Saku Children's Science Dome for the Future (佐久市子ども未来館) is a science museum located in Saku, Nagano, Japan. The mission of the museum is "Bringing up of highly creative children through spreading and enlightening them of scientific knowledge".
佐久市子ども未来館 | |
Established | 21 March 2001 |
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Location | Saku, Nagano, Japan |
Coordinates | 36°16′17.76″N 138°28′32.88″E / 36.2716000°N 138.4758000°E |
Type | Science museum |
Collections | Earth science, Astronautics, Biology |
Director | Naoya Shimazaki |
Owner | Government of the City of Saku |
Public transit access | Iwamurada Station |
Nearest car park | On site |
Website | kodomomiraikan |
The architecture and landscape of the museum were designed by Mitsuru Senda and Environment Design Institute.[1]
The museum has a variety of exhibits on earth science, space, biotechnology, and the environment. Some of the attractions that gain the attention of the children are a life-size model of a Brachiosaurus,[2] a 170-seat planetarium with GSS-URANUS (Goto, Inc.)[3] and a display model of the "Mercury" spacecraft presented by NASA.
See also
edit- Kimiya Yui (Honorary director)
- City of Saku
- Usuda Star Dome
References
edit- ^ "Works: Museums". E.D.I. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
- ^ "Though child, it's giant! "Brachiosaurus" towering in the hall" (PDF), KOKORO NEWS, vol. 58, p. 2, September 2001
- ^ "GOTO planetarium History: GSS-URANUS". GOTO, Inc. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
External links
edit- Official Web Site (in Japanese)