The Izumo Science Center (出雲科学館, Izumo Kagakukan) is a science center located in Izumo-shi, Shimane Prefecture, Japan that operates both as a school and as a center for public education. The pupils in Izumo-shi, from third grade through junior high school, take lessons in natural science. On weekends, the center hosts events about science and manufacturing for the general public. About 150,000 people, as many as the population of Izumo-shi, visit there every year. | ||||||
Location: 1900-2 Imaichi-cho, Izumo-shi, Shimane-ken | ||||||
Opened: July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) | ||||||
Type: Science education, experiment, handicraft, woodwork | ||||||