel: 093-672-3100 Fax: 093-672-3030
URL: http://www.spaceworld-inc.co.jp/
Opened: 1991
Space1: 600 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 75 Staff: 6
Visitors: 379400
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Name1: 北九州市立児童文化科学館
Name2: Kitakyushu Children's Culture and
Science Museum
Address: 3-1-5 Momozono, Yahatahigashi-Ku,
Kitakyushu-Shi, Fukuoka
805-0068
Tel: 093-671-4566 Fax: 093-671-4566
URL: http://www.city.kitakyushu.jp/~k7904200
/index.html
Opened: 1960
Space1: 5471 Space2: 130
Exhibits: 59 Staff: 16
Visitors: 93285
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Name1: 福岡県青少年科学館
Name2: Fukuoka Science Museum
Address: 1713 Higashikushihara-Machi, Kurume-
Shi, Fukuoka 830-0003
Tel: 0942-37-5566 Fax: 0942-37-3770
URL: http://www.kttnet.co.jp/science/
Opened: 1990
Space1: 8039 Space2: 218
Exhibits: 149 Staff: 31
Visitors: 235185
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Name1: 海洋科学館
Name2: Oita Prefectural Marine Culture Center
Address: Takenoura Gouchi, Kamae-Town,
Minamiamabe-Gun, Oita 876-2301
Tel: 0972-42-1311 Fax: 0972-42-1531
URL: http://www.kansai.ne.jp/mcc/
Opened: 1992
Space1: 18537 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 500 Staff: 16
Visitors: 36512
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Name1: 宮崎科学技術館
Name2: Miyazaki Science Center
Address: 38-3 Miyawaki-Cho, Miyazaki-Shi,
Miyazaki 880-0877
Tel: 0985-23-2700 Fax: 0985-23-0791
URL: http://www.miyazaki-nw.or.jp/cosmoland/
science.htm
Opened: 1987
Space1: 6419 Space2: 228
Exhibits: 68 Staff: 21
Visitors: 163611
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Name1: 宮崎大学農学部農業博物館
Name2: Agricultural Museum
Address: 1-1 Gakuenkibanadainishi, Miyazaki-
Shi, Miyazaki 889-2155
Tel: 0985-58-2811 Fax: 0985-58-2884
URL: http://www.miyazaki-u.ac.jp/-a0e101u/
famu/amfa.html
Opened: 1935
Space1: 758 Space2: 0
Exhibits: 1717 Staff: 3
Visitors: 4567
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Name1: 鹿児島市立科学館
Name2: Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall
Address: 2-31-18 Kamoike, Kagoshima-City,
Kagoshima 890-0063
Tel: 099-250-8511 Fax: 099-256-1319
URL: http://www.synapse.ne.jp/-kmsh-science/
Opened: 1990
Space1: 3978 Space2: 148
Exhibits: 99 Staff: 14
Visitors: 135295
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