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AIST-Cube

  • Photo of the AIST VISION exhibition area
  • Photo of the AIST INNOVATION exhibition area
  • Photo of the AIST DISCOVERY exhibition area
  • Photo of the AIST INDUSTRY exhibition area

The logo of AIST-Cube has simple and clear design features with a three-dimensional element that matches “a cube” in the facility name. The red line in the center symbolizes the AIST Group's will to innovate, advance, and pioneer the future.

The exhibition facility of AIST, “Science Square Tsukuba”, has been renamed “AIST-Cube” with new exhibition line-up.

“AIST-Cube” is a place for co-creation where visitors can experience “the not-too-distant future.” Here, the AIST Group, together with companies seeking to create new business, students aspiring to a research career, and others interested in the AIST Group, will work towards creation of new values.　At AIST-Cube, we aim to inspire one another and have better communication through deep understanding of AIST’s research results.

The new name of “AIST-Cube” represents evolution from “Science Square Tsukuba”, from “square” to “cube”. AIST-Cube will serve as a connecting point for a diverse group of people including companies, students and others, and act as a catalyst for “collaborating together.” This is what we hope to express in the name of AIST-Cube.

Through AIST-Cube, the AIST Group will further accelerate its efforts to solve social issues and strengthen industrial competitiveness in cooperation with those with diverse perspectives.

FACILITY

Facility map
  • Photo of the reception area (entrance)

    ENTRANCE

    This is the entrance of AIST-Cube. In this area, visitors can see the research results of AIST. Some exhibits show actual examples of social implementation of AIST technology, by which you can experience "the not-too-distant future." As you walk through the corridor that is impressively painted in black, a journey to co-creation begins.

  • Photo of the exhibition area: AIST VISION

    AIST VISION

    This is the introductory area. Videos on 12 synchronized monitors and exhibits showing the history of AIST surround visitors. By learning our history that has continued since 1882, visitors can fully sense the AIST Vision "Create the Future, Collaborate Together", that will be passed to the future.

  • Photo of the exhibition area: AIST INNOVATION

    AIST INNOVATION

    This is the largest exhibition area of AIST-Cube. The mission of AIST is to solve social issues and strengthen industrial competitiveness. 3 social issues that beset the world and AIST's cutting-edge research that provides clues to solving them are introduced. AIST invites you to look into "the not-too-distant future" through presentation of our research and messages from the researchers.

  • Photo of the exhibition area: AIST DISCOVERY

    AIST DISCOVERY

    This is an area where visitors can immerse themselves in the world of research and feel the enthusiasm of researchers through videos shown on an overwhelming 11-meter-wide curved screen. You can see the extraordinary world that researchers see every day and the unique strengths of AIST's regional research bases throughout Japan. Please discover the unknown sides of AIST with your own eyes.

NEWS

INFORMATION

  • Opening Hours:

    – (Last Admission )

    Closed on Mondays (or the next business day when a national holiday falls on a Monday) and -

  • Admission :

    Free

  • To Visit:

    Reservation is required for all visitors.
    Reservation is confirmed by the e-mail sent by AIST-Cube.

    • Time required for viewing is approx. 30 - 60 min.

    <Individuals (Up to 19 people)>

    • Reservations are accepted from 1 month prior to the desired date.
    • Please make a reservation by the previous day of the visit.

    Reservation (Individual visits)

    <Group Visits (20 - 40 people)>

    • Reservations are accepted from 6 months prior to the desired date.
    • Please make reservations by 1 week before the desired date.
    • The maximum number of people per group is limited to 40 to avoid crowded conditions.

    Reservation (Group visits)

  • Contact:

    For reservation inquiries, please contact us via this form.

  • Notice:

    • No eating/drinking in AIST-Cube.
    • Please keep quiet and respect other visitors.
    • Please follow the instructions of the staff in the exhibition area.
    • No smoking in AIST-Cube.
    • We ask for your cooperation to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Please keep your hands clean by washing and cover your coughs and sneezes.

ACCESS

AIST-Cube
(in AIST Tsukuba Central area)

Address:1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8561, Japan

For further details about access guide, please refer to AIST Tsukuba Central Map .

For visitors arriving by car

  • Please stop your car in front of the security guard’s station, which is on your left at the front gate of AIST Tsukuba Center.
  • The security officer will give you a pass and parking instructions.
  • Please use the designated parking space and do not park your car at any other place.
  • Please display your pass so that it is visible from outside while parking.
  • When you leave, you are not required to return your pass. After you leave the AIST premises, you can discard the pass.

For visitors arriving on foot
or by bicycle

  • Visitors do not need a pass to enter the AIST premises.

Parking space for tour buses

  • Reservation is required to use the bus parking lots.
  • Visitors of AIST-Cube can get on and off near the facility, but please park the bus in the dedicated parking lot.

RESERVATION

Reservation is required for all visitors.
To make a reservation, click on the button below.
*You will proceed to the external reservation website.

Reservation
(Individual visits)　 Reservation
(Group visits)　

  • To make a reservation:

    Please reserve through the designated website. Initially, the status is set as a temporary reservation. After confirming the details, AIST-Cube will contact you by e-mail to confirm the reservation. Please note that we may not be able to accept your reservation due to crowded conditions.

  • To change/cancel a reservation:

    If there is a need to change/cancel a reservation, please contact us via this form.

  • Tours:

    <Individuals (Up to 19 people)>

    • Guided tours are not available. Free viewing only.

    <Group Visits (20 – 40 people)>

    • Each group can choose free viewing or guided tours. If you prefer a guided tour, please select it when you make a reservation.

  • Handling of Personal Information:

    Handling of Personal Information:＜ https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_j/comp-info/pip/policy.html ＞. AIST will use personal information for the following purposes and will not use it for any other purposes, except when the person concerned has given consent or when the use is permitted by law.

    In addition, based on the joint use of personal information with AIST Solutions Inc.＜ https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_j/comp-info/pip/Use_PersonalInfo.html ＞, AIST will share personal information with AIST Solutions, Inc. only for the following purposes. :

    • To contact you for your visit and to send you questionnaires
    • To send you newsletters and event information from AIST and AIST Solutions
    • To contact you regarding collaboration based on your answers in a questionnaire
    • For purposes associated with the above cases

  • If you do not receive a reservation confirmation e-mail, or if you have any other questions, please contact us.

Photos of the exterior and interior of AIST-Cube