Jododaira Observatory

Jododaira Observatory is a museum in Fukushima, Fukushima. Jododaira Observatory is situated nearby to the tourism office Jododaira Visitor Center, as well as near the lake Okenuma Swamp.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Fukushima Jōdodaira Astronomical Observatory”, “Jōdodaira Astronomical Observatory”, and “Jōdodaira Observatory”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Azuma-kofuji and Mt. Azuma.

Mount Azuma-kofuji

Volcano

Mount Azuma-kofuji

Photo: BrianAdler, Public domain.

Mount Azuma-kofuji is an active stratovolcano in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. It has a conical-shaped crater and as the name "Kofuji" suggests, Mount Azuma is similar in shape to Mount Fuji.

Mt. Azuma

Volcano

Photo: BehBeh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mt. Azuma is a volcano.

Mt. Issaikyō

Peak

Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mt. Issaikyō is a peak.

Jododaira Observatory

Categories: public observatory, building, tourism, observatory, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Fukushima, Fukushima, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

37.72342° or 37° 43′ 24″ north

Longitude

140.25429° or 140° 15′ 15″ east

Operator

福島市

Open location code

8R92P7F3+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=observatory

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Japanese—“Jododaira Observatory” goes by many names.

German: “Jododaira-Observatorium der Stadt Fukushima”
Japanese: “Jōdodaira Tenmondai”
Japanese: “じょうどだいらてんもんだい”
Japanese: “浄土平天文台”
Japanese: “福島市浄土平天文台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jododaira Visitor Center and Okenuma Swamp.

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