National Museum of Nature and Science,Tokyo

Steam locomotive in front of the National Science Museum.

The National Museum Of Nature and Science (国立科学博物館, Kokuritsu Kagaku Hakubutsukan^?) is located in the northeast corner of Ueno park in Tokyo. Opened in 1871, the museum has had several names, including Ministry of Education Museum, Tokyo Museum, Tokyo Science Museum, the National Science Museum of Japan, and currently the National Museum of Nature and Science as of 2007^[1]. The museum was renovated in the 1990s and 2000s, and currently offers a wide variety of natural history exhibitions and interactive scientific experiences.

The museum also has exhibitions on pre-Meiji science in Japan.

[edit] Research branches

• Tsukuba Botanical Garden

A tour of the National Science Museum of Tokyo cost 700 JPY.

[edit] See also

• List of museums
• National Science Museum - disambiguation page
• Tokyo National Museum

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National Museum Of Nature and Science - official site in English