Living and Community

Museum, Gallery, Exhibition Hall, etc.

Tsukuba EXPO Center

Open: 9:50 - 17:00
Closed: Mondays (except when Monday is a National Holiday, then the following day will be closed instead), New Year holiday season and other museum-specific holidays
Exhibition Guide (English)
Contact: TEL: +81-29-858-1100+81-29-858-1100

FAX: +81-29-858-1107

©JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center and "Space Dome"

Open: 10:00 - 17:00
Closed: Irregular, year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3), and facility maintenance days
Opening Calender
Contact: Inquiry Form

Source: Geological Museum

Geological Museum

Open: 9:30 - 16:30
Closed: Mondays except for National Holidays (closed on the next weekday instead), and December 28 - January 4
Contact: TEL: +81-29-861-3750+81-29-861-3750

Source: AIST-Cube

Open: 9:30 - 17:00 (last reservation slot 15:30)
Closed: Mondays (or the next business day when a National Holiday falls on a Monday), and December 28 - January 4
* Reservation is required for all visitors.
Contact: TEL: +81-29-862-6215+81-29-862-6215

KEK Communication Plaza

Open: 9:30 - 16:30
Closed: Sundays and Summer and Winter holidays
Contact: TEL: +81-29-879-6048+81-29-879-6048

The Science Museum of Map and Survey

Open: 9:30 - 16:30 (last entry 16:00)
Closed: Mondays (if a National Holiday falls on Monday, the museum is closed on the following Tuesday instead), and December 28 - January 3
Contact: TEL: +81-29-864-1872+81-29-864-1872

FAX: +81-29-864-3729

Tsukuba Botanical Garden

Open: 9:00 - 16:30 (last entry 16:00)
Closed: every Monday (the Garden will be open if it is a National Holiday), the day after a Public Holiday (the Garden will be open if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday), and year-end and New Year Holiday (December 28 to January 4)
Contact: TEL: +81-29-851-5159+81-29-851-5159

The Tsukuba Annex of the National Archives

Open: 9:15 - 17:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays as prescribed by law, and year-end and New Year Holidays (December 28 to January 4)
Contact: TEL: +81-29-867-1910+81-29-867-1910

Tsukuba Agriculture Research Hall

Open/ Closed: Temporary Closure Due to Renovation Work
(August 8, 2025 - February 28, 2026 [tentative])
Contact: TEL: +81-29-838-8980+81-29-838-8980

FAX: +81-29-838-8982

University of Tsukuba Gallery

Open: 9:00 - 17:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, and year-end and New Year Holidays
Contact: TEL: +81-29-853-7959+81-29-853-7959

©CYBERDYNE INC.

CYBERDYNE STUDIO

Open: 10:00 - 21:00
Contact: TEL: +81-29-828-8282+81-29-828-8282

Japan International Cooperation Agency Tsukuba Center (JICA Tsukuba)

Open: 9:00 - 18:00
JICA NERICA Restaurant:
Open
12:00 - 13:45 (last order 13:30)
18:00 - 20:15 (last order 20:00)
Library:
Open
10:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 18:00
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays as well as Japanese National Holidays
Contact: TEL: +81-29-838-1113+81-29-838-1113

Building Research Institute Exhibition Hall

Open/ Closed: * Reservation is required
Contact: TEL: +81-29-864-2151+81-29-864-2151

Public Works Research Institute

Open: April - October
9:30 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00
November - March
9:30 - 12:00, 13:00 - 15:30
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, and year-end and New Year Holidays
* Reservation is required
Contact: TEL: +81-29-879-6700+81-29-879-6700

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Open: 9:00 - 17:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, and year-end and New Year Holidays
Contact: TEL: +81-29-829-8372+81-29-829-8372

Tsukuba Museum of Art IBARAKI

Open: 9:30 - 17:00
Closed: Mondays (or Tuesday when a National holiday falls on a Monday) and year-end and New Year holidays
Contact: TEL: +81-29-856-3711+81-29-856-3711

Others

Tsukuba Science Tour Bus

Operation: Weekends and holidays (except the year-end and New Year holidays)
Contact: TEL: +81-29-863-6868+81-29-863-6868