The government will transfer the “Earth Vision” room that was exhibited at its pavilion during the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture to the National Science Museum in Tokyo later this year.
The room featured the world’s first 360-degree screen, measuring 12.8 meters in diameter, that showed virtual reality images of Earth.
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