Japan and the Space

Space centers and space museums in Japan

Japan Aarospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launch-related facilities, Tanegashima Space Center, which is located on Tanegashima Island and Uchinoura Space Center. Except on the day of the rocket launch and the day of the engine firing test, you can enter the Tanegashima Space Center freely. (Free admission / Open: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)

Space related Exhibition Facilities in Japan:

Tsukuba Space Center (Ibaragi prefecture) Tsukuba Space Center is the integrated center for space development activities in Japan.

Kakuda Space Center

Usuda Deep Space Center

Space Museums:

Science Museum, Tokyo

Tsukuba Expo Center

Japanese Astronauts:

Chiaki Mukai

Soichi Noguchi