Takao Radar Site

Takao Radar Site is a meteorological station in Matsue, Shimane. Takao Radar Site is situated nearby to Meteor Museum, as well as near the suburb Mihonoseki.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meteor Museum and Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum.

Meteor Museum

Museum

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meteor Museum is situated 610 metres northwest of Takao Radar Site.

Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum

Museum

Photo: Aimaimyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shigeru Mizuki Memorial Museum is situated 2½ km south of Takao Radar Site.

Sakaiminato Station

Railway station

Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sakaiminato Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. Sakaiminato Station is situated 2½ km south of Takao Radar Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakaiminato and Mihonoseki.

Sakaiminato

Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.

Sakaiminato on the western border of Tottori Prefecture is an active fishing port and host to a Japanese Self Defense Forces base. The locally-caught crab is especially good, but the big attraction is as the home of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of the popular manga Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro.

Mihonoseki

Suburb

Mihonoseki was a town located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,541 and a density of 118.05 persons per km2. Mihonoseki is situated 6 km southwest of Takao Radar Site.

Niiyacho

Quarter

Photo: Bioika0201, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niiyacho is a quarter, which is situated 6 km south of Takao Radar Site.

Takao Radar Site

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Matsue, Shimane, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.56667° or 35° 34′ north

Longitude

133.23333° or 133° 14′ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

ICAO airport code

TAKA

Open location code

8Q7MH68M+M8

GeoNames ID

6301864

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