Tsukuba Space Center, Tsukuba

Name: Tsukuba Space Center
Address: 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, 305-8505, Japan
Telephone: +81 29-868-5000

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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. The facility opened in 1972 and serves as the primary location for Japan's space operations and research programs. Japanese astronauts involved in the International Space Station are trained in part here in addition to the training they receive at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas. ()

Local name: 筑波宇宙センター Coordinates: 36°3'57"N, 140°7'48"E

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2-1-1 SengenTsukuba 305-8505 Japan

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+81 29-868-5000

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Nearby attractions include: Science Museum of Map and Survey, Tsuchiura Castle, Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Kamitakatsu Shell Mound.

3.6 miNW
Museum, Science museum
Science Museum of Map and Survey, Tsukuba
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4 miE
Forts and castles
Tsuchiura Castle, Tsuchiura
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2.7 miNW
Scenic place with native and exotic plants
Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Tsukuba
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2.2 miE
Archaeological site
Kamitakatsu Shell Mound, Tsuchiura
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5.3 miSE
Town, Area
Ami, Tsuchiura
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1.8 miNW
Museum
Tsukubaekisuposenta, Tsukuba
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3.3 miNW
Universities and schools
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba
86 min walk • The University of Tsukuba is a public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of the top 10 Designated National University and selected as a top type university of Top Global University Project by the Japanese government.
1.5 miNW
36°4'55"N • 140°6'40"E
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40 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.9 miN
Universities and schools
National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba
74 min walk • National University Corporation Tsukuba University of Technology, or NTUT, is a national university in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1987, and it was chartered as a university in 2005.
4.8 miNE
Universities and schools
Tsukuba International University, Tsuchiura
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2 miNW
Universities and schools
Tsukuba Gakuin University, Tsukuba
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