QST Naka Institute for Fusion Science and Technology Open Day2026

A public open day at a fusion-research facility,with experiments,lectures and exhibits introducing research and related technology. Advance applications for JT-60SA tours have closed,but general admission requires no reservation.

General visitors may enter and leave freely. Advance registration for JT-60SA tours is closed. The robotic-arm activity uses numbered tickets distributed on the day.

Audience: children and adults. Identification is not required for entry.

Fee: free general admission.

Gates open09:30 and close16:30.

The QST official page updated October17,2026 confirmed that the open day would go ahead. Activities were scheduled10:00–16:00. The notice says it proceeds in rain but is cancelled in severe weather.

• Original advance-application deadline for JT-60SA tours

Always check the organizer's official page for current conditions before applying or attending.

A free shuttle bus is planned from the west exit of JR Tokai Station. Mito HollyHock buses also operate that day,so use the stop marked for the QST open day. Ten varieties of Naka research cards introducing devices and facilities are planned for distribution at activities and the exhibition hall. Locations are listed in the official leaflet; one card per person per activity,while supplies last.

JT-60SA advance applications are closed. The official leaflet says same-day applications will be accepted only if cancellations occur. Check availability and details at the general-information desk in the control-building lobby.

The final return shuttle leaves Naka at16:15 and reaches Tokai Station at16:30. These times differ from the16:00 end of activities and16:30 gate closure.