JapanTravel Tips

Description

Welcome to the John Lennon Museum !
The John Lennon Museum has opened on October 9, 2000, the day when John would have celebrated his 60th birthday. The John Lennon Museum has been formally approved by Ms. Yoko Ono, and is the first such museum in the world. As one of the major artists of the 20th century, John Lennon affected many people, not only those involved in music but also people from every field around the world. The John Lennon Museum was established to preserve knowledge of his worksand career. The John Lennon Museum is located in the Saitama Super Arena, a palace of music and sports and the central facility of the Saitama New Urban Center, which opened in May 2000. You will find in the Museum a variety of musical instruments and costumes of and related to John Lennon and various other items from the memorabilia held by Ms. Yoko Ono.

Hours : 11:00-18:00

Closed : Every Tuesday (Open when Tuesday is a national holiday, and close on the following Wednesday).Year-end & New Year

Telephone : 048-601-0009
FAX: 048-601-0010
Address : Saitama Super Arena, 8 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama-city, Saitama, 330-9109

Access :

To reach the John Lennon Museum, take the pedestrian walkway from the Saitama Shin-toshin Station, pass through the Keyaki Hiroba ("Keyaki" Tree Square), and cross the bridge. You will find the entrance to the Museum on your right.

By train :

Approx. 3 minutes walk from Saitama Shin-toshin (Saitama New Urban Center) Station, JR Keihin-tohoku line, Utsunomiya line and Takasaki line. Approx. 7 minutes walk from Kita-yono Station, JR Saikyo line

By car :

Immediately as you exit the Saitama Shin-toshin (Saitama New
Urban Center) interchange exit, Saitama-Omiya Expressway.

URL : http://www.taisei.co.jp/museum

Description

The Miho Museum, which opened in Novermber 1997, was designed by the world-renowned architect I.M. Pei. Out of respect for nature, the architect built 80% of the structure below ground on a steep hillside in a nature reserve in Shigaraki. The Miho Museum's collection contains over 2,000 works which range from antiquities from the civilizations of Egypt, West Asia, Greece, Rome, South Asia, China, Islam and Japan, Buddhist art, ceramic ware, to Japanese tea ceremonial art.

Hours : 10:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:00)
Closed : Monday (If a national holiday falls on a Monday, the museum will be closed the following Tuesday.)

2005 Opening Term:

Spring: March 15 - June 12
Summer: July 16 - August 21
Autumn: September 17 - December 15

Telephone : 0748-82-3411

Address : 300, Momodani, Shigaraki, Shiga 529-1814

Access :

-50 minutes from JR Ishiyama Station on Teisan Bus Line
-25 minutes from Kusatsu Tanakami Interchange on Meishin Expressway
-50 minutes from Mibuno Interchange on Meihan Expressway

URL : http://miho.jp

Description

As a brush-and-ink calligrapher and poet, Mitsuo Aida continued to pursue his own words and his own calligraphy, not imitating anyone. As a young man in the period of upheaval during and following World War II , he established his original style and produced a great number of works while contemplating the preciousness of life.

Hours : 10:00-17:30 (admission until 17:00)
Closed : Mondays (except when Monday is a national Holiday)
Tel : 03-6212-3200 (or 03-6212-3202 for 24-hr automated guidance)
Address : Tokyo International Forum B1, 3-5-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Access :

-3minutes walk from Yurakucho Station [Exit International Forum]
-5minutes walk from Tokyo Station [Exit Marunouchi South] connected by -B1 concourse with Keiyo Line at Tokyo Station [Exit 4]

URL: http://www.mitsuo.co.jp/museum/foreign/index.html

Description

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) offers visitors of all ages to interact with its exhibits in order to come away with a greater understanding of the recent scientific discoveries that are changing the way we view the world.

Hours : Sunday to Saturday (10:00-17:00)
Closed : Every Tuesday (Open during spring/summer/winter vacation)
Year-end and New Year period (December 28th - January 1st)
During Maintenance (September 5th - 9th)

* Open on Holidays, Jan. 4, Mar. 29, Apr. 5, May 3, Jul. 26 - Aug. 31, Dec.
27 in 2005, Jan. 3, Mar. 21, Mar. 28 in 2006.

Telephone : 03-3570-9151
FAX: 03-3570-9150

Address : 2-41, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064

Access :

-Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Yurikamome (Shimbashi - Ariake)
5 minutes walk from "Funeno-Kagakukan station"
4 minutes walk from "Telecom Center station"
-Tokyo Waterfront area Rapid Transit Rinkai Line (Shin-kiba - Ohsaki)
15 minutes walk from "Tokyo Teleport station"

URL : http://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp/index_e.html