A free museum with really cool stuff (pun intended). It’s not a big museum, but it’s very well made, and the staff is previous expedition members and you can really tell they burn for the arctics with a passion. A big enjoyment bonus if you are a fan of the show A Place Further Than the Universe, which visits this museum in an episode.

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Interesting exhibits! Some had English translations but others did not, so I had to use google translate. Also, the shop was not open when I went (Wednesday) so slightly disappointed. The Aurora sphere was cool.

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Free museum. Relatively close to Tachikawa Station - maybe a 15 minute walk. Enjoyed touching ice from the Antarctic. Interactive displays with microscopes to see minerals and other materials up close. Small but fun and worth a quick visit if you're in the area.

Free museum to enter. Not too difficult to find if you are walking. There are *some* English signs, but most Japanese signs didn’t have translations. They *might* have had English language support, but I didn’t ask. Google translate works. A good little out of the way science stop.

There're many things to watch and learn here. Especially good for children to learn more about the Polar such as environment, life and specific animals.

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