JAXA Tsukuba Space Center
The Tsukuba Space Center also known by its radio callsign Tsukuba, is the operations facility and headquarters for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency located in Tsukuba Science City in Ibaraki Prefecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Research institute
- Description: research facility of JAXA
- Also known as: “Tsukuba Space Center”
- Address: 1, 2丁目, つくば市, 茨城県 305-8505
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Geological Museum and TSUKUBA CAPIO.
Geological Museum
Museum
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The Geological Museum of the Geological Survey of Japan opened in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan in 1980. The collection totals some 150,000 rock, mineral, and fossil specimens, amassed during the activities of the Survey since its establishment in 1882, of which around 2,000 are on display at any one time. Geological Museum is situated 1 km southeast of JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
TSUKUBA CAPIO
Community center
Photo: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsukuba Capio is an arena in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It is the former home arena of the Cyberdyne Ibaraki Robots of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. TSUKUBA CAPIO is situated 1½ km northwest of JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
DAYZ TOWN
Shopping center
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DAYZ TOWN is a shopping center, which is situated 1½ km northwest of JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shishitsuka and Tsukuba.
Shishitsuka
Quarter
Photo: 土浦大学, Public domain.
Shishitsuka is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km east of JAXA Tsukuba Space Center.
Tsukuba
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Tsukuba is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per km2.
Tsuchiura
Photo: Grialte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tsuchiura is a city located in the southern part of Ibaraki Prefecture. Tsuchiura faces Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan.
JAXA Tsukuba Space Center
- Categories: space center, commerce, and education
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.06834° or 36° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
140.12671° or 140° 7′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8R82349G+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 78048594OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialWikidata ID
Q1586339
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“JAXA Tsukuba Space Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “筑波宇宙中心”
- Chinese: “筑波航天中心”
- Chinese: “築波宇宙中心”
- French: “Centre spatial de Tsubuka”
- French: “centre spatial de Tsukuba”
- French: “Centre spatial de Tsukuba”
- German: “TKSC”
- German: “Tsukuba Space Center”
- Italian: “Centro spaziale di Tsukuba”
- Italian: “Tsukuba Space Center”
- Japanese: “JAXA筑波宇宙センター”
- Japanese: “筑波宇宙センター”
- Portuguese: “Centro Espacial de Tsukuba”
- Thai: “ศูนย์อวกาศสึกุบะ”
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