Museum Guide

Access
Admission
1-minute
walk from
JR Kawasaki Station West Exit
The Toshiba Science Museum welcomes self-guided tours. You
can enter the museum without a reservation. If you wish to
7-minute walk from
Keihin Kyuko Line Keikyu Kawasaki Station
There is no reserved parking lot for museum visitors,
have a guided tour in English or Chinese, please make a reservation in advance.
For decades, Toshiba Science Museum has brought people in con-
Group Tours
tact with science. Now, the museum has been freshly remodeled
・For group tours, please make a reservation via our homepage.
so please use public transportation.
Reservations open on the first day of the third preceding
month. (For example, if you wish to have a guided group tour
on June 15, we begin accepting reservations on March 1.)
Map
・In general, a guided tour takes approximately one hour.
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Smart Community
Center 2nd Floor
Engaging with the local
community through science
・Guided tours are not available during the following periods
and days:
Spring, summer and winter vacations of the school year,
"Golden Week"
Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays
into a community engagement venue for cultural exchange.
This venue encompasses three aspects̶exhibitions, science
education and archiving.
Since Toshiba was founded, it has been committed to the exploration of advanced technology.
The first aspect of community engagement centers around the
exhibits that demonstrate Toshiba's state-of-the-art technology and
its long history of achievements, especially in electronic fields.
The second aspect is on community events and experiment classes
that promote the education of science and technology.
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※Please do not eat food inside the museum (this includes candy
and chewing gum.)
※Drinks are only allowed on sofas.
※There is no area available to park strollers. Please look after your
own stroller.
※Please do not cause a nuisance to other people.
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Items Available for Loan　Handheld audio guide for the History Zone
visible-light communication and voice synthesis technology. The
narratives are available in four languages: Japanese, English,
Chinese and Korean. It is recommended that you use an audio
guide if you wish to explore the exhibits at your own pace.
Smart Community Center 2nd Floor
(LAZONA Kawasaki Toshiba Building)
72-34, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki 212-8585, Japan
Phone
044-549-2200
Fax
044-520-1500
Opening Hours Tuesday ‒ Friday
10:00 - 18:00
Saturday, Sunday & national holidays 10:00 - 19:00
Closed
Monday (except national holidays) and other dates speciﬁed
by the museum(Please check our homepage.)
Entrance fee
Toshiba Science Museum presents four different zones: the
Welcome Zone; the History Zone; the Future Zone, which
showcases Toshiba's vision for future technological evolution; and
the Science Zone where parents and children can learn and play
together. Many of our amusement exhibits offer hands-on experitechnology.
You can borrow an audio guide for the History Zone using
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The third aspect is the storage and archiving of industrial heritages.
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Where to Borrow
Information Desk
・You can borrow an audio guide and learn how to use it at the
Information Desk. Please return the audio guide to the Information
Desk.
・You are requested to write your name
and phone number when borrowing
an audio guide.
・Audio guides are recommended for
people aged 12 years and older.
・Rental fee: Free
Located next to the LAZONA Kawasaki Plaza shopping center, the
Toshiba Science Museum is conveniently accessible for families and
groups.
The Toshiba Science Museum occupies the 2nd floor of the Toshiba
Smart Community Center building, so it hosts many community
events and special exhibits held by Toshiba.
The Mazda Illumination School founded in Kawasaki in 1927 is the
predecessor of the Toshiba Science Museum.
Moving forward in the 21st century, Toshiba Science Museum has
been renovated to serve as a community-based museum of the
future. Taking pride in ourselves as a pioneering corporate
museum, we will continue to introduce people to the fascinating
world of science.
Welcome to the fun of science.
Welcome to the Toshiba Science Museum.
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Moving forward:
Homes
in the future
Amusement Exhibit
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Moving forward:
A home network, which can
Staying connected to doctors
style, making your life more
d ia gn osis o f ill n ess es a n d
be tailored to your own lifecomfortable and convenient.
★Smart Steps
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Buildings
in the future
Smart buildings equipped with
an automatic energy managem e nt s ys te m d ra m a t i c a l ly
reduce energy consumption
and are, therefore, environmentally friendly.
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Cities
in the future
Moving forward:
Energy use
in the future
This area showcases Toshiba's
advanced power generation
technology, including thermal
power and renewable energy
generation.
Information
in the future
utilize this data in innovative
w ay s , gi v i n g s h a p e to o u r
(Getting a sense of yourself)
vision of the future.
★Experiencing Smart Buildings
★Nano Rider
Enter a new world in our
nanoscale semiconductor
device.
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Mysterious and fun...
You can experience the
fascinations of science
through experiments
and demonstrations.
★Amusement Exhibit
Amusement Exhibit
Project Exhibit Room
500,000 volts of static
electricity! How amazing!
Moving forward:
Health care
in the future
Moving forward:
Homes
in the future
1 Room of the Founder
Moving forward:
Buildings
in the future
Information
in the future
The wellsprings of creativity
from Hisashige Tanaka, who
was committed to innovation
with a passion, and Ichisuke
Fujioka, who pioneered the
electric industry, have continued
from one generation to the next.
Moving forward:
Cities in the future
Using a tablet, you can experience the kind of technology
that underpins urban life.
Superconductivity
Smart Community
Area
★Town Scanning
Science Stage
Science Zone
Moving forward:
Energy use
in the future
Welcome Zone
Innovation
Area
Static
Electricity
2 Firsts of Their Kind
Topics Area
Amusement Exhibit
CSR Area
History
★Hatsuden Try
Get some hands-on experi e n ce o f v a ri o u s p o w e r
generation methods.
Hall B
Hall A
Commemoration stamp
data and make it possible to
★Kimi(You) Sensor
Floor Map
Try to ensure the residents are
living comfortably while saving energy at the same time.
Amusement Exhibit
able to store huge amounts of
Check your vital signs and see
how they can be used.
Moving forward:
Moving forward:
Technological advancement
d ri ve s i n n ova t i o n i n i n f ra st ru c t u re su ch a s p owe r
transmission, transportation
and waterworks systems.
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Amusement Exhibit
healthcare more efficient and
effective.
Moving forward:
Semiconductor devices will be
in your daily life will make the
Build a convenient smart
house.
Moving forward:
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Amusement Exhibit
Health care
in the future
Room of the Founder
Information Desk
Firsts of Their Kind
Entrance
A wide variety of new "firsts"
achieved by Toshiba are on
display in chronological order.

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