Nagoya City Science Museum – While Nagoya City Science Museum isn’t one of Nagoya museums free of charge, young children can definitely go in without buying tickets. Best of all, there’s so much to learn inside not only for the kids, but also for us adults.
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Nagoya City Science Museum tickets
When you go to Nagoya City Science Museum, you need to choose between getting just the museum or the one with planetarium. Since the difference was only small, we decided to get both – not knowing what we’d expect.
| Museum and Planetarium | Museum only | |
| Adults | JPY 800 (PHP 299.39 or USD 5.07) | JPY 400 (PHP 149.69 or USD 2.54) |
| High school and university students | JPY 500 (PHP 187.12 or USD 3.17) | JPY 200 (PHP 74.85 or USD 1.27) |
| Junior high and under | FREE | FREE |
What to expect inside the Nagoya City Museum?
We arrived at Nagoya City Science Museum at 10 AM, and while most Nagoya museums open at about 9:30 AM, we didn’t fret about the huge crowd. Per experience, Nagoya tourist spots don’t get too crowded during our visits – like the Electricity Museum and Toyota Commemorative Museum.
We didn’t even have to walk fast just to get to the museum quickly, unlike if you go to Disney theme park. Although we saw a huge group of young students seemingly having their field trip, we didn’t mind.
What we did instead was to start on the top floor, to avoid the students. And it was a success! So, here’s a pro tip you should consider when you’re expecting a big group of people in the area.
What we did instead was to start on the top floor, to avoid the students.
Exploring water
There are so many fun things to do in the exploring water area. There are balls floating in water, and where you can see how they roll from one place to another.
In this area, there’s the river and ocean stage — and another called cloud stage — showing how our bodies of water work. It’s a great learning opportunity for young kids to know more about how nature works.
Deep freezing
In this area, you have to get a number before you can go in. Don’t worry about not bringing a jacket, because they’ll lend you bubble jackets before letting you into the freezing room.
And while our son didn’t enjoy the deep-freezing area, we think it’s a wonderful experience, especially for us who don’t live in a country with a winter season.
The staff will guide you and discuss what you need to do to help your body aclimatize with the extreme cold temperature. Apart from that, you can always raise your hand in case your body can’t handle the cold anymore.
They will let you out in case you can’t finish the deep-freezing adventure.
Discovering the Earth
What’s not to love about Earth?
We live on this planet, so learning more about it is a great way to know how God made our planet with so much love, and you’ll be amazed at the attention to detail — because how can crystals be found inside the earth?!
Wonders of the human body
Can you believe how the nerves and muscles in our bodies work? They all work together to make up who we are right now. And can you imagine what happens if one them doesn’t cooperate?
I love how they made everything in this area so much like the real thing! Or maybe, they really are?
Dinosaurs and historical artifacts
I’m not sure if the dinosaur bones I saw were real ones, but it’s amazing to see them like they’re the real deal. I’m sure kids who love dinosaurs would enjoy this area!
Tornado
Want to see a tornado for real?
Nagoya City Science Museum shows you what a real tornado looks like, without worrying about getting caught in it. Watch how amazing the storm happens right in front of your eyes.
Nagoya City Science Museum opening hours: 9:30 AM to 5 PM
Nagoya City Science Museum planetarium
It’s not normal for us to see about the stars and the sky at night, so when we saw a chance to learn more about it, we didn’t think twice about getting a ticket! Thankfully, we just have to add a small fee to the Nagoya Science Museum ticket to enter the planetarium.
Sadly, I wasn’t able to get a video (watch my YouTube video here) since they didn’t allow it. So, we just enjoyed the show even though we didn’t understand since they were speaking Japanese. Nonetheless, my son enjoyed the screen display watching all the stars, moons, and many other celestial bodies.
Nagoya City Science Museum reviews conclusion
Is Nagoya City Science Museum worth it? What I can say is that bringing young children here is a great idea, especially when their curiosity is at its peak. And while some parts don’t really appeal well to my child, I still feel that it was worth the while.
There’s so much to see and learn here, but I hope I was able to capture what you need to know in this Nagoya City Science Museum review blog.
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Best Nagoya museums
If my Nagoya City Science Museum photos didn’t convince you into visiting the great place, below are some other museums we visited during our travel to Nagoya. I hope you can finally choose one that suits you and your family, but my suggestion is that you visit all of them because they have different niche – that could benefit each one in the family.
Electricity Museum
Learning about electricity is very important because we always use it — when charging our phones, watching TV, using the electric fan or air conditioner, doing the laundry with washing machine, and so on.
Knowing about how the current moves from the source to our socket is displayed in the Nagoya Electricity Museum. Learn more about what to expect when you go there here.
Toyota Commemorative Museum
If you or anyone in your family loves cars, then the Toyota Commemorative Museum is a must-visit. But apparently, I also learned a lot during our visit, so, although I don’t know that much about cars, it was fascinating to learn something new!
See my Toyota Commemorative Museum review for more info.
