Museum of Maritime Science

The Museum of Maritime Science (船の科学館, Fune-no-kagakukan) is a marine science museum located in Higashiyashio, Shinagawa, Tokyo on Odaiba island, Japan. Exhibits include Japanese boats, items related to the navy, shipping industry, fishing, sailing, maritime recreation, ship design and building, and the environment of the seas and oceans around Japan.[1][2][3] The museum building itself is modelled after the British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2.

Museum of Maritime Science
Museum from North West Side
EstablishedJuly 20, 1974
LocationHigashi Yashio, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
TypeMaritime museum
Public transit accessTokyo International Cruise Terminal Station
Websitewww.funenokagakukan.or.jp/index_e.html/

Outside the museum building are a number of exhibits including a large screw propeller, Ayumi I-Go Ocean Floor House, Tankai Submarine and PC-18 submersible, a wooden fishing boat from Kujūkuri, Osesaki lighthouse and Anorisaki Lighthouse.[4]

Since May 1979 the icebreaker Sōya has been moored alongside the museum open to the public.[5]

See also

References
  1. Museum of Maritime Science (Fune No Kagaku-Kan) Lonely Planet Retrieved September 3, 2015
  2. Museum of Maritime Science Review Fodor's Retrieved September 3, 2015
  3. Bamforth, Chris When your kids are cooperating, but the weather isn’t Japan Times Retrieved September 3, 2015
  4. Museum of Maritime Science webpage Outdoor Exhibits / Guide in Visit Facilities Retrieved September 4, 2015
  5. Museum of Maritime Science webpage Outdoor Exhibits - Soya former Antarctica Observation Ship Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 4, 2015

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