Osaka Science & Technology Center (OSTEC) Exhibition Hall stimulates your interest and invites you to learn with fun and excitement about state-of-the-art scientific and technological advances that have affected our lives, in particular in the areas of energy, electronics, biotechnology and the study of the global environment. OSTEC Exhibition Hall is a hands-on science and technology museum that offers learning through science quizzes, games and multimedia equipment.

Exhibits

Open: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed: Sundays, national holidays, summer holidays, and year-end and New Year's holidays.
Contact:
  1-8-4 Utsubohon-cho, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 550-0004
  Phone +81-6-6441-0915
  Fax +81-6-6443-5319
OSTEC Exhibition Hall Top Page (Japanese Only)

The JAXA section is on the second floor. Visitors can physically manipulate exhibits and play simulation games, to learn first-hand about famous Japanese launch vehicles, as well as the International Space Station, the biggest scientific project in the history of mankind.