Miraikan

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (日本科学未来館, Nippon Kagaku Mirai-kan), simply known as the Miraikan (未来館; literally "Future Museum"), is a museum created by Japan's Science and Technology Agency.

Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Established	2001
Location	2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35.619010°N 139.777010°E / 35.619010; 139.777010
Type	Science Centre
Accreditation	Asia Pacific Network of Science & Technology Centres (ASPAC)
Website	Miraikan

It was opened in 2001. It is situated in a purpose-built building in the Odaiba District of Tokyo. It can be reached by the Yurikamome driverless fully automated transit system from downtown Tokyo in about 20 minutes.

Permanent Exhibition “Explore the frontiers”

“Explore the frontiers” zone explores, on a variety of scales, the construction of the world, the Earthʼs environment and all the life nurtured within, as well as the Solar System and the universe. Looking back on the universeʼs history that spans 13.8 billion years; How did humans begin, and how are people living and interacting with the world around us? By taking a scientific viewpoint, people can think from a broad perspective on which path people should follow to the future.

Permanent Exhibition “Create your future”

“Create your future” zone illustrates desirable societies and lifestyles, and considers ideas people can use to achieve them. The exhibit asks "What science and technology is needed, and how should people use it to develop a society that can sustain a world population in excess of eight billion?". Create your future provides a projection of a future society and the search for knowledge.

Demonstrations by the humanoid robot ASIMO have ended as of March 31st, 2022.

Symbol Exhibit “Geo-Cosmos”

The Geo-Cosmos is the symbol exhibit of the Miraikan and realistically projects the figure of the Earth shining in space, with a pixel resolution that exceeds 10 million. Upgraded with the latest LED panels, the Geo-Cosmos creates a fresh, even more realistic vision of our Earth. The HDR (High Dynamic Range) panels and wider color gamut deliver richer, deeper color and light expression.

Special Exhibitions

Every year between two and three specially curated exhibitions are produced and shown, with science and art often overlapping. They dealt with a wide range of topics from "The NINJA - who were they?" to the "Detective Conan: Scientific Investigation" and “You and Robots - What is it to be Human?”.^[1] In 2012, the Special Exhibition "The Story of the End of the World: 73 Questions We Must Answer" dealt with the Tohoku earthquake and its aftermath.^[2]

Gallery

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  Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
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  Symbol Exhibit “Geo-Cosmos”
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  Geo-Cosmos from a different angle
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  US President Obama talks to Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi under the Geo-Cosmos, 2014

See also

• List of museums in Tokyo