How to plan a visit to the Nintendo Museum
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What to know first
Nintendo Museum tickets go through an official drawing. For a visit on any day in a given month, you enter during the whole calendar month three months earlier (for 15 January 2027: 1–31 October 2026). Being selected is not a booking until you pay by the deadline shown on your own result. Your QR ticket becomes available from 14:00 the day before. You must show it live from the ticket site on an internet-connected phone or tablet (not a screenshot), and every visitor's name must match their ID; non-Japanese visitors need a passport. If you miss the drawing, leftover tickets go on first-come sale from the middle of the month two months before your visit.
Conditions to check
- Use the Nintendo Account, phone number and visitor names that apply to your booking; names generally cannot be changed.
- From the waitlist, the payment deadline is the 14th, not the 7th.
- Issuing the QR ticket ends your right to cancel.
- Children aged 11 or younger need an adult aged 18 or older; interactive-exhibit rules and Craft & Play fees are separate.
- Adults
- ¥3,300Ages 12–17 ¥2,200; ages 6–11 ¥1,100
- Drawing
- Open throughout the calendar month three months before the visit month
- Payment deadline
- 23:59 Japan time on the 7thUnpaid tickets are cancelled automatically
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Prices (tax included): adults 18 and over ¥3,300; youths 12–17 ¥2,200; children 6–11 ¥1,100; preschoolers 0–5 free. With a disability certificate or a Mirairo ID, adults, youths and children pay ¥1,100, and one companion also pays ¥1,100.
Drawing: entries are open throughout the calendar month three months before the visit month (for a visit on 15 July, enter from 1 to 30 April). Results arrive on the 1st of the following month, in the afternoon Japan time, by email to your Nintendo Account address.
Payment: by 23:59 Japan time on the 7th, or by the 14th if you're picked from the waitlist; unpaid tickets are cancelled automatically. Cards: Visa, Mastercard or JCB (credit, prepaid or debit with a security code), registered for 3D Secure.
First-come sale: leftover tickets go on sale from the middle of the month two months before the visit (for a visit on 15 July, from mid-May to 14 July).
To enter the drawing you need a Nintendo Account, a phone number (mobile or landline), a credit card and the full names of every visitor, matching their ID.
QR ticket: available from 14:00 the day before; show it live from the ticketing site on a connected phone or tablet. Issuing it ends your right to cancel. Every visitor shows ID, and non-Japanese visitors show a passport.
Children 11 and under must be with an adult ticket holder aged 18 or over; visitors aged 12 and over may enter alone. Nintendo doesn't publish a maximum number of children per adult.
Hours: 10:00–20:00; closed on Tuesdays (on Wednesday if the Tuesday is a holiday) and over the New Year. Getting there: a 5-minute walk from Ogura Station East Exit (Kintetsu Kyoto Line) or 8 minutes from JR Ogura (JR Nara Line). There is no parking for cars, motorbikes or bicycles, and Nintendo asks visitors not to come by taxi.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: ticketing website · Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026 · Nintendo Museum: getting here
Which route fits your trip?
Your trip dates are fixed and more than three months away: enter the drawing in the month three months before your visit month.
Your trip is less than three months away: skip the drawing and watch the ticketing site for first-come tickets from the middle of the month two months before.
You're not sure who is coming: wait. Every visitor's full name goes in at the drawing, and names can't be changed later.
Your card isn't registered for 3D Secure: register it with your bank before results day, because you have only until the 7th to pay.
Plans might change: don't issue the QR code until you're sure. Cancelling is only possible before the visit, before the QR is issued or viewed, and before tickets are passed to others.
You need to cancel only a preschooler's ticket: you can't do it online; it's handled at the ticket office on the day.
You're bringing large luggage: leave it at your hotel or a station locker. Large bags aren't allowed inside, and the free lockers are near the entrance.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026 · Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: ticketing website · Nintendo Museum: onsite amenities and workshop details
Worked example: a visit on Friday 15 January 2027
The party: two adults, a 14-year-old and an 8-year-old.
1–31 October 2026: enter the drawing for 15 January. One adult enters with their Nintendo Account, phone number, card and all four names exactly as on the passports.
Sunday 1 November, in the afternoon Japan time: the result email arrives (in the morning of 1 November in London).
Saturday 7 November, 23:59 Japan time (14:59 in London): pay by this time or the tickets are cancelled. The total is 2 × ¥3,300 + ¥2,200 + ¥1,100 = ¥9,900.
Saturday 14 November: the payment deadline if you're picked from the waitlist instead; that offer comes about a week after the results.
Mid-November to 14 January: if you weren't picked, first-come tickets for 15 January may appear on the ticketing site.
Thursday 14 January 2027, 14:00 Japan time (05:00 in London): issue the QR codes, and only now, because once they're issued you can't cancel.
Friday 15 January: take the Kintetsu Kyoto Line to Ogura and walk 5 minutes; open the live QR on a connected phone and bring passports for all four. The 8-year-old must stay with an adult for the whole visit; the 14-year-old could enter alone.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: ticketing website · Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: getting here
1. Treat the visit as four separate confirmations
The useful sequence is drawing entry, purchase, ticket issue and admission. Completing one does not complete the next. Plan those as separate tasks so that a selected drawing entry is not mistaken for a paid booking and a paid booking is not mistaken for a QR code already available to display. This distinction matters most when you are coordinating flights, a family group and a short stay in the Kyoto area.
Nintendo’s official visitor guide requires the purchaser’s Nintendo Account, a phone number, payment method and visitor names. Names must match the identification presented. Decide the actual party before applying; do not fill a spare place with an invented name and assume you can replace it later. Do not give personal information to a service claiming it will arrange tickets for you.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions
2. Enter the designated lottery, keeping general sales channels separate
Nintendo states that lottery applications open three months before your intended visit month. Once lottery results are settled, any released tickets may go on general first-come, first-served sale for upcoming dates. Being on a waitlist is a pending status, not confirmed entry. For a visit on 15 July, that means entering from 1 to 30 April.
Note the visit month and the results day: the email arrives on the 1st of the following month, in the afternoon Japan time. Keep optional accommodation or transport commitments flexible until the visit is confirmed. If tickets become available later, reassess the journey rather than squeezing the attraction into an impossible connection. Do not use multiple identities, unofficial resellers or automated tools to get around the stated application rules.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026
3. A selected result still needs the correct payment deadline
The official flow separates the regular drawing’s payment deadline from the later waitlist-selection deadline. Read the instruction for your result and verify its displayed cutoff and time zone, not the deadline another applicant received. Nintendo warns that the ticket is cancelled automatically if payment is not confirmed by the applicable cutoff.
Before payment, check with your card issuer that your card is registered for 3D Secure and that you can complete its authentication. Nintendo requires this; registration does not guarantee payment acceptance. Confirm the completed purchase, visit date and entry time in your Nintendo Account, not only a bank notification. If the result is unclear, check the account and support instructions before paying again. Set a reminder before the payment deadline shown for your result.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival
4. Finalise names and cancellation questions before issuing the QR
Once purchased, dates, ticket types, and visitor names cannot be changed. Under Nintendo’s terms, cancellations are permitted only when all four of the following conditions are met: it is before the scheduled date and time; the QR code has never been generated or viewed; guest tickets have not been distributed; and at least one adult ticket is retained alongside any child or preschooler tickets. Please note that as soon as you generate a QR code, cancellation is no longer possible.
Preschooler-only cancellation is not an online option: Nintendo’s FAQ directs you to the ticket office at the visit. It also directs cancellations that require extra payment there, such as cancelling an accessibility ticket while keeping its companion ticket at the regular price. Ask Nintendo how your case will be handled before relying on a refund or changed party.
Before pressing an issue or assign button, decide whether the party will actually use the booking. Ask the official support channel about the precise still unconfirmed condition. Do not assume that sending an email, removing a calendar event or telling a companion not to come cancels a ticket. Keep the real cancellation result privately with the reservation; do not publish account links, codes or identification images in a travel forum.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026 · Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions
5. Prepare the actual entry display and identification
QR codes become available at 14:00 the day before your visit. Non-Japanese visitors must present a passport for identity verification. Nintendo requires you to open the live QR code directly from the ticketing website on an internet-connected smartphone or tablet—saved screenshots are not accepted. The purchaser can present codes for companions. If you transfer a ticket, the recipient must already be registered as a visitor and have their own Nintendo Account.
Decide who will carry the entry device, make sure you can log in, and ensure you have mobile connectivity and plenty of battery for entry. Make sure every visitor's ticket name exactly matches their official ID. If anyone is missing ID or someone else needs the ticket, contact Nintendo before you go. Visitor names cannot normally be changed after purchase, and a planning note cannot replace the mandatory identity check.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026
6. Include the journey and bags in the fixed-time plan
Plan the Uji journey backwards from your booked entry. Nintendo asks visitors to use public transport and not arrive by taxi, car, motorcycle or bicycle. For accessibility parking, follow the museum’s emailed reservation instructions. If using a wheelchair or stroller at Kintetsu Ogura Station, follow Nintendo’s alternative route map: the passage between the west and east exits has stairs only. A train reservation does not protect the museum booking from a delay.
Nintendo’s facilities guidance describes lockers and a large-luggage area with capacity limits. That is a reason to arrive with a manageable bag, not a reservation for your suitcase. Decide what must stay with you, where permitted storage would be used and how you will retrieve the bag before the next commitment. Keep personal accessibility or necessary-item questions with the museum’s relevant contact rather than infer acceptance from a general locker description.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: getting here · Nintendo Museum: onsite amenities and workshop details
Museum admission does not guarantee workshop entry or seasonal promotions
The Nintendo Museum publishes standard operating hours and scheduled closure rules, while Craft & Play is an additional same-day reservation made after admission with its own limited capacity. Treat museum opening status, general admission, and workshop availability as separate confirmations; an open museum and a valid admission ticket do not secure a workshop slot.
Limited promotions have specific dates and conditions. Nintendo notes The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary play-ticket design launched on 9 September 2026 for roughly one year, subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. The Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary special promotions officially ended on 7 September 2026; ongoing museum operations after that date do not extend expired promotions.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: hours and closed days · Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary · Nintendo Museum: Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary ended notice
7. Museum entry and each activity have separate rules
Nintendo categorizes tickets into Adults (18+), Youths (12–17), Children (6–11), and free admission for Preschoolers (0–5). Children aged 11 and under cannot enter alone and must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or older throughout the visit. Nintendo does not publish a maximum number of children per accompanying adult; ask the museum about your actual group if that condition determines your visit.
Once inside, participation limits depend on the specific exhibit. Big Controller and Love Tester SP are strictly for two players (no solo play). Zapper & Scope SP and Ultra Machine SP are single-player experiences where a parent or guardian may accompany a child in the same space, though the companion cannot play at the same time. A guardian standing with a child is not an extra player. Nintendo's guidance separately says preschoolers aged 3 or older receive a special experience card and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. When that adult joins an experience, even only to accompany the preschooler, the stated coins are deducted from the adult's play ticket. Confirm the exact exhibit arrangement with staff.
Shigureden SP and Ultra Hand SP warn that visitors below a certain height, including young children, may find the experiences difficult, and recommend taking part with a parent or guardian. Official exhibit materials give no specific minimum height or weight for either experience. Unspecified limits do not guarantee eligibility, so the exact height and weight boundaries remain officially unconfirmed.
For toddlers and siblings, write down four separate states before the visit: who can enter the museum, who will participate in the chosen experience, who will only accompany or wait, and which two-person experiences need two actual players. A younger sibling’s free admission does not itself create eligibility for every interactive exhibit, and an adult allowed to stand with a child in a one-player booth is still a non-playing companion.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: hands-on exhibits
8. Keep workshop bookings distinct from general admission and interactive exhibits
Treat your museum entry as your primary booking. Nintendo’s official guide lists the Craft & Play workshops separately from general admission, noting they require an additional same-day reservation and an extra fee. The exhibit guide also states that "Try Playing Hanafuda!" is limited to pairs. Successful museum admission does not guarantee workshop availability for your party, and total museum tickets cannot be assumed to equal workshop spots.
Before the day, review a short readiness note: correct named visitors, purchase confirmed, current QR instructions, identification, entry accompaniment, each wanted experience’s participant count, non-participating companions, journey, bag arrangements and the next action if something changes. This guide prepares that plan; it does not reserve an exhibit or workshop, certify personal suitability or guarantee admission or future availability.
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions · Nintendo Museum: hands-on exhibits
Your next step
1. Find your entry month: count back three months from your visit month (January → October).
2. Today, check that your card is registered for 3D Secure, and collect everyone's full name as it appears on their passport.
3. Put three dates in your calendar: results (the 1st), payment (23:59 Japan time on the 7th, which is 14:59 in London in winter) and QR issue (14:00 the day before your visit).
Sources for this section: Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival · Nintendo Museum: ticketing website
How the Nintendo Museum ticket lottery works from application to entry
How does the Nintendo Museum ticket lottery work?
You enter during the calendar month three months before your visit (for 15 January 2027: 1–31 October 2026). Results arrive on the afternoon of the 1st of the next month, and you must pay by 23:59 Japan time on the 7th or the tickets are cancelled. Waitlist offers come about a week later, with payment by the 14th.
Can I use a foreign phone number for Nintendo Museum tickets?
The ticketing guide asks for a “phone number (mobile or landline)” for the purchaser and every visitor and doesn't limit it to Japanese numbers. None of the official pages describes a phone-verification step or how to format an overseas number (checked 8 October 2026). What does get checked is your card: it must be registered for 3D Secure.
What if my Nintendo Museum card payment fails?
Check that your card is Visa, Mastercard or JCB, has a security code and is registered for 3D Secure, then retry before 23:59 Japan time on the 7th. Tickets not paid by then are cancelled automatically.
Does Nintendo Museum require passport or ID at entry?
Yes. Every visitor must show ID, and the name must match the ticket; non-Japanese visitors need a passport. Anyone whose identity can't be checked may be refused.
Can I transfer a Nintendo Museum ticket to another person?
Only to someone already named on the booking who has their own Nintendo Account; you can't add or swap names after purchase. Cancelling is possible only before the visit, while no QR has been issued or viewed, no tickets have been passed on and an adult ticket stays with any child tickets.
Official pages for this guide
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- Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival
- Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions
- Nintendo Museum: hands-on exhibits
- Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026
- Nintendo Museum: getting here
- Nintendo Museum: onsite amenities and workshop details
- Nintendo Museum: hours and closed days
- Nintendo Museum: The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary
- Nintendo Museum: Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary ended notice
- Nintendo Museum: ticketing website
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These official sources explain the rules and conditions used in this guide. Live availability and your own booking, admission or service outcome still need to be confirmed for your trip.
- Nintendo Museum: reservation to arrival
What this confirms: The official process is divided into separate stages: lottery entry, payment, QR ticket issuance, and museum admission. It sets distinct payment deadlines for standard and waitlist winners, requires a card with 3D Secure verification, and notes that QR codes become available the day prior to your visit, with passports required for non-Japanese guests. Live ticket availability is not guaranteed.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: visitor guide and ticket questions
What this confirms: The museum lists ticket age bands as adult 18+, youth 12–17, child 6–11 and preschooler 0–5 (free). Children 11 or younger cannot enter alone and must be accompanied during the visit by a person at least 18 years old. The checked guide does not publish a maximum children-per-adult ratio. The page also keeps same-day paid Craft & Play workshop reservations separate from museum admission.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: hands-on exhibits
What this confirms: The interactive-exhibit page separates experience-specific participation rules. Big Controller and Love Tester SP are two-player only; Zapper & Scope SP and Ultra Machine SP permit a parent or guardian to accompany a child but remain one-player experiences; Shigureden SP and Ultra Hand SP warn that smaller visitors may have difficulty and recommend parent or guardian participation without publishing a numeric height threshold. The checked instructions do not publish a numeric weight limit for these named experiences. Try Playing Hanafuda! is for groups of two. These conditions do not by themselves show eligibility for another exhibit or facility.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms updated 1 April 2026
What this confirms: Sections 5, 7, and 8 of the English terms outline changes to purchased tickets, cancellation rules (including keeping an adult ticket with any child tickets), ticket distribution to registered guests with receiving Nintendo Accounts, and displaying QR codes on an internet-connected smartphone or tablet. If translations differ, the Japanese text takes precedence; no individual exceptions have been established.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: getting here
What this confirms: The Uji access guide asks visitors to use public transport other than taxis. It explains how to reserve accessible parking by email and highlights step-free routes for wheelchairs and strollers that bypass Kintetsu Ogura Station's stairs-only passage. It does not provide a real-time timetable or guarantee any specific trip.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: onsite amenities and workshop details
What this confirms: The museum outlines coin lockers, limited oversized-luggage storage, and other on-site amenities. Note that listed facilities do not guarantee availability, secure a reservation, or confirm specific personal accessibility arrangements.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: hours and closed days
What this confirms: The Museum publishes normal operating hours of 10:00-20:00 and its Tuesday/New Year closure rule. A scheduled opening day does not by itself show a same-day Craft & Play slot or the state of a limited promotion.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary
What this confirms: Nintendo states the Zelda 40th Anniversary admission pass launches 9 September 2026 for around a year, noting special offers may change or end without notice. Museum tickets do not guarantee the promotion will still be active on a later visit.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary ended notice
What this confirms: Nintendo explicitly states that the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary special promotions ended on 7 September 2026. The Museum continuing to operate after that date does not keep the ended promotion available.
Last checked - Nintendo Museum: ticketing website
What this confirms: The ticketing site lists prices of ¥3,300 for adults, ¥2,200 for youths aged 12–17, ¥1,100 for children aged 6–11 and free admission for preschoolers, with a ¥1,100 accessibility price for certificate or Mirairo ID holders and one companion. Drawing entries open for the whole calendar month three months before the visit month, and leftover tickets go on first-come sale from the middle of the month two months before.
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About this guide
Plan Nintendo Museum tickets from the lottery to QR entry. Children 11 and under need an adult ticket holder aged 18 or over.
This guide does not enter the lottery for you, reserve tickets or guarantee admission. It also does not infer height, weight or chaperone ratios that have not been announced.
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Nintendo Museum tickets: drawing, payment, and QR entry — rules and limits
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| Question | What we found | Where it comes from | What this means for your trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| What needs to be prepared for the actual named booking? | The museum requires a dedicated account, booking details, and verified guest names; all applicants in the lottery or purchase must match the visitors entering. | Nintendo Museum: visitor guide | Confirm who is actually traveling before applying—do not use placeholder names. |
| Does a drawing selection complete the booking? | No. Ordinary and waitlist results have separate payment deadlines. Nintendo also requires a card registered for 3D Secure; successful registration does not by itself show payment acceptance. | Nintendo Museum: from reservation to arrival | Use the deadline for the actual result, not another applicant’s example. |
| Can issuing a QR affect cancellation? | Cancellations are allowed only before the booked visit time, provided QR codes have not been issued or viewed, tickets have not been distributed to visitors, and an adult ticket remains whenever child or preschooler tickets are kept. According to the official FAQ, preschooler-only cancellations or cases requiring additional payment must be handled at the ticket window on the day of the visit; individual refund procedures are not established. | Nintendo Museum: ticketing terms; visitor guide | Resolve a potential change before issuing or assigning admission codes. |
| What is the actual entry credential? | The flow specifies QR issue and a passport for non-Japanese visitors. The terms require an internet-connected smartphone or tablet to display the website QR; assigned tickets require a registered guest with a Nintendo Account. | Nintendo Museum: from reservation to arrival; ticketing terms | Keep the required document and ticket available through the official process. |
| Does holding a child ticket alone guarantee entry to the museum? | No. Nintendo defines admission categories as ages 0–5 for preschoolers and ages 6–11 for children, requiring anyone 11 or younger to be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or older at all times during the visit. The verified guide does not set a maximum ratio of children per accompanying adult. | Nintendo Museum current visitor guide and ticket FAQ. | Always check a child's ticket category separately from the required adult accompaniment. If you are traveling with several children, never assume an adult-to-child ratio that Nintendo has not officially announced. Nintendo doesn't publish a maximum number of children per adult, so ask Nintendo if your plan depends on it. |
| Does museum admission guarantee access to every interactive experience? | No. Big Controller and Love Tester SP require two players. Zapper & Scope SP and Ultra Machine SP are one-player experiences that allow a child’s companion in the booth or room without playing simultaneously. Shigureden SP and Ultra Hand SP note that smaller visitors may have difficulty and suggest parent or guardian participation, but the checked instructions do not give a numeric height cutoff for those warnings or a numeric weight limit for these named experiences. | Nintendo Museum current interactive-exhibit instructions. | For every activity on your list, note the exact participant count, any non-participating companions, and any stated physical requirements. If height or weight details are not listed, do not assume there are zero restrictions or that everyone qualifies. |
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- Nintendo Museum's visitor guide, reservation-to-arrival page, ticketing website, ticketing terms (updated 1 April 2026) and access page were checked on 8 October 2026. The exhibit, facilities, hours and news pages keep their 25 September 2026 check. Drawing results and live ticket availability are not checked.
- Latest update
- : Added a key-facts box with prices, drawing and payment dates, card and ID rules, hours and access, a route chooser, a dated worked example for a 15 January 2027 visit, a next-step list and direct answers to the traveller questions, and replaced placeholder text in the evidence table with the named sources. The visitor guide, visit-flow page, ticketing site, terms and access page were rechecked on 8 October 2026; the exhibit page keeps its 25 September check and is due again on 23 October 2026.
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- Added prices, a drawing calendar, a chooser and a worked example
Added a key-facts box with prices, drawing and payment dates, card and ID rules, hours and access, a route chooser, a dated worked example for a 15 January 2027 visit, a next-step list and direct answers to the traveller questions, and replaced placeholder text in the evidence table with the named sources. The visitor guide, visit-flow page, ticketing site, terms and access page were rechecked on 8 October 2026; the exhibit page keeps its 25 September check and is due again on 23 October 2026.
- Partial article update
Clarified the special experience card for preschoolers aged 3 or older and the guardian’s play-ticket coins when accompanying them.
- Clarified ticket steps and museum transit options
Clarified payment preparation, cancellation rules, online QR display requirements, and approved access routes to the museum based on nine official Nintendo sources.
- Clarified ticket lottery results and admission guidelines
Confirmed that lottery draw results, payment completion, and entry for registered visitors each require separate booking and admission checks.
- Separated Museum opening status from workshop and promotion status
Separated the Nintendo Museum's general opening schedule from same-day workshop capacity and time-limited promotions, including the past Mario and current Zelda campaigns.
- Experience eligibility separated from admission
Separated museum admission eligibility from the requirements for each interactive workshop. Clarified child supervision, pair-only games and rules for non-participating companions, and explicitly marked unpublished height, weight and adult-to-child supervision ratios as unconfirmed.
- Official sources rechecked
Rechecked the five official sources covering tickets, entry, transit access, and luggage storage. Confirmed that terms for the lottery, payment, QR codes, and identity verification remain in effect, and fixed a missing space in the admission instructions.
- Published a dedicated step-by-step operator guide
Published the verified Nintendo Museum tickets guide, complete with exact operator policies, clear boundaries on what remains unconfirmed, and next-step resources.
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