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Kimura Sakae Memorial Museum

Oshu City

Southern Iwate

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    Memorial hall for Sakae Kimura (1870-1943), the astronomer who discovered the "Z term". In order to honor the achievements of world-famous Dr. Sakae Kimura, who was the first director of the Latitude Observatory and discovered the observational unknown ``Z term'' in 1899, the observatory will remain as it was when it opened (1899). It was preserved in its original form and turned into a memorial museum.
    From Mizusawa-Esashi Station, transfer to the Iwate Prefectural Transportation Haneda Ofunato Line Mizusawa Ekidori bus stop and head to Tenmondai-mae bus stop.

    Location
    2-12 Hoshigaoka-cho, Mizusawa-ku, Oshu-shi, Iwate 023-0861
    Business Hours
    9:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
    Closed
    Tuesdays (the following day if Tuesday is a holiday), New Year holidays
    Inquiries
    Contact name: Oshu Space Museum

    Phone number: 0197-24-2020
    Website
    http://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/kimura/Open in new tab
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    Oshu City

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