Bando Kobe Science Museum — Attraction in Kobe

I visited this science museum with my 5-year-old daughter during our trip to Kobe. The entrance fee was discounted by half (300 yen for adults and free for preschoolers) due to maintenance work on two exhibition halls on the first floor, but we didn’t mind since there were plenty of other interesting exhibits to enjoy. We originally planned to watch a movie at the planetarium, but unfortunately, the scheduled film wasn’t showing because of a large group reservation. While disappointing, they explained the situation clearly before we purchased our tickets, so it was understandable.

The museum had 5 to 6 exhibition halls, each with a different theme and highly interactive displays. The entire space was clean, quiet, and well-maintained, and the staff at each exhibit were attentive and helpful. Our favourite experience was watching the sun in real-time through their 104-year-old telescope, equipped with a special filter. Despite being marketed as a "teenagers’ museum," our 5-year-old daughter had a great time and was fully engaged.

I recommend visiting the museum and then heading to the nearby Minamikoen (南公園) playground to make the most of your Portliner ticket for a...

I visited this museum recently and was hugely impressed. The place is full of hands on exhibits, all in perfect working order and many with instructions in English. I wanted to pick it up and take it back to Britain. I couldn't but compare it to a visit, 2 years ago, to the Science museum in London during the school summer holidays. It was packed, many of the ' free' hands on exhibits were broken, incomplete or had to be queued for and others had to be booked and paid for in advance ( and also queued for). Here I was weighed by a tortoise , lifted by a small child on a pressure pad, shown how sails work to move a yacht, piloted a plane over Kobe mountains, watched chemical experiments, adjusted gears and shot rockets into the...

どうぶつ王国に行くと開園前なのに大行列！ ...