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Solar Eclipse Observation Monument
Last Update:2008/4/1
The first scientific observation of a solar eclipse in Japan took place on the summit of Yohmeiji-yama (which is currently within Osaki-yama Park) on August 19th, 1887.
To commemorate the successful observation, a monument was contructed the following year.
| Where: | Osakiyama Park, 1574 Yanagisawa, Sanjo | |
| Access: | Bus: | From Higashi-Sanjo station, take the "八木ヶ鼻温泉" (Yagigahana Onsen) bus to "西大崎" (Nishi-Osaki) approximately a 15min bus ride. A 30min walk from the the stop. |
| Vehicle: | Approximately a 20min drive from the Sanjo-Tsubame Inter-Change (Hokuriku Expressway). | |
| map to location (in Japanese) | ||
Contact us
| Address | : 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata 955-8686 |
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| Tel | : +81 (0256) 34-5511 (ext.726) |
| Fax | : +81 (0256) 36-5111 |
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Sanjo City Office/955-8686 3-1 Asahicho2, Sanjo-shi, Niigata
Tel:+81 256-34-5511 (ext.314) Fax:+81 256-34-7933
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