Bando Kobe Science Museum - Planetarium

【Name of facility】
Bando Kobe Science Museum

【Introduction, descriptions, and contents of activities】
Bando Kobe Science Museum is the only facility in Kobe which has a planetarium. There are six exhibit rooms and you can also enjoy attractions such as Time Hopper and Hang Glider. Science Experiment Show is held to raise interest in science, and astronomical observation is also held everyday to observe sun-spot and prominence using “Taiyo,” a refracting astronomical telescope with a 25 cm aperture. The planetarium has a dome of 20 meters in diameter, where 25,000 stars are projected, as the nearest place to the starry sky in Kobe. Original programs everyone from child to adult can enjoy and a seasonal star chart is projected there.

【Information provider】
FEEL KOBE（WEBサイト）

【access】
Port Liner Minamikoen Station

【Availability in multiple languages】
Yes (incl. written materials)

【Available languages】
English

【Price range】
Under 3000yen

【Price for adult(Unit: yen)】
[Exhibit Rooms] Adult(Ages 18 and up) 600, Students(elementary to high school) 300 ; [Planetarium] Adults(Ages 18 and up) 400, Students(elementary to high school) 200

【Time required】
Short day trip (Half day)