＜Aomori Prefectural Misawa Aviation Science Museum＞An Interactive Museum for Learning Aviation Science｜Hachinohe,Misawa,TowadaFor recommended sightseeing and leisure spots inTabiiro

An Interactive Museum for Learning Aviation Science

Located approximately a 7-minute drive from Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture, this museum is a dream come true for aviation fans. Everyone from children to grown-ups can enjoy the "Aviation Zone," which displays planes that have ties to Aomori Prefecture and are famous in the history of aviation, the "Science Zone," where you can experience the mechanics of flight, and the "Space Zone," where you can get a close-up look at a life-size model of the asteroid probe "Hayabusa 2."

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A Tourist Attraction to See, Touch, and Learn About Airplanes

Once you enter the museum, you can watch planes taking off and landing at Misawa Air Base and experience flying an aircraft or riding a flight simulator. The museum's "Children's Square" and the outdoor "Misawa City Open Sky Plaza" are equipped with play equipment, allowing you to experience aviation science while having fun (admission is free for high school students and younger).

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A Close Encounter with Legendary Aircraft in Aviation History

Famous aircraft such as "YS-11", the first domestically produced transport aircraft after the war, and "Aeronautical Research Institute’s Prototype Long-Distance Aircraft (Kokenki)", a long-distance flight test aircraft certified as an "Aerospace Technology Heritage" by the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, are on display. "HondaJet Technology Demonstration Aircraft", a small business jet that astonished the aviation industry, is also on permanent display.

Aomori Prefectural Misawa Aviation Science Museum

Address

158 Misawa Kitayama, Misawa City, Aomori

Access

[Car] 7 minutes from Misawa Airport, 15 minutes from Misawa-Towada-Shimoda IC on the Second Michinoku Toll Road; [Train] 15 minutes by car from Misawa Station on the Aoimori Railway Line

Official Website

https://kokukagaku.jp/

TEL

+81-176-50-7777Please inform the staff that you found us through "Tabiiro."

FAX

+81-176-50-7559

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