To commemorate the 400th year of the first Galileo's celestial observation, this year is "International Year of Astronomy 2009".
As one of events of "International Year of Astronomy 2009" in Japan, Machida City Museum organizes an exhibition of "Astronomical observation and Clocks". About 30 beautiful Japanese traditional clocks of the Edo era are exhibited.
The pamphlet of the exhibition is sold at the museum (100 yen for 1 copy). It helps understand the exhibition more deeply. The pamphlet is provided to primary and secondary students for free.
| Dates: |
July 18 (Saturday) – August 30 (Sunday)
Admission free |
| Opening hours: |
09:00 - 16:30 hours
Closed on Mondays |
| Location: |
Machida City Museum, Machida-shi, Tokyo
TEL: 042-726-1531
FAX: 042-723-3406
Official site (Japanese only) |
| Access: |
Nearest train station is Machida station, JR Yokohama line and Odakyu line. Take the bus for "Fujinodai Danchi" from the West exit of Machida station of Odakyu line. Get off at "Shiritsu Hakubustukan Mae" stop. 7 minutes walk from "Shiritsu Hakubutukan Mae" stop. |
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