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name: "Tochigi Children's Science Museum"
lat: 36.5147
lng: 139.8384
official_url: "https://t-csm.jp/"
fee: "Exhibition hall day ticket: ¥620 for adults, ¥230 for children (age 4 to junior high); free for 3 and under. Group rates in brackets are ¥490 / ¥180, from 20 people. Annual tickets are ¥3,650 / ¥1,050 and a book of six day tickets is ¥3,100 / ¥1,150. The planetarium is ¥540 / ¥200 per showing. Children go free on the third Sunday of each month ('Family Day'). Showing a disability certificate admits the holder and one carer free, though the ride ground is still charged. Outside, the odd-bicycle hire is ¥300 / ¥200 an hour and the mini locomotive ¥200 / ¥100 a lap, free under 4. Parking is free"
last_verified: "2026-08-14"
---

# Tochigi Children's Science Museum

Seven zones fill the exhibition hall — basic, space, earth, life, living, environment and kids. Most displays are built to be worked by hand rather than looked at. The kids zone, on the second floor and mezzanine, has a baby area, a play area, piano stairs and a mole house. A planetarium sits inside, and the rooftop observatory opens for events. Outdoors are six grounds with a ten-metre roller slide, a climbing wall, a sandpit and inclusive play equipment.

- Area: tochigi
- Type: sightseeing
- Hours: 9:30-16:30, last admission 16:00. Closed Mondays and the fourth Thursday of each month (unless a public holiday), the day after a public holiday (unless it falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday), and 28 December to 4 January. There are also unscheduled closures and openings — check the calendar. The outdoor ride ground runs 9:30-16:00 (last sign-up 15:40 for the odd bicycles, 15:50 for the mini locomotive), closes in bad weather, may stop from midday when a heatstroke alert is issued for Tochigi, and is weekends-only on weekdays from December to February
- Last verified: 2026-08-14

## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date)

| Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family restroom | Yes (5) | Five in all. Three unisex accessible toilets outdoors — at the car park, the outdoor management building and Kaze-no-Hiroba. Two indoors, beside the 1st-floor rest room and in the 2nd-floor exhibition hall; both take an ostomy fitting and have a care bench | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://t-csm.jp/guide) |
| Indoor / outdoor | Indoor & outdoor | An indoor exhibition hall over several floors, plus six outdoor play grounds and a ride ground | 2026-08-14 (web) | [source](https://t-csm.jp/park) |
| Stroller friendly | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Nursing space | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper changing table | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Elevator | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| English support | Not checked yet |  |  |  |
| Outside food allowed | Not checked yet |  |  |  |