All around the world, we have museums dedicated to art, science, and history. And that’s all well and good. But we believe Japan is about to open perhaps the coolest museum of all time—the Nintendo Museum. Yes, an entire museum dedicated to the iconic video game company will soon open its doors to the public in Japan. First announced in 2021, the Nintendo Museum will be located in the city of Kyoto. This multi-level space will showcase a wide variety of products from the company’s 35-year history. The official website is now selling tickets. You can now also view a video tour of the museum right here, guided by Nintendo’s Representative Director, Shigeru Miyamoto:
Kyoto is where Nintendo’s corporate HQ currently is. So it makes perfect sense for their museum to be located there as well. According to Forbes, they constructed the museum on the grounds of the old Ogura Plant factory. This location was once used to make trading cards, as well as repairing all manner of toys and game consoles. The museum requires a free Nintendo Account to make a reservation. All tickets are sold via a randomly selected drawing. We imagine once the Nintendo Museum has been open for a little longer, getting tickets will be less of a process.
Let’s say you make the pilgrimage to Japan and plan a visit to the Nintendo Museum? How much are tickets for the museum going to set you back? Actually, they are not really that much at all. Adults (ages 18+) tickets are 3,300 yen ($23 US/£18), Youth (ages 12-17) costs 2,200 yen ($15 US/£12) a child (ages 6-11) is 1,100 yen ($8 US/£6) and preschoolers (ages 0-5) get a free entry. The Nintendo Museum officially opens its doors to the public on Wednesday, October 2.