Kimura Hisashi Memorial Museum
木村榮記念館
Explore Japan's oldest observatory, where a Nobel-winning discovery was made.
What it is
- Japan's oldest observatory, founded in 1899.
- Established as the International Latitude Observatory.
- Researched polar motion and Earth's rotation.
- Hisashi Kimura discovered the Z-term here.
What to see
- Mizusawa VLBI Observatory.
- VERA for Milky Way galaxy observation.
- Equipment for VLBI and GPS geodetic observations.
When to go
- Founded September 22, 1899.
- Latitude variation observation started December 11, 1899.
- VERA operations began in 2003.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kimura Hisashi Memorial Museum Open in Google Maps
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