[Adult School Trips ]7 places to travel and learn

The National Museum in Ueno, Tokyo, is a place where you can learn a lot about Japanese history "Tokyo National Museum ".
"The museum, nicknamed Touhaku ", is crowded with visitors every day.

The Tokyo National Museum has the longest history of any museum in Japan, with some 110,000 items in its collection!

The attraction of the Tokyo National Museum is the abundance of cultural assets on display, not only from Japan but also from other countries in the Orient.
The museum is full of attractions such as national treasures, important cultural properties, and various exhibits including Buddhist statues and bronze vessels.


The Tokyo National Museum consists of six buildings, including the Honkan, the Toyokan, and the Heiseikan, and is very spacious!

In the main building, works related to Japanese history and art, such as Buddhist art, swords, and Kabuki costumes.
In the Toyokan, art and archaeological materials from China and India.
The Heiseikan includes a special exhibition hall, an archaeological exhibition room, and a special exhibition space, where visitors can enjoy different exhibits at different times of the year.

In the lush green area of Ueno Onshi Park, the National Museum has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere that is perfect for a date or for sightseeing.

At the atrium entrance of the main building, the marble staircase is a sight to behold! You may recognize it from a scene in a commercial or TV drama.
Note the wall clocks, stained glass windows, and other interior decorations.

This facility, which is well known as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency "JAXA ", can be toured inside "Tsukuba Space Center ".
The agency is responsible for Japan's aerospace development policy and is famous for its large space station control room.

It is located on a large site of approximately 530,000 square meters as a comprehensive office with a nature-rich environment and state-of-the-art testing facilities, and operates as the core of space development.

Located about 2 minutes from Omiya Station by New Shuttle "Railway Museum ".
This museum is said to have opened in 2007 as the main project of JR East's 20th anniversary.

There are 41 train cars on display in the museum, 36 of which are displayed in the train station, which also displays cars designated as national important cultural properties.

Steam locomotives and nostalgic cars manufactured in the Showa period are also on display, allowing visitors to enjoy trains from a different angle!

In addition to Omiya in Saitama, Japan, there is also "Linear Railroad Museum "in Nagoya and "Kyoto Railway Museum "in Kyoto.
There are also other private railroad museums that you may be interested in visiting.

Trains are something we take for granted in our daily lives. Why don't you learn about its history and mechanism, and gain knowledge that will add something extra to your everyday life?

"Facility Information "
Name: Railway Museum
Address: 3-47 Taisei-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama
Phone number: 048-651-0088

A very popular spot in the Chiba Narita area "Aviation Museum ".
The fuselage of an actual passenger plane is on display, making this facility a must-see for aviation enthusiasts.

There is also a facility where visitors can experience piloting a large model of a jumbo jet in the cockpit at the rear of the aircraft, allowing them to experience what it is like to be a pilot!


The exhibits include pilot and flight attendant uniforms and everything related to airplanes.
The piston engine corner displays R-3350, Rolls Royce Merlin, etc., the engine, tires, cabin, and cockpit of a Boeing 747, the forelegs of a DC-8 jet airliner, and cross sections of the fuselage and wings of a Boeing 747.

Many of us have visited this place at least once when we were students "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ".

In fact, it was reopened in April 2019.
Compared to the previous exhibition, only panoramic photographs of Hiroshima before and after the bombing and computer graphics (CG) images reproducing the atomic bombing and explosion are placed as introductory exhibits, so it is said that the design is more in touch with the "reality of the damage "exhibition.


It is also famous for the creation of a section called "Cries of the Souls ", where the personal lives of deceased A-bomb survivors are recalled through their belongings and images.

The regret of those who died in agony and the deep grief of the bereaved families are naturally conveyed through the episodes surrounding the articles and the bereaved families.
Some of the exhibits include episodes that were made into picture books for children and became known throughout Japan.

Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum is located at Okinawa's largest war site "Okinawa Battle Site National Park ".
This site is located in the southern part of Okinawa's main island "where the Battle of Okinawa ended "on a plateau overlooking the hills of Mabuniin, Itoman City to the south, with a view of the rugged and beautiful coastline to the southeast.

The museum uses videos and models to convey the lessons of the history of the Battle of Okinawa.

The site also includes the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall, the Cornerstone of Peace, and the National War Cemetery for the Okinawa War Dead, where you can learn a lot.

The political center of Japan "The Diet Building ".
Its location is known to everyone, and it is said that the building was completed in 1936 over a period of 16 years.

The building is divided into the House of Representatives on the right and the House of Councillors on the left as you face the front of the building. If you make a reservation, you can tour the inside of the Capitol building, which is an attractive feature.

The "places" you visited when you were a student may look completely different when you visit them again as an adult.
"Why not enjoy a great travel time with an added element of learning "?