PLANETARIUM (Main Building 1F)

The planetarium has a 20m diameter dome and is equipped with over 100 computer-controlled projectors capable of projecting 25,000 stars. The drama of the heavens that unfolds before your eyes will not only fascinate you but also teach you about basic astronomy. Special school programs produced in accordance with preschool, primary, junior and high school educational guidelines are also shown.

School programs are generally shown 1-4 times on weekdays (Mon.-Fri.) and 1-2 times on Saturday. (Normal programs are shown on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month and at the times shown below unless a school program has been booked.)

OBSERVATORY (Main Building 5F)

The observatory is equipped with a refracting astronomical telescope with a 25cm aperture and a small telescope for use in astronomy classes and meetings for observing the heavens. The refracting astronomy telescope
was actually used from the early 1920s until the Second World War in the Kobe Marine Observatory to observe the sun.

The 4th floor of the main building has a science information center , computer room, workshop, science laboratory and study rooms, which are used for educational programs held by the museum.