Nagoya City Science Museum
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The Nagoya City Science Museum (名古屋市科学館) is a museum
located in Sakae, Nagoya
in central Japan.
The museum houses one of Japan's largest planetariums in the astronomy
section and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits. Many of the exhibits have been specifically tailored for children, such as a model railway on the third floor in the transport section.
The museum also has features on the local Chubu region's links to science
and industry
.
Access is by Fushimi subway station.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
located in Sakae, Nagoya
Sakae, Nagoya
is an area in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It refers to the areas around Sakae intersection, Sakae Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway, and Sakae Station on the Meitetsu Seto Line...
in central Japan.
The museum houses one of Japan's largest planetariums in the astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
section and has three main sections on modern technology, life sciences and general science with a variety of hands-on exhibits. Many of the exhibits have been specifically tailored for children, such as a model railway on the third floor in the transport section.
The museum also has features on the local Chubu region's links to science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
.
Access is by Fushimi subway station.