2027 Shijonawate Municipal Outdoor Activity Center Starry Sky: A Full-Day Course

This day centers on the “Shijonawate Municipal Outdoor Activity Center” in Shijonawate City, Osaka Prefecture. It has an astronomical observation room equipped with a Newtonian reflecting telescope with an effective aperture of 310mm, and is adjacent to Muroike Park, part of the Prefectural Forest. The facility's regular opening hours (September to July 14) are 9:45 to 16:00, but during the summer period (July 15 to August 31) it is open from 9:45 until 9:30 the following day, and only during this period can it be used at night. Use requires advance application from 4 months before the intended date (2 months for residents outside the city) up to 7 days before (by phone at 072-877-0778 or fax at 072-877-0009).