• By train and bus
  
  • Tsukuba Express
    Akihabara Station to Tsukuba Station and transfer to bus*
    
    
  • JR Joban Line
    Ueno Station to Hitachino Ushiku Station, or Arakawaoki Station, or Tsuchiura Station. Transfer to JR bus bound for Tsukuba Center or Kanto Railway bus bound for University of Tsukuba Central. Alight at Tsukuba Center and transfer to bus*
    
    
  • Express Bus
    Tokyo Station Yaesu-minami (Yaesu South) Exit to Tsukuba Center and transfer to bus*
    
    * Transfer to bus
    Take any of the following Kanto Railway buses from Tsukuba Center.
    

    A. Tsuku-Bus (North: Hokubu Shuttle) alight at "Tsukuba Jikkenshokubutsuen Mae (Tsukuba Botanical Garden Mae)" bus stop. 3 min. walk.

    B. Techno-Park Oho Route. Alight at "Tsukuba Jikkenshokubutsuen Mae (Tsukuba Botanical Garden Mae)" bus stop. 3 min. walk.

    C. Tsukuba Daigaku Route Hidari Mawari Course (Tsukuba University Circle Line, counter-clockwise). Alight at "Amakubo 2-chome" bus stop. 8 min. walk.

    D. (Sat., Sun. and holidays only) Tsukuba Science Tour Bus, North course. Arrive at "Tsukuba Shokubutsuen (Tsukuba Botanical Garden)" bus stop.

    * If you choose to take a taxi from "Tsukuba Center" bus station to "Tsukuba Botanical Garden" bus stop, the ride should take about 5 min.

    
    
• By Car
  Take the Joban Expressway "Sakura-Tsuchiura IC" exit and drive north about 8km. Free parking available.

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (visitors are admitted until 4:00 PM.)
Hours are sometimes extended for special exhibitions.

Every Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, the Museum is open Monday and closed the following Tuesday.)
The day after a public holiday (if the day after a public holiday is a Saturday or Sunday, the Institute is open.)
Year-end/New Year holiday (December 28 to January 4)
* On some occasions the Institute is open to visitors even on the above holidays.

Individuals	General and university students	¥320
	High-school students and younger	Free
Group visitors	General and university students	¥250
	High-school students and younger	Free

＊The admission fees have been revised since October 1, 2019 due to the consumption tax increase.

• Persons aged 65 or over are admitted free. Please present some form of identification indicating age.
• Disabled persons, plus one caregiver per disabled person, are admitted free. Please present your Disabled Person's Notebook or similar identification.
• The following persons are admitted free:
  
  • FNSM members
  • Repeaters Pass holders
  • Supporting Members
  • Students of University Partnership member universities and the instructors leading them
• Persons wishing to re-enter the Garden on the same day are asked to inquire at the information desk.

Nights for Astronomical Observation

Nights for Astronomical Observation	General admission and university students	¥320
	High-school students and younger	Free

＊The fees have been revised since October 1, 2019 due to the consumption tax increase.

• Nights for Astronomical Observation are offered for about two hours from sunset on clear nights, on the second Saturday of each month.
• The following persons are admitted free:
  
  • FNSM members
  • Repeaters Pass holders
  • Supporting Members
  • Students of University Partnership member universities and the instructors leading them

4-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0005

Tel: +81-(0)29-851-5159