Exhibition Hall

The Exhibition Hall consists of Permanent Exhibition Room and Special Exhibition Room on the second floor,and Map Gallery and Orientation Room on the first floor.

The Entrance Hall has a double-height structure,and there you can enjoy the cubic diagram of the Japanese archipelago and the ocean area around Japan by using special glasses.

　

In the Map Gallery, visitors can find a large variety of maps published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, and can get information on new publications, events, and so on.

In the Orientation Room, visitors can enjoy a variety of video programs of maps and surveys shown on a wide screen (130inches).

At the entrance of the Orientation Room, visitors can view the "TOUCHizu"(Touching chizu=map). With this browsing sysytem, visitors are able to manipulate the view of aerial photograph and map freely(move, zoom and rotation) by touching a monitor.

In the shop, various maps including topographical maps, books, geography goods, etc. are sold.