Location Saku, Nagano, Japan Director Naoya Shimazaki Public transit access Iwamurada Station | Type Science museum Phone +81 267-67-2001 | |
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Established 21 March 2001 (2001-03-21) Collections Earth science, Astronautics, Biology Owner Government of the City of Saku Address 1931-1 Iwamurada, Saku, Nagano Prefecture 385-0000, Japan Hours Open today · 9:30AM–5PMWednesday9:30AM–5PMThursdayClosedFriday9:30AM–5PMSaturday9:30AM–5PMSunday9:30AM–5PMMonday9:30AM–5PMTuesday9:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Saku Shiritsu Kindai M, Usuda Star Dome, Iwamurada Station, Sakudaira Station, Hiraoyama Park | ||
Saku Children's Science Dome for the Future (佐久市子ども未来館) is a science museum located in Saku, Nagano, Japan. The mission of the museum is "Bringing up of highly creative children through spreading and enlightening them of scientific knowledge".
The architecture and landscape of the museum were designed by Mitsuru Senda and Environment Design Institute.
The museum has a variety of exhibits on earth science, space, biotechnology, and the environment. Some of the attractions that gain the attention of the children are a life-size model of a Brachiosaurus, a 170-seat planetarium with GSS-URANUS (Goto, Inc.) and a display model of the "Mercury" spacecraft presented by NASA.
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