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Last update:April 25,2025

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Kansai Institute for Photon Science, The National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology /
The Kids' Science Museum of Photons

Outline

Visitors can observe a laboratory studying photon science and The Kids' Science Museum of Photons.

Kansai Photon Science Institute, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency The Kids' Science Museum of Photons

Address

619-0215
8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa City

Home page

Kansai Institute for Photon Science, The National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / The Kids' Science Museum of Photons

Access

From Kintetsu Nara Station, take the Nara Transportation Bus for 20 minutes. Get off at “Umemidai nishi” and walk 200 m.
15 minutes by car from JR Kizu Station or Kintetsu Takanohara Station.
5 minutes by car from the Keinawa Expressway “Kizu Interchange

Parking

Room for 3 buses and 100 personal vehicles
The Kids' Science Museum of Photons: Room for 4 buses and 32 personal vehicles

Hours

Monday-Friday (except holidays), 10:00-16:00
The Kids' Science Museum of Photons: Monday-Friday(except holidays),10:00-16:00

Number of visitors facility can accept

Maximum 50
The Kids' Science Museum of Photons: Maximum 100

Visit requirements

Reservation required

Average visit length

2 hours

Admission fee

Free

Support in foreign languages

English-speaking staff available
The Kids' Science Museum of Photons: Please come accompanied by an interpreter.

Materials in foreign languages

Introductory video of the research facility

Contact

TEL:0774-85-2914
FAX:050-3730-8563

Applications

Ask for the general affairs department by fax or phone and submit your application.

Contact Information about this page.
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone:+81-6-6966-6033