National Museum of Nature and Science

The National Museum of Nature and Science, which was formerly known as the National Science Museum of Japan, is an educational museum in Japan. The museum has a focus on the history of life, the development and technology of mankind and the universe itself. So you can expect a wild array topics to be covered, from the animals of earth, to several huge real dinosaur skeletons, rare meteorites and stones, how hunter gatherers settled in Japan up, to Japanese inventions and engineering.

The museum is enjoyable for all ages, so if you are with kids and you want to show them a real Triceratops then this museum is perfect. The artifacts of the museum tell a very visual story of our planet which is quite enjoyable and certainly left us pleased. As the museum is located in Ueno park you can also easily combine it with other museum visits.