October 2022: Please note Sony ExploraScience has now permanently closed. Please see our Odaiba for other things to see and do in the district.
Conveniently located inside the large Aqua City shopping complex, Sony ExploraScience in Odaiba is a good option for families with young kids to entertain.
Sony ExploraScience - image © Florentyna Leow
Sony ExploraScience is one of Odaiba’s several science museums. This one, however, has exhibits focusing primarily on light, sound, and entertainment - as befits a company like Sony - to showcase the connections between science principles and new technologies like games, music, and film.
Sony ExploraScience - image © Florentyna Leow
The exhibits here are bilingual, with explanations in both English and Japanese. It is popular with school groups, both local and international, and you might occasionally run into large groups of children here.
One of the signature exhibits at ExploraScience is the sinister-sounding 'smile ranking,' which is really quite benign. A device captures a photo of you smiling, compares it to its massive database of smiles, and finally “grades” your smile.
The Sony ExploraScience is just one of several fantastic science museums to choose from in Odaiba. But, its location inside Aqua City - a large shopping complex next to Decks Odaiba - makes it one of the better choices for visiting families. Restaurants, shops, and a huge cinema downstairs make for a range of convenient post-museum entertainment options.
English name:
Sony ExploraScience
Japanese name:
ソニー・エクスプローラサイエンス
English address:
5F Aqua City Odaiba (Bzone), 1-7-1 Daiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8718
Japanese address:
〒135-8718 東京都港区台場1-7-1 アクアシティお台場（Bzone）5F
Opening hours:
11am-7pm (last entry 6:30pm)
Closed Tuesday
Admission:
16 years old and over: 500
3-15 years old: 300
2 years old and younger: free
Nearest Transport:
Train: 2-minute walk from the north exit of Daiba Station on the Yurikamome line.
Train: 5-minute walk from Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai line.
Nearest Hotels:
:: Check availability and pricing for hotels near Sony ExploraScience on Booking.com or Agoda.com.
Telephone:
+81-3-5531-2186
Website:
Near To Here:
Sony ExploraScience is located in Tokyo's Odaiba district. See our complete list of things to do in Odaiba, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.
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