Visiting to Mitaka Campus

The visitors are welcome to observe open facilities freely and no reservations are needed basically. Our campus are opened every day except for the year-end and New-Year holidays Dec. 28-Jan. 4. It would take about one hour to visit all the main spots for public visitors. A guide will attend at the Observatory History Museum on Saturdays, Sundays and National holidays or during the summer and spring vacation.

Opening Hours 10:00 - 17:00 (last admission 16:30)

Open Facilities

The First Dome and Solar 8-inch Refractor (*)

Solar Tower Telescope（Einstein Tower） (*)

65-cm refractor（Observatory History Museum） (*)

Old library

Repsold Transit Instrument and Its Housing

Gautier Meridian Circle

Photoelectric Meridian Circle

Exhibition Room (models of Subaru telescope, the 45meter Radio Telescope in Nobeyama, ALMA , TAMA300 and other displays)

The facilities marked (*) are designated as tangible cultural properties.

Visitor Guide

Visitor Guide in English

Visitor Guide in Chinese

Visitor Guide in Korean

In the cases listed below, please contact our staff two weeks before the visiting.

• A group consists of 20 and over. / Regular open course
• Visitors request a tour guide. / Regular open course
• Visitors request a tour of facilities excluded from the regular open course.

You should send us a message by cliking on "Contact Us " or "Help" at the top or the bottom of this page to contact our PR office staff.

Please use public transportation to visit Mitaka Campus. The access route can be found "Access to Mitaka Campus" page in our web site.When you come by bicycle, please use the bicycle-parking space in our campus. We regret to inform you that parking space is not available.

Once a year (in autumn) the Open House Day is held. You can visit observation and experimental facilities that are not open to the public regularly. Also, we provide special lectures, exhibition on the latest results of astronomy, an stamp rally enjoyed with your family, and many other programs. If the sky is clear, you will be able to participate in Stargazing using the telescope for Social Education. Further information will appear at our top page.

The visiting information of the Subaru Telescope can be found at the "Visiting the Subaru Telescope" page in the Subaru web site. If you plan to visit other campuses such as Nobeyama Radio observatory, please contact our staff by cliking on the "Help" at the top and/or the bottom of this page.