Shinagawa City Gotanda Cultural Center Planetarium

Let’s Delve into the Mysteries of the Universe, Enveloped in a Starry Sky

Did you know that there is a planetarium at Gotanda Cultural Center, which is one of Shinagawa City’s five cultural centers? The planetarium projector, which is called CHRONOS II, is a state-of-the-art planetarium projector with a 360-degree celestial digital imaging system that can project about 9,500 known stars of up to 6.5 in brightness magnitude—all in realistic brightness and color—onto a domed roof with a diameter of 12 meters. Naturally this facility is a great place to learn about astronomy, but the planetarium is also a great place to relax with a healing effect or spend a romantic moment. If you’ve never been to the planetarium before, why not check it out? Even if you’ve been to the planetarium, you’ll certainly make some fascinating discoveries.

Plenty of programs and events are available!

General projections
■ General Program Commentary on Tonight’s Starry Sky and a Special Feature (Features change every two months.) Date and time: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, 1) from 1:30 p.m. and 2) from 3:30 p.m. (Each showing lasts about 50 minutes long.)
■ Programs for Parents and Kids Constellations of the Seasons (The contents of the auto programs change each season.) March to May: Animation (spring) June to August: Animation (summer) September to November: Animation (fall) December to February: Animation (winter) Date and time: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays, from 11:00 a.m. (Each showing lasts about 50 minutes long.)
■ Daytime Relaxation Planetarium Music with projection on a starry sky; commentary not provided Date and time: Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 12:35 to 12:50 p.m. (Each showing lasts about 15 minutes.)
■ Healing Planetarium Commentary on the stars of the night, and a healing program Date and time: Once a month on Friday, from 7:00 p.m. (Each showing lasts about 50 minutes.)
Special-feature projections
■ Starry Sky Seminar Projection focusing on various genres by special lecturers Date and time: Second Saturday of the month, from 3:30 p.m. (Each showing lasts about 50 minutes.)

Events
Explanations are provided in Japanese. Other programs include stargazing, lectures on astronomy and “A Starry Sky and a Musical Evening.” You can enjoy the planetarium while listening to a live musical performance at the latter. In September, Space Museum that features exhibits and workshop related to space will be held.

Fee: 200 yen; from 4 years of age to junior high school students: 50 yen
Notes:
1. Free for children 3 years old or younger. Please come to the reception on the first floor. If a child uses a seat, there will be a 50-yen fee regardless of his/her age.
2. The Daytime Relaxation Planetarium session is free.
3. Tickets will be sold from 9:00 a.m. on the day of the event on the first floor at the ticket vending machine next to the reception desk.

☆ For more details, such as the content of the programs and other events, please visit: http://shinagawa-gotanda-planetarium.com/schedule/

Inquiries: Shinagawa City Gotanda Cultural Center Planetarium (6-5-1 Nishi-Gotanda)
Tel: 03-3492-2451
Fax: 03-3492-7551
Website: http://shinagawa-gotanda-planetarium.com