Tokyo, January 13, 2012 - On February 18 the Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum will open two newly revamped exhibition areas: the "Transportation" and "Daily Life Discovery" zones. Both zones will in their respective ways now focus on introducing visitors to the exciting potential offered by tomorrow's smart communities: social units integrating a broad palette of optimized systems, including systems for achieving a stable balance between power generation and supply, for transportation management, for enhancing lifestyles, etc. The exhibits will provide easy-to-understand introductions to the advanced technologies that will support smart communities, toward realization of sustainable low-carbon societies that are also highly resilient to natural disasters. All visitors, from children to adults, will be able to experience the eco-friendliness, convenience and pleasure to be derived in the smart communities of the near future.
In the new Transportation Zone, visitors will be greeted by
a diorama giving a bird's-eye view of a typical smart
community - dubbed "Pittari City." The Japanese
word "pittari" means "just right" or
"perfect." In the "Discover! Pittari
City" presentation, the "mayor" of Pittari
City appears and explains the workings, roles and structure
of his community's advanced systems: systems enabling a
stable balance between energy demand and power supplies,
resolving road traffic problems through the adoption of ITS
(intelligent transport systems), etc. The presentations
will be made in a way that invites easy understanding while
offering the same enjoyment as playing a game. In the
"Pittari Tram" exhibit, visitors will not only
see the environmentally friendly transport system of the
future, they will be able to experience the thrill of what
it would be like to actually drive the tram through Pittari
City.
In the revamped Daily Life Discovery Zone, visitors will be
able to experience what everyday life will be like in a
smart community. The focus of the exhibit will be the
"Pittari Home," the basic unit for living in the
community of tomorrow. In the "A Pittari Home for
Everyone" presentation, visitors will be given an
introduction to the next-generation energy-saving
appliances, "smart meters" and other components
essential to homes in a smart community, also including
electric vehicles and storage batteries. Visitors will
learn about these components' different roles amidst
changes in time, weather conditions and seasons through
quizzes and other fun formats. Another exhibition,
"Teach me! Useful Machine," will explain how
machine tools and other medium-lot products are closely
connected to our daily lives in different situations.
The Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum was opened in
Yokohama in June 1994 with the aim of promoting exchanges
with the local community and raising interest toward
science and technology. As of August 2011 the total number
of visitors had reached 1.8 million. Altogether there are
six zones introducing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries'
state-of-the-art technologies and products through
presentations of actual machines, models, panels, etc.
Besides the already mentioned Transportation and Daily Life
Discovery zones, the other zones are Environment/Energy,
Aerospace, Ocean and Technology Quest. Explanation on each
exhibition is written in Japanese and in English.
Location: Mitsubishijuko
Yokohama Building, 3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome, Nishi-ku,
Yokohama-shi, 220-8401
Telephone: +81-45-200-7351
Fax:
+81-45-200-9902
Access: 3-minute
walk from Minatomirai Station on the Minatomirai Line
8-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station on the JR Negishi Line
or Yokohama Subway Line
Open hours: From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed Days: Every Monday (following day if Monday is a
national holiday)
Specially designated closed days (2012): From February 13
through 17. March 6
*From
February 7 through 12, the "Transportation" and
"Daily Life Discovery" zones are closed for
exhibition revamping.
Admission Fee: 300 yen for adults
200 yen for junior and senior high school students
100 yen for elementary school students
100 yen discount per person for groups of 10 or more
people
Admission is free for persons 65 or older, and physically
impaired persons and their attendants
(please show your ID or
certificate).
Admission is free for elementary school, junior and senior
high school
and university field trip visits, provided a reservation is
made at least a day in advance of the visit.
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