2026 Kihoku Tenkyukan Starry Sky Full-Day Course

This day centers on Kihoku Tenkyukan (輝北天球館), located in Kihoku-cho, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Kihoku Tenkyukan is an observatory equipped with one of the largest Cassegrain reflecting telescopes in Kyushu, with a 65cm aperture. It was built to commemorate the former Kihoku-cho being ranked No. 1 in Japan for four consecutive seasons in the Environment Agency's nationwide continuous starry-sky observation survey. Opening hours are 10:00-18:00 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 10:00-22:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays (last admission 21:30); closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Admission is 520 yen for high school students and above, 310 yen for elementary and junior high school students. Note that night-time admission is not available except on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.