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Dated journal entry claiming witness of a comet in the sky from 2-6am
A 12 year old boy named Matasaburou had been keeping a diary of daily life in Tosa, and he recorded one of the earliest Japanese comet sightings. -
Department of Astronomy at University of Tokyo is founded
This was the birthplace of modern Japanese Astronomy -
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory was established
Taking place at the University of Tokyo, abbreviated to TAO -
L-4S-5 launched
Japan was the 4th nation to succeed in satellite launch, following USSR, USA and France. -
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory was reorganized to be the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan as an Inter-university Research Institute
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Ancient tomb discovered to contain a detailed star chart
Later on, more tombs were found to contain similair "star paintings" containing maps of the sky -
Nova in the constellation Ophiuchus by a Japanese astronomer
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Subaru Telescope saw the first light
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NAOJ took part in the ALMA Project
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array -
Japan Successfully Launches Lunar Explorer "Kaguya"
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Japanese amateur astronomer captures flash on Jupiter
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Japanese astronomers find most distant galaxy cluster
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This year's Setsbun Festival
Marks the completion of the cycle of the 24 divisions of the solar year -
Japan launches world's first talking humanoid robot toward ISS
This robot was meant to be a companion to the single astronaut flying in this mission. -
New 'Nova' Star Explosion Spotted by Japanese astronomer
Koichi Itagaki
