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3 sightseeing spots on Tokyo Bay

This time, we'll introduce three tourist spots in the Tokyo Bay area (Tokyo Waterfront City), which has seen rapid development in recent years. You can make the most of your time by visiting the Museum of Maritime Science and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, before heading to DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza has amusements such as HLNA SKYGARDEN (SKATEPARK), where you can enjoy skateboarding in a spacious space overlooking the sea, and Round One, which is renowned for its bowling and sports facilities, so everyone, including children, can have fun all day long.
The life-size Gundam statue in Festival Plaza ended its display on March 5, 2017. Gundam Front Tokyo (7th floor) will also be open until April 5. Gundam fans who want to go again or haven't been yet should hurry.

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name DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
location 1-1-10 Ome, Koto-ku, Tokyo
telephone number 03-6380-7800 (Reception hours: 10:00-18:00)
access ・3-minute walk from Tokyo Teleport Exit B on the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line
・5-minute walk from Daiba Station on the Yurikamome Line
business hours Shopping/Services: 10:00-21:00
Food Court: 10:00-22:00
Restaurants: 11:00-23:00 *Some stores have different opening hours.
Official URL http://www.divercity-tokyo.com/
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ship science museum


The outdoor exhibition area of ​​the Ship Science Museum features an underwater house that was built in 1968 and where an actual living experiment was conducted for three years and three months at a depth of eight meters off the coast of Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, as well as a superconducting electromagnetic propulsion device that uses superconducting magnets to forcefully push seawater backward to propel the ship forward
Tours of the Antarctic research vessel Soya, which had been closed to the public due to construction work on the new passenger ship terminal, are scheduled to resume on April 1, 2017, so why not immerse yourself in the romance of the vast ocean while feeling the refreshing spring sea breeze?

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name ship science museum
location 3-1 Higashi-Yashio, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
telephone number 03-5500-1111
access ・Get off at "Fune no Kagakukan" on the Yurikamome Line
. ・Approximately 12 minutes on foot from "Tokyo Teleport Station" on the Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line.
business hours 10:00-17:00 Closed every Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday) and from December 28th to January 3rd
Official URL http://www.funenokagakukan.or.jp/
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Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)

Among the science communicators who explain the exhibits at Miraikan, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, is none other than Honda's ASIMO! He appears for about 10 minutes every day at 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, and 16:00, introducing a future society where we live with robots, showing off his impressive talent. Be sure to check out his talent.
Miraikan's permanent exhibits also include an explanation of the system for observing invisible neutrinos and an introduction to particle research using particle accelerators, allowing you to experience up close a variety of dynamic science and technology that is moving from the present to the future.

INFORMATION

name Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)
location 2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo
telephone number 03-3570-9151 (Representative)
access ・New Transit Yurikamome "Ship Science Museum" - 5 minutes walk, "Telecom Center" - 4 minutes walk
・Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line "Tokyo Teleport" - 15 minutes walk
business hours 10:00-17:00 *Tickets can be purchased up to 30 minutes before closing.
Closed on Tuesdays and from December 28th to January 1st.
*Open if Tuesday is a national holiday. Also, during spring, summer, and winter holidays, the museum may be open on Tuesdays.
*The museum may be closed temporarily for facility maintenance.
Official URL https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/
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