MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HERITAGE NO.117
Goto Planetarium Type M-1
Goto Inc. developed the lens projection type Planetarium Type M-1 in 1959, and 19 units were delivered in Japan between 1959 and the 1970s. The projector was the first in Japan to be mass-produced and marketed on a full-scale basis. It was also the foundation on which Japanese planetariums gained worldwide recognition (70% of the global market share for Japanese-made projectors). The projector installed at the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology in 1965 is the oldest one still in operation. Additionally, students participate in the management, operation, and maintenance of the facility, which is useful for handing down technology.
On exhibition (advance consultation required)
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Etchujima Kaikan
- (advance consultation required for tours) For more information, please contact the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Kaiji Kyokai (kaiji_fukyu@yahoo.co.jp). This facility is registered as an Important Historical Materials of Science and Technology by the Japan Center for Industrial Technology History and Information, and is available for use only under the management of the Maritime Advancement Association of TUMSAT.
- Days closed:
- Admission examination days and other days. Please inquire for details.
- Address:
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2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Etchujima Kaikan
- Tel:
- None (The main phone number for the Etchujima Campus is 03-5245-7300)
- URL:
- https://www.kaiyodai.ac.jp/ (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
http://kaijifukyu.main.jp/planetarium/index.html (Maritime Extension Association of Japan)
- Access:
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About 2 minutes on foot from JR Keiyo Line/Musashino Line Etchujima Station (local trains only)
About 10 minutes on foot from Monzen-Nakacho Station on the Tozai Line and Oedo Line
About 10 minutes on foot from Tsukishima Station on the subway Yurakucho Line/Oedo Line