Nintendo Museum Opening Date, Prices, Reservation Process

The legendary video game company Nintendo will open its much-awaited Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan, on October 2, 2024. Video game creator Shigeru Miyamoto showed some of the museum’s intriguing features in a new video that showcased its design and interiors.

The museum is located in Uji City, Kyoto, where Nintendo initially created its Hanafuda cards and later used them for quality inspections throughout the Famicom period.

Nintendo Museum features

Miyamoto demonstrated the museum’s various interactive elements in a 13-minute video tour. This included a recreation of a 1970s Japanese apartment, a digital card game display, and giant controllers that make you feel like a Pikmin while attempting to pick up and even use a large Wii Remote.

Watch the video tour of the Nintendo Museum:

The museum’s second floor has a large exhibition hall with elements from Nintendo’s vast history displayed in periods and consoles. The first level contains eight interactive experiences that require digital currencies to play. When you visit the museum, you will receive ten coins on an admittance card that you may design with your Mii. According to the museum’s website, visitors cannot participate in all events even with ten coins.

Nintendo will also host two paid workshops based on its initial products outside the two floors. The “Let’s Make Hanafuda!” and “Try Playing Hanafuda!” workshops cost 2,000 yen (US$14) and 500 yen (US$3.50), respectively, in addition to the entrance fee, and participants get to keep the cards they create.

The museum will also have a cafe where visitors can create burgers from one of 270,000 possible combinations and a shop with exclusive merchandise for ticket holders.

Ticket Price and Reservations

According to the official website of the Nintendo Museum, the ticket prices are as follows:

Adults (ages 18+): 3, 300 yen
Youth (ages 12-17): 2, 200 yen
Child (ages 6-11): 1, 100 yen
Preschooler (ages 0-5): Free

The following terms and conditions will be applied:

Taxes are included in the ticket price.
Children 11 or younger must be accompanied by a guardian. When purchasing a child ticket (11 or younger), one adult ticket (18+) must also be purchased.
Preschoolers with accessibility requirements will receive free admission. Tickets for adults and children with accessibility requirements will be priced the same as a child ticket. One companion may also purchase a ticket at the price of a child ticket. A certification of accessibility (or Mirairo ID) needs to be presented when entering the museum on the day of the visit.

Currently, October and November 2024 tickets are available through a lottery system on the museum’s website. When the calendar is updated, tickets for subsequent months will be available in the same manner.