JAXA Tsukuba Space Center Exhibition Hall 'Space Dome' — Attraction in Tsukuba

If you’re even slightly interested in space, science, or technology, the JAXA Space Dome is a must-visit. The exhibits are beautifully curated—featuring full-scale models of satellites, rocket engines, and even the ISS “Kibo” module. You can really feel Japan’s contributions to space exploration here. The facility is very clean and family-friendly. Entry is free, and there’s a nice shop where you can buy space-themed souvenirs like freeze-dried ice cream and mission badges. Guided tours are available in Japanese (some English support) and give behind-the-scenes access to actual mission control areas. Highly...

This place very good for kids. We can get to know deeper on how the astronout can live in space. They show the astronout food, drink, and some other stuffs. We also can get into the space aircraft and try the asteonout costume. The atmosphere of main exhibition area is really live. The sky of the building made black like the night sky. And also we can learn about planets here. In the other building, they sell coffee, bakery, souvenir. I found some vending machines too in main building where there's hall and...

It's a great place to visit to understand about the history and the space exploration by Japan. Satellites, scaled models of rockets and many more technological details are displayed in this place. There are special programs for kids as well. No entrance fee and it took around 2 hours to cover the whole thing. It's open on weekends as well. Open time is 9 am to 5 pm. If you visit Tsukuba/ if you live around Tsukuba, this is a nice...