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Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo

A six-story museum shaped like a full-sized ocean liner, unsurprisingly devoted to ships.

A six-story museum shaped like a full-sized ocean liner, unsurprisingly devoted to ships. One of the main displays, a gigantic turbine engine, was actually set in place first and the museum was built around it. There are a few historic vessels on the adjacent wharf; unfortunately the World War II-era 'Emily' flying boat has been moved to Kagoshima. The museum has only Japanese explanations though.


Hours

Sun

10:00

17:00

Mon

10:00

17:00

Tue

10:00

17:00

Wed

10:00

17:00

Thu

10:00

17:00

Fri

10:00

17:00

Sat

10:00

17:00

About Museum of Maritime Science

 3-1 Higashiyashio, 品川区 Shinagawa-ku, Tōkyō-to 135-0092, Japan

 +81 3-5500-1111

 www.funenokagakukan.or.jp

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