Osaka Science Museum
Nakanoshima and Kitahama, Osaka
- Tue to Sun
- 9:30 to 17:00
- Mon
- Closed
Exhibition entry until 16:30, last planetarium show 16:00. Closed the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday, over the New Year period and on occasional other days.
Source: osaka-info.jp, checked 13 Oct 2026.
A science museum with about 200 hands-on exhibits on space and energy, plus a planetarium with one of the largest dome screens in the world. It reopened on 1 August 2024.
Insider tip
Exhibition halls are ¥400 for adults and the planetarium ¥600 a session. Closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday). Exhibition entry ends at 16:30 and the last planetarium show starts at 16:00.
Tickets and tours
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What's on at Osaka Science Museum
Upcoming events at Osaka Science Museum, from the weekly Osaka events calendar.
From the Moon to Mars: Italy in Space Exploration
企画展「月から火星へ 宇宙探査におけるイタリア」
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (entry to 16:30). Closed Mondays Station Watanabebashi (Keihan Nakanoshima Line), about 400 m
A special exhibition on Italy's role in space exploration, in the first-floor Minna no Science Lab. It's covered by the museum's exhibition admission.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Kapla Exhibition
企画展「カプラ®展」
Time 9:30 to 17:00 (exhibition hall entry to 16:30) Station Watanabebashi (Keihan Nakanoshima Line), about 400 m
A special exhibition of Kapla wooden-plank construction in the first-floor exhibition hall, with a Kapla workshop on 3 October. Exhibition hall adults ¥400.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Stargazing: See the Moon and Saturn
天体観望会「月と土星を見よう」
Time 19:00 to 20:30
Free evening stargazing session on the Osaka Science Museum roof with a view of the Moon and Saturn. Advance application is required, with a lottery for 50 places and a deadline of 13 October. If the weather is poor, a talk replaces the viewing.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Cosmic Ray Air Showers in 3D VR with Scientists
科学者と3DVR映像で宇宙線空気シャワーを体験！
Time 13:30 to 16:00
Free session where scientists show cosmic ray air showers in 3D VR video. For upper elementary and junior high students with a parent, 16 groups by web-form registration.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Fun Weather Lecture: Strange Experiments with Air
楽しいお天気講座「空気のふしぎな実験」
Time 13:30 to 15:30
Weather lecture with air experiments for grades 3 to 9, 20 places by advance application and lottery. The page prints a fee of 500 yen per person.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Free collection exhibition days at the National Museum of Art, Osaka Exhibition
Listed free days, next 16, 17, 23 and 24 October and 3 November 2026. Next: Fri 23 Oct · The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Nakanoshima
The collection exhibitions are free to all visitors on the listed days, which in autumn 2026 are Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October (Life Laboratory special free days) and Culture Day, Tuesday 3 November. On the Life Laboratory days the special exhibition is free too, but not on Culture Day. The museum notes the dates can change.
Free · 10:00 to 17:00 (Fridays to 20:00) · Map · Source: The National Museum of Art, Osaka · 国立国際美術館 コレクション展 無料観覧日
JOECMK & CASPER Exhibition Exhibition
On now, until 28 Oct · Congres Square Osaka Nakanoshima
Graffiti-rooted artworks by JOECMK and CASPER shown on the Community Wall at Congres Square Osaka Nakanoshima, open weekdays.
Free · 10:00 to 17:00 · Map · Source: Osaka Fringe organising office · Osaka Fringe 2026 JOECMK & CASPER EXHIBITION (ジョーシーエムケーアンドキャスパーエキシビジョン)
Nearby
Around Nakanoshima and Kitahama
Brick halls, stone libraries and bridges across the river in the middle of town
Nakanoshima is a strip of land between the Dojima and Tosabori rivers, and Osaka's first city park opened there in 1891. Most of its buildings are old civic ones or museums. Kitahama on the south bank has a surviving merchant house and a 1912 building with a tea room.
Nakanoshima and Kitahama has 12 places on the Roam Osaka map: 5 landmarks, 4 museums, 1 park or garden, 1 cafe and 1 bar. Read the Nakanoshima and Kitahama guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Osaka Science Museum?
- 4-2-1 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka (in Japanese: 大阪府大阪市北区中之島4-2-1).
- What are the opening hours of Osaka Science Museum?
- Tue to Sun 9:30 to 17:00; Closed Mon. Exhibition entry until 16:30, last planetarium show 16:00. Closed the next weekday when Monday is a public holiday, over the New Year period and on occasional other days.
- How do I get to Osaka Science Museum?
- The nearest station is Higobashi (Yotsubashi Line) 7 min / Watanabebashi (Keihan Nakanoshima Line) 5 min. Osaka Science Museum is in Nakanoshima and Kitahama, Osaka.
- How much does Osaka Science Museum cost?
- Osaka Science Museum is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Osaka Science Museum?
- Plan for 2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Osaka Science Museum?
- Weekday afternoon.
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