A beautiful starry sky is reproduced with 8 million stars and a dome image full of realism. The commentator introduces how to enjoy the sky and seasonal topics.

Dome Diameter:15m
Seats:121

Makuma's Space Adventure -Winter constellations-

Makuma-kun“ is a stuffed bear who stays at home happily and a little sadly, waiting for his roommate ”the boy“ to come home. Today, he is staying at home while drawing. While drawing a picture of a rocket in his sketchbook... before he knows it, he‘s off to the world of stars with his rocket! The great adventure in the starry sky begins! In this film, you can also see stop-motion animation. There is also a starry sky commentary.
*This program is mainly for families with small children.

INAZMA DELIVERY  The space travel of BYTHEWAY?! Close encounters of a black hole

An alien named “BYTHEWAY” who lives in a faraway galaxy, leaves his home planet to meet sharks on Earth. While adventuring across the universe, he encounters perilous black holes, mysterious galaxies and various stars! Join “BYTHEWAY” as he explores the wonders of space and learns about diversity here on Earth. There is also a starry sky commentary.

Minato City a Portrait In Time

An original program from Minato Science Museum! This program focuses on the "history", "four seasons", and "a day" of Minato City from the perspective of "time", which flows away casually. Focusing on the "history," "seasons," and "a day" of Minato City from the perspective of "time," which passes by without us even thinking about it, this program condenses the flow of "time" by using a fulldome drone and time-lapse photography, and lets you experience the extraordinary "time of Minato City" hidden in our daily lives. You can also enjoy a 30-minute live commentary on the starry sky by a planetarium commentator from sunset of the day to sunrise of the next day. Please enjoy the star-filled sky projected by the state-of-the-art planetarium optical projector "Orpheus" in the middle of the city.

HEALING EARTH

Have you ever seen a real spectacular view? The starry skies of South America's Salar de Uyuni, where the surface of the lake reflects like a mirror; the aurora borealis, with its ever-changing colors that appear on the polar night of the Svalbard archipelago in Northern Europe; and the high-definition stars captured by the HSC ultra-high resolution camera of the Subaru Telescope at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan on the Big Island of Hawaii. It's the ultimate healing science program, featuring over 20K real images, music that tugs at your heartstrings by SEKAI NO OWARI and Yucca, and soothing narration by voice actor Takahiro Sakurai.

Planetarium of Lunchtime

This is a planetarium where you can relax and enjoy the stars and music during your lunch break on weekdays. There is no need to make a reservation in advance, so please feel free to come and relax your body and mind. It’s free of charge, but please take a ticket at museum’s reception. There is no commentary on the starry sky.

HORIZON

The controversy over the celestial and geocentric theories of the universe. History repeats itself again... Based on Hubble's discovery, Lemaitre theorized the expansion of the universe. However, his theory was not accepted at all. Scientists at the time supported the steady-state theory of the universe, which held that the universe had always remained the same size. Thirty-eight years later, Penzias and Wilson discovered the cosmic background radiation, evidence of the expansion of the universe. Beyond the walls of the cosmic background radiation, the secret of the birth of the universe was hidden. The history of modern cosmology is also the history of the challenges of those who have continued to look at the stars. This work is a fulldome video program that tells the story of this history. A short version of this film will be projected at the museum. There will also be a commentary on the starry sky by the museum's commentator.

The program starts from December 19, 2021.

From the Museum → To Space - The Light of Stars

An original program from the Museum! The "city" of Minato City is full of light. In stations, parks, underpasses, and buildings. Even in your own home, you turn on the lights at night, don't you? And if you look up at the night sky, you will see the twinkling lights of stars. If you take a closer look at the light of those stars, you will notice that there are various kinds of light, such as red and white. When you look at the sky with invisible light such as radio waves and X-rays, the sun and the Milky Way appear differently than usual. Let's take a peek at the mysterious world of the universe through various types of light. This is a 40-minute live commentary program that will also introduce the starry sky that can be seen in Minato City tonight.

You can learn about disaster prevention and the present through nature and meteorological phenomena at Meteorological Science Museum.
Meteorological Science Museum Website (only Japanese)
https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/intro/kagakukan.html

Japan Meteorological Agency
Mascot Character
“Harerun”