Experience

The Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) offer Kobe campus group tours to the public.

The RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) offers group tours to the public. If you would like to schedule a tour for your group, please confirm all tour details on R-CCS’s website and apply online.

Tour overview:

• Tours are available for groups of 5 to 60 people. (Please contact R-CCS directly to discuss potential tour availability for any other kinds of groups.)
• Tours are available from 10 am to 12 noon and from 1:30 pm to 5 pm on weekdays.
  (Please note that tours are not available on Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, the New Year holiday period, days RIKEN is closed, and during special events.)
• Tour duration is about 30 to 90 minutes.
• All tours are free.
• Tours are available until July 31, 2019.

The K computer Tour is no longer available as of August 9, 2019. Tour of the successor, supercomputer Fugaku, will be offered when ready.

Meantime, please check out the renovation of the facility and installation of Fugaku below.
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/jp/post-k/fugaku-construction/ (Japanese)

The Exhibit Area (1st floor of R-CCS) remains open, and you can see interesting videos, CPU of the K computer, and other items (open weekdays 9 am ~ 6:30 pm; no reservation required).