Photo/Illutration Visitors can enjoy interactive content featuring Nintendo’s popular characters at the Nintendo Museum. (Provided by Nintendo Co.)

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture—Video game fans of all ages can get their fix at the Nintendo Museum, where they can experience the company’s iconic games, characters and history, which will open here on Oct. 2, Nintendo Co. announced on Aug. 20.　

This is the first facility of its kind created by Nintendo, and aims to attract visitors with exhibitions and interactive content.

The museum will showcase a variety of software and game consoles, including the Family Computer (Famicom), which was released in 1983.

Visitors will be able to play games and have interactive experiences with characters from the popular Super Mario franchise.

The museum building was renovated from the company’s Uji Ogura plant, where it produced “hanafuda” (Japanese playing cards) and repaired game consoles.

In honor of the company’s origin as a hanafuda manufacturer founded in 1889, visitors to the museum can try making the traditional playing cards themselves.

The museum will also have a cafe where visitors can enjoy food and drinks, and a gift shop selling character merchandise.

Admission requires a reservation for a specific date and time in advance, and if demand is high, entries will be determined by lottery.

Tickets for October and November are currently available through a lottery.

The entrance fee is 3,300 yen ($22.70) for adults age 18 and older, 2,200 yen for junior and senior high school students, and 1,100 yen for elementary school students. Children under school age are free.

The museum will be closed on Tuesdays.

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