Nagoya City Science Museum
名古屋市科学館
A science museum with one of the world's largest planetariums, with a 35-meter inner diameter. Its huge silver sphere building is a landmark of Shirakawa Park.
The Nagoya City Science Museum is located in Shirakawa Park in Fushimi. Its giant silver sphere, 'Brother Earth,' was completed in a 2011 renovation and houses a planetarium with a 35-meter inner diameter. Guinness certified it as the world's largest. Reclining seats and live narration by staff make it very popular, and weekend shows often sell out early, so it's best to get tickets right when the museum opens. The museum also has interactive exhibits, including a roughly 9-meter tornado experiment device, an electric discharge lab and an extreme cold experience room. Adult admission including the planetarium is about 800 yen, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It's about a 5-minute walk from Fushimi Station on the subway, next to the Nagoya City Art Museum.
Opening hours
9:30 am–5:00 pm, closed Mon and the third Friday of each month
Nearby sights
- Osu Shopping District & Osu Kannon
- Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER & Hisaya-odori Park
- Oasis 21
- Shikemichi Historic District
- Midland Square Sky Promenade
- Nagoya Castle
- Noritake Garden
- Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology