The National Science Museum

7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Telephone: +81-(0)3-3822-0111 (Monday-Friday)
Telephone: +81-(0)3-3822-0114(Saturday, Sunday and National Holidays)
Site: The National Science Museum

Opening Hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (Last admissions: 16:30)
Friday 9:00 - 20:00 (Last admissions: 19:30)
Admission:
Adult and College students: 500 Yen
Child and youth in 1-12 grades: Free

Access: 5 minutes walk from Koen Exit (Park Exit) - JR Ueno Station
10 minutes walk from Ueno Station - Ginza and Hibiya Lines
10 minutes walk from Ueno Station - Keisei Line

Here you can see exhibitions on various topics such as - evolution, survival and extinction of different animals, progress of science and technology, the mysteries of the dinosaurs and many more. There is also a space where kids can experiment with phenomena such as sound, light, force, motion, electricity, and magnetism, or explore the mysteries of nature, in a thicket of mixed trees, that are usually overlooked.

This is very interesting museum for kids and youth but note that Japanese are science and technology lovers, so the line to this museum is huge usually.

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Ueno Museums

Ueno is the place to go if you want to visit as many different museums as you can, but you don’t have time to waist on traveling from one side of Tokyo to another. In Ueno park you will find such must-to-see museum as National Science Museum, Tokyo National Museum and the National Museum of Modern Art

Tokyo National Museum
The National Museum of Western Art
The National Science Museum
Shitamachi Museum

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Oakwood Apartments Roppongi

3-8-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku , Tokyo
Telephone: 81-3-5412-6800
Site: Oakwood Apartments Roppongi

This is apartment hotel that rents apartments on daily/weekly bases.
Oakwood Apartments Roppongi Central offers 69 stylish serviced apartments in the heart of Roppongi, on a private side street just step from Roppongi Crossing. Here you will find smart modern decor including flat screen televisions (with more than 60 satellite TV channels) and a large work desk with broadband access. The property also has a well-equipped gym and business center.

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Ibis Hotel Tokyo

7-14-4, Ropppongi Minato-ku Tokyo
Telephone: 03-3403-4411
Site: Ibis Hotel Tokyo

Ibis hotel is centrally located one minute walk from Roppongi Station.
The hotel has 8 types of rooms staring from 11 meters2 single room to 32 meters2 suit. The hotel has various restaurants including the Sabatini restaurant on the 13 floor of the hotel that allows you to enjoy day or night view of the metropolis, during one of the best Italian meals in town.

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