1988 (Showa 63), The University of Tokyo Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Iwate Prefecture Aozhou City Latitude Observatory and Nagoya University A part of the Institute of Space and Electricity was merged to establish the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Later, it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Japan. On April 1, 2004 (Heisei 16), after being incorporated, it was renamed the National Astronomical Observatory, the natural science research institution of the university as a legal person. [2] 
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Sanying Park (Tokyo, Sanying)
Headquarters, Astronomical Data Center, Advanced Technology Center, Public Relations Center
Solar flare telescope, sunspot telescope, TAMA300 gravity wave detection
Past instruments: solar tower telescope, 60 cm refracting dome, 20 cm refracting dome
Yebianshan Radio Wave Observatory and Yebianshan Solar Radio Wave Observatory (Minamimaki, Nagano)
45m millimeter wave telescope, Yebian Mountain millimeter wave array, Yebian Mountain radio solar camera
Shuize VERA Observatory (ŌŌ, Iwate)
20m radio telescope, 10m VLBI radio telescope
Past buildings: Dr Kimura Museum
Norikura Solar Observatory (Norikura Mountain, Nagano)
10 cm coronagraph, 25 cm coronagraph
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Mt. Chikurinji, Okayama)
188cm telescope, 91cm telescope, 65cm Kurd type Solar telescope VERA 20m radio telescope (Mizusawa, Ogasawara, Iriki, and Ishigakijima)
Hawaii Observatory (Hawaii Big Island)
8m telescope (Maunaki Mountain) Hiro Base Facility (Hiro, Hawaii)
