1F South Floor Map
Techniques in Observing Nature
The people of the Japanese Islands have been sensitive in observing the richness and diversity of nature around them since the beginning of their history. Our daily life in harmony with nature has also enabled us to acquire uniqueness in manufacturing and industry. Tools, instruments, crafted objects and literature handed down from their own time to the present, demonstrate our activities in the fields of science and technology.
Dawn of Modern Science and Technology in Japan:
Myriad-Year Clock
Dawn of Modern Science and Technology in Japan:
Myriad-Year Clock

1.Understanding Heavens
Understanding Heavens in Edo Period
Changes in Japanese Calendar

2.Reading Heavens and Earth
Precise Observations Supporting Everyday Life
Surveying Techniques for Japan's Modernization

3.Observing Earth
Techniques for Measuring Ground Motion
Evolution of Seismographs

4.Recording Atmosphere
Beginnings of National Weather Observation
5.Marking Time
From European Clocks to Japanese Clocks
Temporal Hour System and Wadokei
The Callenge of Accurately Telling Temporal Hours
The World of Wadokei, Combining Beauty and Practicality

6.From Ore to Metal
Kozan Emaki : Visualizing Metal Production Technologies

7.Measuring
Measuring weight: Scales
Measuring lengths: Rulers
Measuring volume: The Sho