Museum · Nakanoshima

Osaka Science Museum 大阪市立科学館

A hands-on science museum on Nakanoshima with one of the largest planetarium domes in Japan, four floors of experiments and live science shows, and a 2024 renewal of its exhibits.

Hours9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30)

ClosedMondays (or next day if holiday), New Year

PriceExhibition (adult): ¥400
Planetarium (adult): ¥600
High school and university students (each): ¥300

Getting thereHigobashi Station (Yotsubashi Line), 7 min; Watanabebashi Station (Keihan), 5 min

Time needed2 hours

Best timeRainy days; weekday mornings

Address4-2-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka

Websitesci-museum.jp

About

Successor to the 1937 Osaka Municipal Electric Science Museum, which had Japan's first planetarium, the Osaka Science Museum opened on Nakanoshima in 1989 and has a 26.5-metre dome theatre that shows planetarium programmes and full-dome films. Its four exhibition floors cover space, chemistry, electricity and everyday science with about 200 interactive exhibits, and the 2024 renewal updated many of them along with a new cafe. Live science shows with demonstrations such as liquid nitrogen and static electricity are held several times a day. Planetarium programmes are mostly in Japanese, but some have English audio guides. It sits next to the National Museum of Art, so families often split up and meet afterward.

Highlights

26.5 m planetarium dome, one of the largest in Japan
About 200 hands-on exhibits across four floors
Live science demonstrations several times daily
Renewed exhibition floors (2024)

Tips

Buy planetarium tickets on arrival; weekend shows fill up early.
Ask about English audio for the planetarium.
Closed on Mondays.

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