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| 1088 | Mitaka | Named for a little village near Tokyo, the site of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. (H 103) |
| 1089 | Tama | Named for a river near the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. (H 103) |
| 1098 | Hakone | Named for a well-known composite volcanic mountain about 80 km from the observatory where this plane |
| 1612 | Hirose | Named in honor of the Japanese astronomer, Prof. H. Hirose, under whose leadership the observations |
| 1971 | Hagihara | Named in honor of Yusuke Hagihara {1897–1979}, professor of astronomy at the University of Tokyo fro |
| 1999 | Hirayama | Named in memory of Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874–1943), discoverer of the so-called Hirayama families of |
| 2084 | Okayama | Named for the station of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory at which the Japanese 1.9-m reflector is |
| 2090 | Mizuho | Named by the discoverer in honor of his daughter. (M 4482) |
| 2153 | Akiyama | Named in memory of Kaoru Akiyama (1901-1970), professor at Hosei Univer sity, Tokyo, during 1930-194 |
| 2248 | Kanda | Named in memory of Shigeru Kanda (1894–1974), a staff member of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory f |
| 2249 | Yamamoto | Named in memory of Issei Yamamoto (1889–1959), professor of astronomy at Kyoto University, director |
| 2330 | Ontake | Named for the conical volcano near the Kiso station. In October 1979, for the first time in its reco |
| 2391 | Tomita | Named in honor of Koichiro Tomita, astronomer at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory during 1947–1985 |
| 2393 | Suzuki | Named in honor of Keishin Suzuki (1905– ), professor of astronomy at Tokyo Gakugei University, an ex |
| 2470 | Agematsu | Named for one of three towns to which the Kiso Station administratively belongs. (M 8912) For the tw |
| 2615 | Saito | Named in honor of Keiji Saito, astrophysicist at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory during 1961–1985 |
| 2621 | Goto | Named in honor of Seizo Goto, well-known manufacturer of telescopes and planetaria, founder of Goto |
| 2652 | Yabuuti | Named in honor of Kiyosi Yabuuti, a member of the Japan Academy, former professor of the Astronomica |
| 2667 | Oikawa | Named in memory of Okuro Oikawa (1896–1980), who joined the staff of the Tokyo Astronomical Observat |
| 2767 | Takenouchi | Named in honor of Tadao Takenouchi (1922– ), who worked variously in the Department of Astronomy of |
| 2835 | Ryoma | Named in memory of the Japanese revolutionary, Ryoma Sakamoto (1835–1867), born in the discoverer’s |
| 2838 | Takase | Named in honor of Bunshiro Takase (1924– ), who worked at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory and the |
| 2879 | Shimizu | Named in honor of Shin-ichi Shimizu (1889– ), a pioneer in astrophotography among amateur astronomer |
| 2880 | Nihondaira | Named for a hill and prominent beauty spot in central Japan. Overlooking the city and harbor of Shim |
| 2908 | Shimoyama | Named for the village where the Tokai {see planet (2478)} station is located. (M 8801) |
| 2924 | Mitake-mura | Named for another of the three towns to which the Kiso Station administratively belongs. Although in |
| 2957 | Tatsuo | Named in honor of Tatsuo Yamada (1923– ), who is a Japanese observer and researcher of variable star |
| 3040 | Kozai | Named in honor of Yoshihide Kozai, astronomer and celestial mechanician at the Tokyo Observatory, wh |
| 3150 | Tosa | This planet is being given the old name of Kochi {see planet (2396)} prefecture, where the discover |
| 3165 | Mikawa | Named for the district in which the Toyota Station is located. Mikawa, the old name of the district, |
| 3219 | Komaki | Named in memory of Kojiro Komaki (1903–1969), director of the meteor section of the Oriental Astrono |
| 3220 | Murayama | Named in honor of Sadao Murayama, observer of Mars, authority on meteorites, and director of the Ear |
| 3227 | Hasegawa | Named in honor of Ichiro Hasegawa {1928– }, editor of the Yamamoto Circulars, well known for his res |
| 3249 | Musashino | Named for the area surrounding Tokyo that includes Mitaka {see planet (1088)}, site of the headquar |
| 3289 | Mitani | Named in honor of Tesuyasu Mitani, discoverer of (1619) Ueta and independent recoverer of periodic c |
| 3291 | Dunlap | Named in honor of Larry Dunlap, research assistant at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory who has pub |
| 3295 | Murakami | Named in memory of Tadayoshi Murakami (1907–1985), professor of astronomy at the Hiroshima Universit |
| 3355 | Onizuka | Named in memory of Ellison S. Onizuka (1946–1986), mission specialist. (M 10550) See the comment to |
| 3370 | Kohsai | Named in honor of Hiroki Kosai {1933– }, astronomer at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, outstandi |
| 3379 | Oishi | Named in honor of Hideo Oishi, orbit computer and identifier of minor planets, editor of the Japan A |
| 3383 | Koyama | Named in honor of Hisako Koyama {1916–1997}, staff member of the National Science Museum in Tokyo fo |
| 3392 | Setouchi | Named for a beautiful place around the Seto Inland Sea. (M 11443) |
| 3394 | Banno | Named in memory of Yoshiaki Banno (1952–1991), a coworker of the discoverers and a computer engineer |
| 3425 | Hurukawa | Named in honor of Kiichiro Hurukawa, astronomer at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, known for his |
| 3426 | Seki | Named in honor of Tsutomu Seki, visual discoverer of six comets between 1961 and 1970. He later unde |
| 3431 | Nakano | Named in honor of Syuichi Nakano {1947– }, energetic computer of orbits and identifier of minor plan |
| 3432 | Kobuchizawa | Named for the observing station, 150 km west of Tokyo, at which this minor planet was the first disc |
| 3555 | Miyasaka | Named in honor of Seidai Miyasaka (1955– ), an active observer of minor planets and one of the few o |
| 3569 | Kumon | Named in honor of Toru Kumon, a pioneer in the education of children in Japan and founder of the Kum |
| 3585 | Goshirakawa | Named for the 77th emperor of Japan, Goshirakawa (1127–1192), who reigned from 1155 to 1158. He infl |
| 3626 | Ohsaki | Named in honor of Shoji Ohsaki (1912– ) on the occasion of the publication of his life work of histo |
| 3644 | Kojitaku | Named for Takuo Kojima, who has made more than 1,000 accurate observations of comets and discovered |
| 3686 | Antoku | Named for the 81st emperor of Japan, Antoku (1178–1185), son of Kenreimonin {see planet (5242)}. He |
| 3774 | Megumi | Named in honor of the discoverer’s wife and observing partner. (M 12977) |
| 3786 | Yamada | Named in memory of Sakao Yamada (1918–1986), an outstanding Japanese engineer who devoted his life t |
| 3814 | Hoshi-no-mura | Named for a small vocational training institute not far from the discoverer’s home. The main purpose |
| 3828 | Hoshino | Named in honor of Jiro Hoshino, an amateur astronomer who has ground more than seven hundred telesco |
| 3867 | Shiretoko | Shiretoko is the name of the peninsula in northeastern Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}, not far from t |
| 3872 | Akirafujii | Named for Japan’s highly talented and renowned astrophotographer, Akira Fujii of Koriyama. He edited |
| 3878 | Jyoumon | Named for the Jyoumon Era, from the eighth to the third centuries B.C., when the early Japanese peop |
| 3911 | Otomo | Named in honor of Satoshi Otomo, a dentist living in Kiyosato {see planet (5488)}. Discoverer of nu |
| 3914 | Kotogahama | Named for the beautiful coast situated 2 km south of the Geisei station on the Pacific shore of Shik |
| 3939 | Huruhata | Named in memory of Masaaki Huruhata (1912–1988), director of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory from |
| 3950 | Yoshida | Tougo Yoshida (1864-1918), who was born in Echigo (now Niigata prefecture), was a pioneer scholar wh |
| 3957 | Sugie | Named in honor of Atsushi Sugie, who works at the Dynic Astronomical Observatory and who has discove |
| 3994 | Ayashi | Named for the western part of the city of Sendai. The observing station at which this discovery was |
| 3995 | Sakaino | Named in honor of Teruo Sakaino (b. 1917), a glass and ceramics chemist, professor emeritus of the T |
| 3996 | Fugaku | One of the ancient names of Mt. Fuji {see planet (1584)}, the highest mountain in Japan. (M 34619) |
| 3998 | Tezuka | Named in memory of Osamu Tezuka (1928–1989), celebrated Japanese master of animation. A doctor of me |
| 4002 | Shinagawa | Named in honor of Seishi Shinagawa (1944– ), who was the first to use electronic computers for orbit |
| 4033 | Yatsugatake | Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for its scenic beauty. The Kobuchizawa {see planet (3 |
| 4039 | Souseki | Named in memory of Souseki Natsume (1867–1916), a distinguished Japanese scholar in English literatu |
| 4051 | Hatanaka | Named in memory of Takeo Hatanaka (1914–1963), professor of astrophysics at the University of Tokyo |
| 4072 | Yayoi | Named for the Yayoi Era, from the third century B.C. to the fourth century A.D., when the Japanese b |
| 4077 | Asuka | Named of the Asuka Era, from the fifth and sixth centuries, when the capital was in the Asuka area i |
| 4094 | Aoshima | Named in memory of Masaki Aoshima (1947–1987), founder of the Shizuoka City Amateur Astronomers’ Soc |
| 4096 | Kushiro | Named for a city of population of 220,000 on the Pacific coast of Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}. Its |
| 4097 | Tsurugisan | Named for the second highest mountain on Shikoku {see planet (4223)} island. There is a meteorologi |
| 4100 | Sumiko | Named in honor of Sumiko Hioki (1965– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 34619) |
| 4101 | Ruikou | Named in memory of Ruikou Kuroiwa (1862–1920), a great scholar, translator and commentator of the Me |
| 4106 | Nada | Named in honor of the Nada Junior and Senior High School in Kobe, which is known as one of the most |
| 4127 | Kyogoku | Named for the second discoverer’s birthplace, a town of population 4,000 located approximately 70 km |
| 4155 | Watanabe | Named in honor of Kazuro Watanabe (1955– ), known for his positional measurements of comets, minor p |
| 4215 | Kamo | Named in honor of Akira Kamo (1943– ), who established the Comet Observers Network in Japan, “Hoshi |
| 4219 | Nakamura | Named in honor of Giichi Nakamura, the owner of Mitaka Koki, the leading maker of optical equipment |
| 4223 | Shikoku | |
| 4256 | Kagamigawa | Named for the river that flows through Kochi {see planet (2396)}, home town of the discoverer. (M 1 |
| 4260 | Yanai | Named in honor of Masayuki Yanai (1959– ), who has since 1987 been an active observer and discoverer |
| 4282 | Endate | Named in honor of Kin Endate (1960– ), a very active amateur astronomer who has been observing and d |
| 4284 | Kaho | Named in memory of Sigeru Kaho (1909–1981), an earnest researcher of variable stars at the Tokyo Obs |
| 4290 | Heisei | Named for the Japanese new era, or “Gengo”, which began on 1989 Jan. 8. Heisei was taken from an old |
| 4291 | Kodaihasu | Kodaihasu, Japanese for “ancient lotus”, refers to preserved lotus seeds, perhaps 2500-3000 years ol |
| 4293 | Masumi | Named in honor of Masumi Furukawa (1917– ), a board member of the International Foundation for Cultu |
| 4343 | Tetsuya | Named in honor of Tetsuya Fujii (1960– ), active observer and discoverer of minor planets and direct |
| 4350 | Shibecha | Named for a small town, located 47 km to the north of Kushiro {see planet (4096)}. Its cattle popul |
| 4351 | Nobuhisa | Named in honor of Nobuhisa Kojima (1933– ), who has been interested in astronomy since childhood. Ko |
| 4374 | Tadamori | Named for a Japanese commander of the Heike, Taira-no Tadamori (1096–1153), father of Taira-no Kiyom |
| 4375 | Kiyomori | Named for one of the most brilliant Japanese autocrats in the late Heian era, Taira-no Kiyomori (111 |
| 4376 | Shigemori | Named for a Japanese military commander, Taira-no Shigemori (1138–1179), the eldest son of Taira-no |
| 4377 | Koremori | Named for Taira-no Koremori (1160–?), a Japanese military commander who was the eldest son of Taira- |
| 4381 | Uenohara | Named for the small town on the edge of which is the observing station where this minor planet was d |
| 4387 | Tanaka | Named in honor of Yasuo Tanaka (1931– ), Japanese astrophysicist, who organized the first group of s |
| 4402 | Tsunemori | Named for the Japanese military commander in the late Heian era, Taira-no Tsunemori (1125–1185), a s |
| 4407 | Taihaku | Named for the southwest part of the city of Sendai {see planet (3133)}, a scenic recreation area kn |
| 4441 | Toshie | Named in memory of Toshie Seki, the discoverer’s mother, who encouraged her son to hunt for comets. |
| 4454 | Kumiko | Named in honor of Kumiko Kaneda (1951– ), wife of the second discoverer. (M 19337) |
| 4455 | Ruriko | Named in honor of Ruriko Ueda (1957– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 19337) |
| 4461 | Sayama | Named in honor of a city located in the Musashino hills in the center of the Kantou {see planet (32 |
| 4491 | Otaru | Named for a city of population 165,000, located in Hokkaido {see planet (3720)} some 30 km west of |
| 4493 | Naitomitsu | Mitsu Naito (b. 1925) is the mother of the first female Japanese astronaut, Chiaki Mukai. As “Mothe |
| 4494 | Marimo | Named for spherically-shaped green algae that inhabit Lake Akan {see planet (4584)} in Hokkaido, Ja |
| 4496 | Kamimachi | Named for the street on which the discoverer lives and from where he discovered six comets, includin |
| 4497 | Taguchi | Named in honor of Takeo Taguchi (1950– ), famous polisher of telescope mirrors and supporter of the |
| 4498 | Shinkoyama | Named in honor of the solar physicist Shin Koyama, who has served as a professor at Kagawa Universit |
| 4505 | Okamura | Named in honor of Keiichiro Okamura (1926– ), a retired junior high school teacher who now gives gui |
| 4508 | Takatsuki | Named in honor of Yukihiro Takatsuki (1952– ), a member of the editorial staff of the astronomical p |
| 4538 | Vishyanand | Viswanathan (Vishy) Anand (b. 1969) was India's first chess grandmaster. He went on to become the f |
| 4539 | Miyagino | Named for the eastern part of the city of Sendai {see planet (3133)}, known as “Miyagino” since the |
| 4541 | Mizuno | Named in honor of Yoshikane Mizuno (1954–), who has discovered many minor planets at the Kani {see p |
| 4557 | Mika | Named in honor of Mika Watanabe (1963– ), wife of the second discoverer. (M 20160) |
| 4577 | Chikako | Named in honor of Chikako Mihashi (1950– ), who has for many years worked for the advancement of ast |
| 4585 | Ainonai | Named for a small town (population less than 3,000), situated 10 km west of Kitami in eastern Hokkai |
| 4606 | Saheki | Named in honor of Tsuneo Saheki {1916–1996}, president of the Toa Astronomical Society. An observer |
| 4613 | Mamoru | Named in honor of Mamoru Mohri (1948– ), a professor in the department of technology at Hokkaido Uni |
| 4614 | Masamura | Named in honor of Kazutada Masamura (1920–1998), the secretary of the Oriental Astronomical Associat |
| 4631 | Yabu | Named in honor of Yasuo Yabu (1932– ), longstanding meteor observer, vice-president of the Nippon Me |
| 4632 | Udagawa | Tetsuo Udagawa (b. 1947) was engaged in the development of a laser holographic system for precise me |
| 4639 | Minox | Named in honor of the Minox Club, a group of Japanese miniature-camera enthusiasts established in 19 |
| 4641 | Ayako | Ayako Endate (b.~1971) is the wife of the first discoverer of this minor planet. |
| 4645 | Tentaikojo | Named for a museum of stars and their images, scheduled to be opened in Sapporo in 1993. Originally |
| 4647 | Syuji | Named in honor of Syuji Hayakawa (1958– ), an active observer of minor planets and comets. (M 23540) |
| 4649 | Sumoto | Named for the chief city of Awaji island on the Seto inland sea of Japan. The Oriental Astronomical |
| 4650 | Mori | Named in memory of Kiyoshi Mori (1906–1976), who calculated more than 400 circular, elliptical and p |
| 4670 | Yoshinogawa | Named for the longest river on Shikoku {see planet (4223)} island, flowing east-west for a distance |
| 4672 | Takuboku | Named in honor of the poet Takuboku Ishikawa (1886–1912), who lived in the late Meiji period in Japa |
| 4675 | Ohboke | Named for one of the valleys of the Yoshino river, famous for its tinted autumn leaves. (M 19338) |
| 4676 | Uedaseiji | Named in honor of Seiji Ueda (1952– ), well known for his observations of comets and minor planets. |
| 4677 | Hiroshi | Named in honor of Hiroshi Kaneda (1953– ), well known for his orbit calculations of comets and minor |
| 4712 | Iwaizumi | Named for a forestry town of population 15,000 in the eastern part of Iwate Prefecture. Birthplace o |
| 4714 | Toyohiro | Named in honor of the journalist Toyohiro Akiyama (1942– ), the first Japanese citizen to travel int |
| 4717 | Kaneko | Named in honor of Isao Kaneko (1918– ), who worked toward social education during reconstruction in |
| 4718 | Araki | Named in honor of Chikara Araki (1946– ), an astronomical photographer in Hokkaido. He has formed a |
| 4719 | Burnaby | Named for the city in British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 150,000. Burnaby and Kushiro {s |
| 4743 | Kikuchi | Named in honor of Ryoko Kikuchi (1964– ), who was backup to the first Japanese astronaut, Toyohiro A |
| 4746 | Doi | Named in honor of Takao Doi (1954– ), a backup payload specialist to Mamoru Mohri {see planet (4613 |
| 4747 | Jujo | Named for the place where the first discoverer works. (M 22829) |
| 4750 | Mukai | Named in honor of Chiaki Mukai (1952– ), a backup payload specialist to Mamoru Mohri {see planet (4 |
| 4767 | Sutoku | Sutoku (1119-1164), the 75th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1123. After his abdicatio |
| 4771 | Hayashi | Named in honor of Kousuke Hayashi (1934– ), currently serving in the Exhibit Planning and Astronomy |
| 4773 | Hayakawa | Named in honor of Kazuo Hayakawa (1919– ), an expert on mineralogy and petrology and professor of en |
| 4795 | Kihara | Named in honor of Hideo Kihara (1911–1993), a founder of the Nayoro Astronomical Club, who establish |
| 4797 | Ako | Named for a city in Hyogo Prefecture and its ancient castle on the Seto inland sea. Ako is famous fo |
| 4799 | Hirasawa | Named in honor of Yasuo Hirasawa (1927– ), a great source of inspiration for the discoverers. An eag |
| 4807 | Noboru | Named in memory of Noboru Yamada (1950–1989), one of the greatest Japanese alpinists. Yamada had int |
| 4812 | Hakuhou | Named for the Hakuhou Era, from the seventh and eighth centuries, when the influence of Buddhism in |
| 4840 | Otaynang | Named in honor of Hanne Otaynang (1935– ), who appealed for the environmental preservation of the Ea |
| 4841 | Manjiro | Named in memory of Manjiro Nakahama, a fisherman from Kochi prefecture who was rescued by an America |
| 4842 | Atsushi | Named in honor of Atsushi Takahashi (1965– ). A resident of Kitami {see planet (3785)}, he makes ob |
| 4844 | Matsuyama | Named in honor of Masanori Matsuyama (1950– ), who started observing minor planets in 1987 and has d |
| 4855 | Tenpyou | Named for the Tenpyou Era, from the eighth century, when the Japanese capital was at Nara and many g |
| 4863 | Yasutani | Named in honor of Keiki Yasutani (1958– ), an astronomical photographer renowned for his photographs |
| 4865 | Sor | Named for the great Spanish guitarist Fernando Sor. (M 19341) |
| 4866 | Badillo | Victor L. Badillo (b. 1930) has popularized astronomy in the Philippines for more than three decades |
| 4875 | Ingalls | Named in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867–1957) and the Ingalls family. Her books in the “Little |
| 4886 | Kojima | Hideyasu Kojima (b. 1951) is the curator of the Japanese Antarctic meteorite collection at the Natio |
| 4887 | Takihiroi | A researcher in the department of geological sciences at Brown University, Takahiro (Taki) Hiroi (b. |
| 4898 | Nishiizumi | Named for Kunihiko Nishiizumi, nuclear chemist at the University of California at Berkeley. Nishiizu |
| 4903 | Ichikawa | Named in honor of the amateur astronomer Kiyotaka Ichikawa (1955– ). This particular minor planet is |
| 4904 | Makio | Named in honor of Makio Akiyama (1950– ), who has discovered several minor planets at the Susono {se |
| 4905 | Hiromi | Named in honor of Hiromi Takahashi (1964– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 22504) |
| 4910 | Kawasato | Named in honor of Nobuhiro Kawasato, who co-discovered 1988 VG2 which was identified with the lost m |
| 4941 | Yahagi | The Yahagi River flows through Aichi, hometown of the discoverers. |
| 4948 | Hideonishimura | Hideo Nishimura (b. 1949) started to search for new comets in 1965 and eventually found C/1994 N1 (N |
| 4949 | Akasofu | Syun-Ichi Akasofu (b. 1930), born in Japan, has been professor of geophysics since 1964 at the Unive |
| 4951 | Iwamoto | Named in honor of Masayuki Iwamoto (1954– ), who has discovered several minor planets at the Tokushi |
| 4963 | Kanroku | Named for a Pekche priest who presented, by way of tribute, books on calendar-making, astronomy, geo |
| 4965 | Takeda | Hiroshi Takeda (b. 1934), professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, has conducted |
| 4973 | Showa | Named for an industrial-pump company that started the production of astronomical telescopes in 1988. |
| 4975 | Dohmoto | Named in honor of Yoshio Dohmoto (1914– ), the former head of the Asahikawa Observatory in Hokkaido. |
| 4979 | Otawara | Named in honor of Akira Otawara (1950– ), photo artist and writer. In 1983 he published two books, F |
| 4998 | Kabashima | Fujio Kabashima (b. 1939) is an amateur astronomer who has been active for many years in the popular |
| 5005 | Kegler | Named for Ignatius Kegler (1680–1746), a German Jesuit, who worked for 29 years as Astronomer Royal |
| 5058 | Tarrega | Named in honor of Francisco Tarrega, modern Spanish guitarist. (M 22830) |
| 5060 | Yoneta | Named in honor of Katsuhiko Yoneta (1904–1957), doctor of engineering and a graduate of Hokkaido Imp |
| 5064 | Tanchozuru | Named for the crane that mainly inhabits Kushiro Marsh Nationalpark in eastern Hokkaido. This bird i |
| 5069 | Tokeidai | Named for a wooden clock tower, built in 1878 as a drill house for Sapporo Agricultural College. The |
| 5070 | Arai | Named in honor of Ikunosuke Arai (1836–1909), the first director of the Central Meteorological Obser |
| 5072 | Hioki | Named in honor of Tsutomu Hioki, who co-discovered 1988 VG2 , which was identified with the lost min |
| 5112 | Kusaji | Named in honor of Shigeji Kusaji (1879–1956), agricultural worker in Asahikawa. He was the first hea |
| 5113 | Kohno | Named in honor of Masaru Kohno (1926– ), Japanese guitarist. The discoverer delights in playing a ha |
| 5114 | Yezo | Named for Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which was known as Yezo until 1869. |
| 5117 | Mokotoyama | Named for a mountain in eastern Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}. Rising to 1,000 feet, the mountain gi |
| 5121 | Numazawa | Named in honor of Shigemi Numazawa (1958– ), a Japanese space artist with an international reputatio |
| 5124 | Muraoka | Named in honor of Kenji Muraoka (1955– ), a Japanese amateur astronomer who plays an active role in |
| 5135 | Nibutani | Named for a valley sacred to the indigenous Ainu people of Hokkaido. Name suggested by H. Ueda. |
| 5140 | Kida | Named in memory of Kinjiro Kida (1893-1962), Hokkaido-born painter, known for his landscapes, and wh |
| 5141 | Tachibana | Tachibana is a Kendo club formed in 1950 in Kochi prefecture. Kendo is a sport similar to fencing in |
| 5142 | Okutama | Named for the observatory at which this minor planet was discovered. Okutama is located to the west |
| 5147 | Maruyama | Named for a small hill, situated near Mt. Moiwa in the southwestern part of Sapporo and known for a |
| 5172 | Yoshiyuki | Yoshiyuki Endo (b. 1953) is the landowner of the Kushiro Observatory. |
| 5174 | Okugi | Named in honor of Susumu Okugi (1952– ), director of the software division of Goto Optical Laborator |
| 5176 | Yoichi | Yoichi is a city of population of 24 000 located in southwestern Hokkaido and noted for its fruit an |
| 5179 | Takeshima | Named in honor of Toshio Takeshima (1930– ), friend of the discoverer. He is a grand master of the J |
| 5180 | Ohno | Named in honor of Keiko Ohno (1959– ) for her activities in promoting the public awareness of the st |
| 5187 | Domon | Named in memory of Ken Domon (1911–1991), renowned in the field of art and news photography. Born in |
| 5191 | Paddack | Stephen J. Paddack (b. 1934) is an aeronautical engineer, who was involved with many spacecraft miss |
| 5192 | Yabuki | Named in honor of Hiroshi Yabuki (1960– ), one of the leaders in developing automated planetarium pr |
| 5205 | Servián | Berta E. Servián de Flores (1914-1996) was the first Paraguayan aviatrix. The airport of the city o |
| 5206 | Kodomonomori | Named for the Children’s Forest Program, operated by OISCA International {see planet (3843)}, the O |
| 5212 | Celiacruz | Celia Cruz (1925-2003) was a Cuban-American salsa singer and performer, whose career spanned 7 decad |
| 5213 | Takahashi | Named in memory of Kiichiro Takahashi (1922– ), whose father founded the company Takahashi Seisakujo |
| 5214 | Oozora | Oozora, or ‘Big Sky’, is the name of the express train that connects Hakodate, the rail gateway to H |
| 5215 | Tsurui | Named for a small town situated 20 km north of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaido {see planets (4096) and |
| 5230 | Asahina | Takashi Asahina (b. 1908) is music director of the Osaka Philharmonic. As one of the oldest living |
| 5236 | Yoko | Named in honor of Yoko Furuta (1946– ), wife of the second discoverer. (M 27128) |
| 5237 | Yoshikawa | Named in honor of Katsunori Yoshikawa (1942– ), owner of the land on which the Nihondaira {see plane |
| 5241 | Beeson | Charlotte “Charlie” Beeson (b. 1990) is a British astronomer, computer programmer, gymnast, dancer a |
| 5286 | Haruomukai | Named in memory of Haruo Mukai (1949–1986), younger brother of one of the discoverers. (M 21957) |
| 5287 | Heishu | Named in memory of Heishu Hosoi (1728–1801), beloved scholar during the Edo era, born in the present |
| 5288 | Nankichi | Named in memory of Nankichi Ni-imi (1913–1943), teacher and writer of fairy tales. (M 22508; M 22519 |
| 5291 | Yuuko | Named in honor of Yuuko Matsuyama (1950– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 22508) |
| 5294 | Onnetoh | Named for the small lake in Akan Nationalpark {see planet (4584)} in eastern Hokkaido. The lake, su |
| 5295 | Masayo | Named in honor of Masayo Mizuno (1955– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 27128) |
| 5330 | Senrikyu | Named in memory of Sen-no Rikyu (1522–1591), a celebrated Japanese tea master who perfected the tea |
| 5331 | Erimomisaki | Named for the promontory at the southern end of Hokkaido. Warm and cold currents, crossing each othe |
| 5337 | Aoki | Named in memory of Masahiro Aoki (1920–1984), amateur astronomer and director of the variablestar se |
| 5348 | Kennoguchi | Ken Noguchi (b.~1973) is a Japanese alpinist and environmental activist. In 1999 he reached the sum |
| 5352 | Fujita | Named in honor of Yoshio Fujita, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, known for his pionee |
| 5354 | Hisayo | Named in honor of Hisayo Kaneda (b. 1977), daughter of the second discoverer. |
| 5355 | Akihiro | Named in honor of Akihiro Ueda (b. 1983), son of the first discoverer. |
| 5356 | Neagari | Neagari is the name of an old town in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. According to an o |
| 5357 | Sekiguchi | Tomohiko Sekiguchi (b. 1970) has been an associate professor at Hokkaido University of Education sin |
| 5372 | Bikki | Named in honor of Bikki Sunazawa (1931–1989), self-taught Japanese sculptor. In 1954 his sculpture w |
| 5374 | Hokutosei | Hokutosei, or ‘Big Dipper’, is the luxury all-sleeper train that connects Sapporo and Tokyo {see pla |
| 5377 | Komori | Named in honor of Yukimasa Komori, owner of the Astro-Dome Company and a committee member of the Got |
| 5379 | Abehiroshi | Named in honor of Hiroshi Abe (b. 1958), a resident of Shimane. Discoverer of numerous minor planets |
| 5395 | Shosasaki | Sho Sasaki (b. 1960), a professor at the University of Tokyo, has carried out laser irradiation expe |
| 5397 | Vojislava | Vojislava Protitch-Benishek (b. 1946), daughter of Milorad B. Protitch, three times director of the |
| 5404 | Uemura | Named in honor of Naomi Uemura (1941–1984), a famous explorer, born in Hidaka, Hyogo {see planet (6 |
| 5432 | Imakiire | Named in honor of Kyoko Imakiire (1965– ), a Kagoshima yachtswoman who made a solo round-trip voyage |
| 5433 | Kairen | Named for the yacht in which Kyoko Imakiire {see planet (5432)} made her solo non-stop voyage round |
| 5435 | Kameoka | Named for a city with a castle and a good deal of natural beauty, situated just west of Kyoto {see p |
| 5440 | Terao | Named in memory of Hisashi Terao (1855–1923), who was the first Japanese professor of astronomy (188 |
| 5454 | Kojiki | Named for the first book of historical stories written in Japanese. Completed in 712, it contains my |
| 5466 | Makibi | Named for Kibi-no Makibi (695–775), a Japanese scholar and statesman, who travelled to T’ang-dynasty |
| 5481 | Kiuchi | Named in honor of Tsuruhiko Kiuchi (1954– ), Japanese amateur astronomer, who recovered the Perseid |
| 5482 | Korankei | Korankei, located in the middle of Aichi prefecture, is renowned for the beautiful autumn colors pro |
| 5484 | Inoda | Named in honor of Shigeru Inoda (1955– ), ophthalmic vitreo-retinal surgeon and associate professor |
| 5488 | Kiyosato | Named for the town where the discoverer lives and his observatory is located. Kiyosato is famous for |
| 5507 | Niijima | Named in honor of Tsuneo Niijima (1955– ), co-discoverer of periodic comet Urata-Niijima {see minor |
| 5508 | Gomyou | Gomyou is located in the north of Kakegawa City, where comet C/1994 N1 and nova V475 Sct (2003) were |
| 5513 | Yukio | Named in honor of Yukio Hasegawa (1950– ), amateur astronomer and an excellent telescope maker. Peri |
| 5520 | Natori | Named in honor of Akira Natori (1956–), discoverer of several minor planets. He has collaborated wit |
| 5526 | Kenzo | Named in honor of Kenzo Suzuki (1950– ), a leading amateur observer of minor planets and comets in J |
| 5532 | Ichinohe | Named in memory of Naozo Ichinohe (1872–1920), instructor at the University of Tokyo and astronomer |
| 5541 | Seimei | Named for Abe-no Seimei (921–1005), an authority of astronomy, astrology and divination. At the requ |
| 5561 | Iguchi | Named in honor of Masatoshi Iguchi (1928– ), president of the Photovoltaic Popularization Associatio |
| 5578 | Takakura | Takakura (1161-1181), the 80th emperor of Japan, succeeded to the throne in 1168. He was the sevent |
| 5580 | Sharidake | Named for a mountain in eastern Hokkaido {see planet (3720)}, 1545 meters high and known as “Japan’ |
| 5581 | Mitsuko | Named in honor of Mitsuko Iwamoto (1956– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 27128) |
| 5591 | Koyo | Named in honor of Koyo Kawanishi (1959– ), a dentist living in Ako-city, Hyogo. He has been observin |
| 5592 | Oshima | Named in honor of Yoshiaki Oshima (1952– ), discoverer of the Apollo-type minor planet 1988 XB and s |
| 5605 | Kushida | Named in honor of Yoshio Kushida (b. 1957), Japanese seismologist. Discoverer of numerous minor plan |
| 5606 | Muramatsu | Named in honor of Osamu Muramatsu (b. 1949), who works at the planetarium in Sibuya and who has disc |
| 5608 | Olmos | Edward James Olmos (b. 1947) is an award-winning actor known for his roles as the dedicated teacher |
| 5618 | Saitama | Named for the Japanese prefecture. |
| 5623 | Iwamori | Named in memory of Yasuke Iwamori, late principal of Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school who ta |
| 5640 | Yoshino | Named for the hometown of the first discoverer. Part of Kagoshima City, it lies at the southern tip |
| 5679 | Akkado | Named for one of Japan’s largest stalactite caves, located in Iwate Prefecture. (M 25977) |
| 5684 | Kogo | Kogo-no-Tsubone was the lover of emperor Takakura. She is the most well-known heroine in the story |
| 5692 | Shirao | Named in honor of Motomaro Shirao (1953– ), a geologist and photographer whose specialties are volca |
| 5730 | Yonosuke | Yonosuke Nakano (1887-1974), a founder of the Gekko Observatory, received the Silver Cup from the Ja |
| 5734 | Noguchi | Named in honor of Souichi Noguchi (1965– ), an astronaut working for the Japanese Aerospace Developm |
| 5737 | Itoh | Japanese amateur astronomer Kazuyuki Itoh (b. 1951) has made more than 1000 astrometric observations |
| 5740 | Toutoumi | Named for the area in the western part of Shizuoka prefecture that is the location of the Nakano-Gak |
| 5743 | Kato | Named in honor of Yasuo Kato (1949–1982), a famous climber, born in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. After |
| 5750 | Kandatai | Named in honor of Tai Kanda (1938– ), a staff member of the Japanese National Astronomical Observato |
| 5775 | Inuyama | Named for a city in the northern part of Aichi Prefecture. Rich in natural beauty and featuring the |
| 5777 | Hanaki | Many years ago, Yoichi Hanaki (b. 1937) used to make astronomical observations, notably of Jupiter, |
| 5784 | Yoron | Yoron island is located in the north of Okinawa prefecture. The name was suggested by Y. Ueno, who |
| 5790 | Nagasaki | Named for the Japanese city of Nagasaki in the hope that this minor planet may be a symbol for world |
| 5813 | Eizaburo | Eizaburo Nishibori (1903-1989) was a Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist who invented a su |
| 5821 | Yukiomaeda | Yukio Maeda (b. 1948), a space engineer at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, has bee |
| 5822 | Masakichi | Masakichi Hioki (b. 1926), father of the first discoverer, is a mechanical engineer and composer of |
| 5823 | Oryo | Named for Oryo Narasaki (1842–1913), wife of the Japanese revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto {see planet |
| 5824 | Inagaki | Named in honor of Minoru Inagaki (1958– ), well-known guitarist from Akashi city. (M 24765) |
| 5826 | Bradstreet | David Bradstreet (b. 1954), Chair of the Astronomy Department at Eastern University (St. Davids, PA) |
| 5829 | Ishidagoro | Named in memory of Goro Ishida (1924–1992), who was associate director of the Okayama Astrophysical |
| 5830 | Simohiro | Hiroshi Shimoda (b. 1949) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and specialist in agricultural management |
| 5831 | Dizzy | Trumpeter John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (1917-1993), also known as the composer of A Night in Tuni |
| 5847 | Wakiya | Named in honor of Nanayo Wakiya (1953– ), who joined the Japan Planetarium Laboratory in 1985 with t |
| 5848 | Harutoriko | Named for a small lake in Kushiro {see planet (4096)}. The peaceful and popular park area around th |
| 5850 | Masaharu | Named in honor of Masaharu Suzuki (1949– ), who is in charge of the Planetarium Programs Production |
| 5851 | Inagawa | Inagawa is a scenic town in Hyogo prefecture. At the Inagawa Observatory, on Mount Oyasan, there is |
| 5862 | Sakanoue | Named in honor of Tsutomu Sakanoue (b. 1921), professor emeritus of Kyushu University whose specialt |
| 5868 | Ohta | Named in honor of Kentaro Ohta (1942– ), who was in charge of designing optical telescopes at the Go |
| 5872 | Sugano | Named in honor of Matsuo Sugano (b. 1939), the first discoverer of comet C/1983 J1. He also discove |
| 5875 | Kuga | Named in honor of Naoto Kuga (1964– ), who produces planetarium programs at the Gotoh Optical Labora |
| 5877 | Toshimaihara | Toshinori Maihara (b. 1942), an emeritus professor at Kyoto University, has been a leader in infrare |
| 5881 | Akashi | Named for a city facing the Setouchi Inland Sea. Akashi Municipal Planetarium was established in 19 |
| 5908 | Aichi | Named for the prefecture, Japan's fourth largest by population, in which both discoverers were born |
| 5909 | Nagoya | Named for Japan's fourth largest city, where the first discoverer was born and raised. From the tim |
| 5915 | Yoshihiro | Named for Yoshihiro Yamada (1946– ), astronomical scholar and keen popularizer of astronomy in Japan |
| 5922 | Shouichi | Named in honor of Shouichi Sato (1950– ), an electric engineer who developed an inexpensive and effi |
| 5924 | Teruo | Named in memory of Teruo Saegusa (1957–1989), one of the greatest Japanese alpinists, who climbed Mo |
| 5966 | Tomeko | Named for Tomeko Goto (1899– ), who supported her husband, Seizo Goto {see planet (2621)}, presiden |
| 5969 | Ryuichiro | |
| 5973 | Takimoto | Named in memory of Daisuke Takimoto (1950-1997), an activist and computer programmer who lived in To |
| 6020 | Miyamoto | Named in honor of Yukio Miyamoto (1921– ), who has contributed much to the popularization of astrono |
| 6022 | Jyuro | Named in honor of Jyuro Kobayashi (1949– ), Japanese amateur astronomer and comet observer. He is a |
| 6023 | Tsuyashima | Named in honor of Takaaki Tsuyashima (1949– ), popularizer of astronomy who planned the Kumamoto Civ |
| 6025 | Naotosato | Named in honor of Naoto Sato (b. 1953), active amateur astronomer and junior high school science tea |
| 6031 | Ryokan | Named for Ryokan (1758–1831), a famous Buddhist monk of the Zen sect and a poet during the Edo era. |
| 6043 | Aurochs | Modern cattle are believed to have descended from the Aurochs, Bos primigenius, the wild ox o |
| 6049 | Toda | Named in memory of Kojun Toda (1879–1951), an observer of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory during |
| 6052 | Junichi | Named in honor of Junichi Watanabe (1960– ), division chief of the Public Information Office of the |
| 6071 | Sakitama | Sakitama, a region of Gyoda city and from which Saitama prefecture takes its name, is known for its |
| 6089 | Izumi | Named for Izumi-ku, a ward in the northern part of the city of Sendai {see planet (3133)}. The symb |
| 6091 | Mitsuru | Named in honor of Mitsuru Soma (1954– ), of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, a specia |
| 6093 | Makoto | Named in honor of Makoto Yoshikawa (b. 1962), senior researcher in the Communications Research Labor |
| 6094 | Hisako | Hisako Hioki (b. 1929) is the mother of the discoverer and an expert seamstress. |
| 6097 | Koishikawa | Named in honor of Masahiro Koishikawa (1952– ), a staff member of the Sendai Astronomical Observator |
| 6098 | Mutojunkyu | Junkyu Muto (b. 1950) is famous worldwide as a Japanese sculptor and painter living in Rome. His se |
| 6101 | Tomoki | Tomoki Nakamura (b. 1966), an associate professor of earth and planetary sciences at Kyushu Universi |
| 6104 | Takao | Named in honor of Takao Saito (1930– ), retired professor of astrogeophysics at Tôhoku University kn |
| 6118 | Mayuboshi | There is a Japanese poem whose subject is Mt. Bizan in the Manyosyu, an anthology of the Nara |
| 6125 | Singto | Singto Pukahuta (1915-2007) was a prominent Thai astronomy educator and author. He was a founder and |
| 6134 | Kamagari | Kamagari is an area in the south of Kure city in Hiroshima prefecture. The Kamagari astronomical obs |
| 6140 | Kubokawa | Named in memory of Kazuo Kubokawa (1903–1943), a staff member of Tokyo Astronomical Observatory who |
| 6144 | Kondojiro | As an amateur astronomer, Jiro Kondo (b. 1951) went to Siberia to observe the Draconid meteor shower |
| 6155 | Yokosugano | Named in honor of Yoko Sugano (b. 1943), wife of Matsuo Sugano and a warm-hearted friend of the obse |
| 6159 | Andréseloy | Andrés Eloy Martinez (b. 1963) is a Mexican astronomer and science popularizer known in his country |
| 6160 | Minakata | Named in memory of Kumagusu Minakata (1867–1941), a renowned Japanese naturalist who, as a child, st |
| 6185 | Mitsuma | Shigeo Mitsuma (1956-2012) was a member of Hoshinohiroba (the Japanese Comet Observers Network) and |
| 6187 | Kagura | The Kagura is a Shinto theatrical dance, that has been perfomed in sacred places and on special occa |
| 6190 | Rennes | Named for the city in France, Rennes is the international sister city of Sendai, Japan, affiliated s |
| 6193 | Manabe | Named in memory of Ryonosuke Manabe (1926–1983), who worked for many years as a computer assistant f |
| 6195 | Nukariya | Named in honor of Motoi Nukariya (1943– ), who was active in software development at the Tokyo Astro |
| 6197 | Taracho | Tara is a town in Saga prefecture. The preparation of dried seaweed is its main industry, and Tara |
| 6198 | Shirakawa | Shirakawa is a city in Fukushima prefecture, 180 km north of Tokyo. |
| 6200 | Hachinohe | Named for the amateur astronomer Akio Hachinohe (1958– ), who has contributed much to amateur astron |
| 6207 | Bourvil | The popular French entertainer Bourvil (André Raimbourg, 1917-1970) was well known for his humoristi |
| 6208 | Wakata | Named in honor of Kouichi Wakata, chosen by NASDA as the astronaut in 1992 among 372 applicants, aft |
| 6210 | Hyunseop | Seo Hyun-seop (b. 1944), a professor at Pukyung University, Korea, and also at Kyusyu University, Ja |
| 6211 | Tsubame | Tsubame, Japanese for a swallow, is the nickname of an express train that was a star of Japan's rail |
| 6217 | Kodai | Kodai Fukushima (b. 1991) is a founder of the student club Libertyer. He made the original proposal |
| 6218 | Mizushima | Named for a site in the city of Kurashiki {see planet (4578)} near the birthplace of the first disc |
| 6225 | Hiroko | Hiroko Nagahara (b. 1952), professor at the University of Tokyo, has studied a wide array of meteori |
| 6228 | Yonezawa | Yonezawa city, located in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, has an area of 549 square kilome |
| 6233 | Kimura | Named in memory of Hisashi Kimura (1870–1943), the first director of the International Latitude Obse |
| 6235 | Burney | As an 11-year-old living in Oxford, England, Venetia Phair (née Burney, b. 1919) suggested th |
| 6244 | Okamoto | Named in honor of Hiroshi Okamoto (b. 1915), an entomologist and elementary-school teacher who inspi |
| 6245 | Ikufumi | Named in honor of Ikufumi Makino (b. 1944), a telecommunications systems engineer and active amateur |
| 6246 | Komurotoru | Named in memory of the sculptor Toru Komuro (1899–1953), on the hundredth anniversary of his birth. |
| 6247 | Amanogawa | Named for a river that runs through the Hokkaido town of Kaminokuni {see planet (5978)}. It is also |
| 6251 | Setsuko | Named in honor of Setsuko Akiyama (1953– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 27129) |
| 6255 | Kuma | Named for the small Japanese town on Shikoku {see planet (4223)} where this planet was discovered. |
| 6269 | Kawasaki | Named in memory of Shun’ichi Kawasaki (1896–1943), the second director of the International Latitude |
| 6270 | Kabukuri | Kabukuri-numa is a marsh in Miyagi prefecture in northeastern Japan. It has a great deal of biodiver |
| 6274 | Taizaburo | Named in honor of Taizaburo Koyama (1927– ), a pioneer amateur astrophotographer who in 1973 invente |
| 6275 | Kiryu | The city of Kiryu, in the eastern part of Gunma prefecture, is famous for its textile industry and b |
| 6276 | Kurohone | Kurohone is a small village, with population less than 3000, in the eastern part of Gunma prefecture |
| 6298 | Sawaoka | Akira Sawaoka (b. 1938) is a Japanese scientist who synthesized a new type of polycrystalline diamon |
| 6300 | Hosamu | Osamu Hioki (b. 1960), an electronics engineer and a wireless operator, was a fellow member of the f |
| 6302 | Tengukogen | Tengukogen is a highland region on the western side of the Shikoku mountain range. The highland is |
| 6306 | Nishimura | Yuji Nishimura (b. 1946) is manager of one of the leading manufacturers of optical telescopes in Jap |
| 6308 | Ebisuzaki | Japanese astronomer Toshikazu Ebisuzaki (b. 1958) has greatly contributed to the development of the |
| 6323 | Karoji | Named in honor of Hiroshi Karoji (1946– ), a professor at the Japanese National Astronomical Observa |
| 6324 | Kejonuma | Kejo-numa, a marsh in Miyagi prefecture, is a great wintering site for migratory birds. More than 2 |
| 6326 | Idamiyoshi | Miyoshi Ida (b. 1953) is a schoolteacher and active observer of occultations. He made the first obs |
| 6329 | Hikonejyo | The castle in Hikone city, Shiga prefecture, was built by the Ii family, which exercised feudal cont |
| 6330 | Koen | Named in honor of Koen Yanagiya (1954– ), a professional comic story teller, ‘rakugoka’ in Japanese. |
| 6336 | Dodo | Named for a large, flightless bird first discovered in 1507 on the island of Mauritius and extinct s |
| 6337 | Shiota | Named in honor of Kazuo Shiota (1949– ), a Japanese amateur astronomer who developed image-processin |
| 6338 | Isaosato | Named in honor of Isao Sato (1963– ), Japanese expert on occultations. He succeeded in making the fi |
| 6345 | Hideo | Named in honor of Hideo Fukushima (1953– ), a staff member in the public information office of the J |
| 6381 | Toyama | Japanese amateur astronomer Miyuki Toyama (b. 1953) has been explaining the night sky in planetaria |
| 6383 | Tokushima | Named for the first discoverer's observatory and the prefecture in which he lives. |
| 6389 | Ogawa | Named in honor of Shigeo Ogawa (1932– ), president of Seibundo Shinkosha Company, which publishes th |
| 6399 | Harada | |
| 6405 | Komiyama | Fukuji Komiyama (b. 1924) is a Japanese agriculture and forestry technician. His long-time support |
| 6408 | Saijo | Named in honor of Yoshihiro Saijo (1959– ), amateur astronomer and editor of a monthly magazine, kno |
| 6410 | Fujiwara | Named in memory of Masahito Fujiwara (1960-1997), Japanese amateur astronomer who contributed to the |
| 6412 | Kaifu | Named in honor of Norio Kaifu (1943– ), recently appointed the first director of the 8.2-m Subaru Te |
| 6413 | Iye | Named in honor of Masanori Iye (1949– ), a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory who wo |
| 6414 | Mizunuma | Mizunama, a district in the village of Kurohone, in Gunma prefecture, is famous for the hot spring i |
| 6416 | Nyukasayama | Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for many beautiful flowers and a wonderful view. Mt. |
| 6418 | Hanamigahara | Hanamigahara is beautiful forest park in the northern part of Kurohone village, Gunma prefecture. |
| 6420 | Riheijyaya | Riheijyaya is a beautiful forest park in the western part of Kurohone village, Gunma prefecture. |
| 6422 | Akagi | Mt. Akagi, 1828 m above sea level, is a large stratovolcano in the mid-eastern part of Gunma prefect |
| 6423 | Harunasan | Another of the Three Jomo Mountains, Mt. Haruna, 1449 m above sea level, is located in the central p |
| 6424 | Ando | Named in honor of Hiroyasu Ando (1946– ), chairman of the Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division of |
| 6444 | Ryuzin | Ryuzin is a small town within Toyota city, Aichi prefecture, Japan. The town name, derived from Jap |
| 6449 | Kudara | Named in memory of Kyoyu Kudara (1894-1964), Japanese astronomer and Buddhist priest. A staff membe |
| 6458 | Nouda | Named in memory of Tadasuke Nouda (1901-1989), Japanese astronomer. A pioneer in the field of ancie |
| 6459 | Hidesan | Named in honor of Hideo Sato (1940– ), staff member of the National Astronomical Observatory (former |
| 6462 | Myougi | Also one of the Three Jomo Mountains, Mt. Myougi, 1104 m above sea level and created by volcanic act |
| 6463 | Isoda | Named in memory of Sachiko Isoda (1912–1993), who joined the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in 1943 |
| 6464 | Kaburaki | Named in memory of Masaki Kaburaki (1902–1987), a professor of astronomy at the University of Tokyo |
| 6496 | Kazuko | Named in honor of Kazuko Otsuka (1934– ), who joined the staff of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory |
| 6497 | Yamasaki | Named in memory of Masamitsu Yamasaki (1886–1959), who worked at the International Latitude Observat |
| 6498 | Ko | Named in honor of Ko Nagasawa (1932– ), who retired from the University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Resear |
| 6499 | Michiko | Named in honor of Michiko Hirasawa (b. 1955), wife of the first discoverer. She is manager of Mt. N |
| 6500 | Kodaira | Named in honor of Keiichi Kodaira (1937– ), who works mainly in stellar and galactic physics and ser |
| 6514 | Torahiko | Named in memory of Torahiko Terada (1878–1935), experimental physicist, geophysicist and author. His |
| 6520 | Sugawa | Named in honor of Chikara Sugawa (1916– ), who worked for the International Latitude Observatory in |
| 6526 | Matogawa | Named in honor of Yasunori Matogawa (1942– ), a specialist in rocket trajectory engineering, and now |
| 6527 | Takashiito | Takashi Ito (b. 1967) is a Japanese planetary scientist who specializes in solar-system dynamics, pa |
| 6531 | Subashiri | Subashiri is the halfway point on the eastern trail of Mt. Fuji. Its altitude, 2000 m above sea leve |
| 6554 | Takatsuguyoshida | Takatsugu Yoshida (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and optical engineer who specializes in |
| 6557 | Yokonomura | Named in honor of Yoko Nomura (b. 1950), wife of the first discoverer and an independent discoverer |
| 6558 | Norizuki | Named in memory of Sojiro Norizuki (1912–1995), founder of Norizuki Technical Works. Under the guida |
| 6559 | Nomura | Named in honor of Toshiro Nomura (b. 1954), science teacher at Nada High School in Kobe. As head of |
| 6562 | Takoyaki | Takoyaki is a well-known local food in the Osaka area. It is a baked flour ball cake containing sma |
| 6565 | Reiji | Named in honor of Reiji Shin Matumoto (1938– ), whose many scientific cartoons are held in high rega |
| 6566 | Shafter | Allen Shafter (b. 1955) is a professor and chairman of studies in astronomy at San Diego State Unive |
| 6567 | Shigemasa | Named in honor of Shigemasa Suzuki (1920– ), an instrumentalist whose career began at the Tokyo Astr |
| 6568 | Serendip | Serendip is the old Persian name for present-day Sri Lanka, the island in the Indian Ocean, rich in |
| 6570 | Tomohiro | Named in honor of Tomohiro Hirayama (1938– ), who joined the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in 1960 |
| 6599 | Tsuko | Named in honor of Tsuko Nakamura (1943– ), who studied celestial mechanics in the University of Toky |
| 6601 | Schmeer | Patrick Schmeer (b. 1964) is an amateur astronomer observing cataclysmic variable stars from Saarbru |
| 6606 | Makino | Named in memory of Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957), Kochi-born botanist of international repute. He bec |
| 6607 | Matsushima | Named in honor of Koichi Matsushima (1938– ), head of the Instrumentation Laboratory, Control System |
| 6612 | Hachioji | Located 50 km to the west of Tokyo, Hachioji is the city where the first discoverer was born and gre |
| 6637 | Inoue | Named in honor of Keisuke Inoue (1928– ), who worked for Tentai Ichiyou, nautical almanacs, at Japan |
| 6642 | Henze | Martin Henze (b. 1981), an astronomer at the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, has |
| 6643 | Morikubo | Named in honor of Shigeru Morikubo (1913– ), since 1930 an amateur astronomer, observer of variable |
| 6644 | Jugaku | Named in honor of Jun Jugaku (1927– ), a professor at Tokai University, formerly a professor at the |
| 6650 | Morimoto | Named in honor of Masaki Morimoto (1932– ), Japanese radio astronomer who started his career at Mita |
| 6655 | Nagahama | Birthplace of the discoverer, the city of Nagahama is in the northeastern part of Shiga prefecture, |
| 6656 | Yokota | Named in honor of Hiroshi Yokota (1927– ), Japanese amateur astronomer. For almost half a century he |
| 6657 | Otukyo | The palace of emperor Tenchi was moved to Otukyo (modern Otsu city, Shiga prefecture) in the seventh |
| 6658 | Akiraabe | Named in honor of Akira Abe (b. 1934), managing editor of Hoshino Techo (“Star Handbook”), a |
| 6659 | Pietsch | Wolfgang Pietsch (b. 1948), at the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, started his ca |
| 6660 | Matsumoto | Named in honor of Tatsujiro Matsumoto (1930– ), popular Japanese telescope maker, known also for his |
| 6661 | Ikemura | Toshihiro Ikemura (b. 1952) is a Japanese communications technician and amateur astronomer. He was |
| 6664 | Tennyo | A maiden who dances in the heavens scattering flowers, playing music and perfuming the atmosphere, t |
| 6665 | Kagawa | Tetsuo Kagawa (b. 1969) is a staff member of the Gekko Observatory and an eminent observer. Besides |
| 6667 | Sannaimura | Sannaimura is a village in southern Akita prefecture in Japan. Sannai means “in the mountain |
| 6669 | Obi | Named in honor of Shinya Obi (b. 1925), professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo. In addition |
| 6699 | Igaueno | Named for a small town in Mie prefecture. A branch of the Oriental Astronomical Association was ina |
| 6707 | Shigeru | Named in honor of Shigeru Nakano (b. 1918), doctor of medicine specializing in obstetrics and gyneco |
| 6709 | Hiromiyuki | Hiroyuki (b. 1991) and Miyuki Mori (b. 1993) are the son and daughter of the second discoverer. |
| 6720 | Gifu | Named for the city of 400 000, capital of the prefecture of the same name, site of ancient battlefie |
| 6722 | Bunichi | Named in honor of Bunichi Saito (b. 1925), professor emeritus at Niigata University and an expert on |
| 6725 | Engyoji | Engyoji temple, located in Himeji, Hyogo prefecture, Japan, was founded in 966. It was once one of |
| 6729 | Emiko | Named in honor of Emiko Otomo (b. 1963), wife of the discoverer. |
| 6730 | Ikeda | Named in honor of Tetsuro Ikeda (1894–1981), the third director of the International Latitude Observ |
| 6731 | Hiei | Named in honor of Eijiro Hiei (b. 1931), professor at Meisei University and professor emeritus of th |
| 6737 | Okabayashi | Named in memory of Shigeki Okabayashi (1913-1944), a self-taught Japanese astronomer. The first in |
| 6738 | Tanabe | Named in honor of Hiroyoshi Tanabe (b. 1928), astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory (f |
| 6741 | Liyuan | Named in honor of Li Yuan (b. 1925), popularizer of astronomy in the People's Republic of China. He |
| 6742 | Biandepei | Named in honor of Bian Depei (b. 1926), popularizer of science and astronomy in the People's Republi |
| 6743 | Liu | Named in honor of Joseph H. C. Liu (b. 1931), who played a leading role in establishing the Hong Kon |
| 6744 | Komoda | Named in memory of Kazuyoshi Komoda (1915-1967), amateur astronomer in Japan. Though handicapped by |
| 6745 | Nishiyama | Named in honor of Minewo Nishiyama (b. 1925), amateur astronomer and president of the Chikushi Astro |
| 6747 | Ozegahara | Ozegahara is a highland, surrounded by 2000-meter-class mountains, lying astride the three prefectur |
| 6778 | Tosamakoto | Named in honor of Makoto Tosa (1944– ), a professor at Tohoku University, known for his research on |
| 6800 | Saragamine | Named for a mountain (height 1271 m) located in the north of Kuma {see planet (6255)}, the town whe |
| 6809 | Sakuma | Named in honor of Seiichi Sakuma (b. 1929), a Japanese amateur astronomer and an eminent observer of |
| 6818 | Sessyu | Born at Soja-Akahama in Okayama Prefecture, Sessyu (1420-1508) is called the “saint of painting”. A |
| 6832 | Kawabata | Named in memory of Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972), Japanese novelist and author of “Izu no Odoriko”. |
| 6834 | Hunfeld | Jan Hunfeld (1934-2009) was a Dutch journalist at Boom-Pers in Meppel, publisher of the Meppeler |
| 6838 | Okuda | Named in honor of Toyozo Okuda (1908–1983), the fourth director of International Latitude Observator |
| 6839 | Ozenuma | Ozenuma is a swamp to the west of the Nikko National Park, surrounded by 2000-meter-class mountains. |
| 6846 | Kansazan | Named for the writer Kansazan (1748-1827), who published many books in Chinese verse during the latt |
| 6860 | Sims | Named in honor of Alan Sims (1920-1995), a naval officer who moved to Dublin in 1953 and became chai |
| 6866 | Kukai | Named for Kouboudaishi Kukai (774-835), Buddhist priest who was born in Zentsugi on Shikoku Island. |
| 6867 | Kuwano | Named in memory of Yoshiyuki Kuwano (1931-1998), librarian and later director of Hita Municipal Tans |
| 6868 | Seiyauyeda | Seiya Uyeda (b. 1929), a professor emeritus at Tokyo University, has greatly contributed to the stud |
| 6869 | Funada | Named in honor of Takumi Funada (b. 1932), retired schoolmaster and science teacher who is currently |
| 6873 | Tasaka | Named in honor of Ichiro Tasaka (b. 1929), Japanese farmer, Mars observer and astronomical optician. |
| 6878 | Isamu | Named in honor of Isamu Hirabayashi (b. 1941), amateur astronomer who founded the Japan Lunar and Pl |
| 6880 | Hayamiyu | Named in honor of Yu Hayami (b. 1966), famous Japanese actress and singer. She is very interested i |
| 6881 | Shifutsu | Mt. Shifutsu is to the west of Nikko National Park, with an altitude of 2228 m. The Paleozoic mounta |
| 6883 | Hiuchigatake | Mt. Hiuchigatake, 2346 m above sea level, stands to the west of Nikko National Park in Fukushima pre |
| 6884 | Takeshisato | Named in honor of Takeshi (Ken) Sato, a devoted educator who is currently director of the planetariu |
| 6887 | Hasuo | Japanese amateur astronomer Ryuichi Hasuo (b. 1952) computed cometary orbits during the 1970s. The |
| 6902 | Hideoasada | Hideo Asada (b. 1953) worked in the shop of a Japanese telescope maker and is now popularizing astro |
| 6905 | Miyazaki | Named in honor of Isao Miyazaki (b. 1961), amateur astronomer well known for his high-quality visual |
| 6908 | Kunimoto | Named in honor of Yoshihiro Kunimoto (b. 1958), Japanese composer and synthesizer musician. He has |
| 6910 | Ikeguchi | Kunio Ikeguchi (b. 1953) is a member of the Yonago Astronomy Club who popularizes astronomy in Totto |
| 6913 | Yukawa | Named in memory of Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese theoretical physicist who was awarded the 194 |
| 6919 | Tomonaga | Named in memory of Shinichiro Tomonaga (1906-1979), Japanese theoretical physicist who was awarded t |
| 6920 | Esaki | Named in honor of Leo Esaki (b. 1925), Japanese experimental physicist who was awarded the 1973 Nobe |
| 6922 | Yasushi | Yasushi Sato (b. 1957) is a member of the Matsue Astronomy Club who popularizes astronomy in Shimane |
| 6924 | Fukui | Named in memory of Kenichiro Fukui (1918-1997), Japanese chemist who was awarded the 1981 Nobel Priz |
| 6925 | Susumu | Named in honor of Augustin Susumu Yamamoto (b. 1915), agronomist and director of the Yamamoto Observ |
| 6927 | Tonegawa | Named in honor of Susumu Tonegawa (b. 1939), Japanese biologist who was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize |
| 6931 | Kenzaburo | Named in honor of Kenzaburo Ohe (b. 1935), Japanese writer who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in l |
| 6933 | Azumayasan | Mt. Azumayasan, 2354 m above sea level, is located in the western part of Gunma prefecture and is co |
| 6961 | Ashitaka | Named for a dormant volcano in Numazu-city, close to Mt. Fuji {see planet (1584)}. (M 34625) Name p |
| 6964 | Kunihiko | Named in memory of Kunihiko Kodaira (1915-1997), Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields M |
| 6965 | Niyodogawa | Named for a river, 100 km in length, that has its source at the center of Shikoku Island. |
| 6969 | Santaro | Santaro Harada (b. 1913) is a Japanese astronomer and optical engineer living in Nagano prefecture. |
| 6970 | Saigusa | Yosikazu Saigusa (b. 1928), a retired broadcast engineer is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He disco |
| 6973 | Karajan | Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989), born in Salzburg, was one of the best-known conductors of the twent |
| 6975 | Hiroaki | Hiroaki Hayashi (b. 1954) is a factory manager in the city of Yashio. Each year he teaches hundreds |
| 6976 | Kanatsu | Named in honor of Kazuyoshi Kanatsu (b. 1953), discoverer of the 1993 nova V705 Cas. Name proposed |
| 6978 | Hironaka | Named in honor of Heisuke Hironaka (b. 1931), Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Meda |
| 6979 | Shigefumi | Named in honor of Shigefumi Mori (b. 1951), Japanese mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal |
| 6980 | Kyusakamoto | Named in memory of Kyu Sakamoto (1941-1985), a popular singer in Japan who was beloved as Kyu-chan. |
| 6986 | Asamayama | Mt. Asamayama is a triplex stratovolcano at the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures, with an alti |
| 6989 | Hoshinosato | Chichibu Hoshi-no-sato is home to more than ten astronomical observatories built by amateur astronom |
| 6990 | Toya | Mt. Toya, 668 m above sea level, is located at the boundary of the towns Minano-machi, Higashi-Chich |
| 6995 | Minoyama | Mt. Minoyama, 587 m above sea level, is a mountain at Minano-machi in Saitama prefecture. |
| 7023 | Heiankyo | Heiankyo, meaning ‘Peaceful Capital’, is another name of Kyoto. From 794 to 1868 it was the capital |
| 7028 | Tachikawa | Tachikawa is a suburban city west of Tokyo. After World War II Tachikawa was reborn as a commercial |
| 7035 | Gomi | Named in honor of Kazuaki Gomi (b. 1911), amateur astronomer and long-time observer of variable star |
| 7038 | Tokorozawa | Tokorozawa City is located in the south of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The first airport in Japan was |
| 7067 | Kiyose | Named for Kiyose City, a western suburb of Tokyo. The city was once home to many sanitaria because |
| 7068 | Minowa | Named in honor of Toshiyuki Minowa (1918– ), a Japanese amateur astronomer. During ten years beginni |
| 7104 | Manyousyu | Named for the earliest collection of Japanese poetry, by many poets spanning about 400 years. Celest |
| 7105 | Yousyozan | Named for a 400-m mountain to the south of the Okayama station of the National Astronomical Observat |
| 7122 | Iwasaki | Named in honor of Kazuaki Iwasaki (b. 1935), amateur astronomer and world-renowned space artist. Hi |
| 7125 | Eitarodate | Named in memory of Eitaro Date (1912-1953), Japanese amateur astronomer who observed the planets, pa |
| 7128 | Misawa | Named in memory of Katsue Misawa (1885-1937). Although he received only a limited education, throug |
| 7133 | Kasahara | Named in honor of Shin Kasahara (b. 1953), doctor of dentistry and senior lecturer at Tohoku Univers |
| 7136 | Yokohasuo | Yoko Hasuo (b. 1952), the wife of Japanese amateur astronomer Ryuichi Hasuo, was cotranslator of the |
| 7137 | Ageo | Ageo is a city north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture. The name was suggested by M. Sekine. |
| 7139 | Tsubokawa | Named in memory of Ietsune Tsubokawa (1918–1994), the fifth director of the International Latitude O |
| 7140 | Osaki | Yoji Osaki (b. 1938) works mainly in stellar physics and served as president of the Japan Astronomic |
| 7143 | Haramura | Haramura is a village in Nagano prefecture, 200 km east of Tokyo. A large star party is held there |
| 7160 | Tokunaga | University of Hawaii astronomer Alan T. Tokunaga (b. 1949) specializes in studies of star formation |
| 7176 | Kuniji | Named in honor of Kuniji Saito (b. 1913), who joined the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in 1936 and |
| 7178 | Ikuookamoto | Named in honor of Ikuo Okamoto (b. 1946), optician and amateur astronomer. He owns the Schmidt came |
| 7186 | Tomioka | Named in honor of Hiroyuki Tomioka (b. 1942), director of weather information in Hitachi City. An a |
| 7188 | Yoshii | Named in honor of Koichi Yoshii (b. 1914), retired postmaster and amateur astronomer. He was a pion |
| 7189 | Kuniko | Named in honor of Kuniko Fujita (1923-1992), née Sofue, amateur astronomer and poet. She became int |
| 7193 | Yamaoka | Named in honor of Hitoshi Yamaoka (b. 1965), astrophysicist at Kyushu University who specializes in |
| 7201 | Kuritariku | A broadcaster with KOFU-FM, Hiroe Kurimoto (b. 1961), whose radio name is Kuritariku, is an active p |
| 7202 | Kigoshi | Kunihiko Kigoshi (1919-2014) was a cosmo-geochemist and emeritus professor at Gakushuin University. |
| 7203 | Sigeki | Sigeki Horiuchi (b. 1949) is a factory manager in the town of Shimosuwa, Nagano prefecture. He is i |
| 7205 | Sadanori | Sadanori Okamura (b. 1948) works mainly in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology based |
| 7206 | Shiki | Named in memory of Shiki Masaoka (1867–1902), one of the most famous Haiku poets of the Meiji period |
| 7235 | Hitsuzan | Hitsuzan is a mountain that is reflected in the Kagami River as it flows through the center of Kochi |
| 7238 | Kobori | Akira Kobori (1904-1992), professor of mathematics at Kyoto University and president of the Kyoto pr |
| 7240 | Hasebe | Takao Hasebe (b. 1947) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who taught astronomy to the first discoverer |
| 7241 | Kuroda | Named in honor of Takehiko Kuroda (b. 1946), since 1990 the first director of the Nishi-Harima Astro |
| 7242 | Okyudo | Named in honor of Masami Okyudo (b. 1961), Japanese astronomer and currently director of the Misato |
| 7250 | Kinoshita | Named in honor of Hiroshi Kinoshita (b. 1941), a celestial mechanician at the National Astronomical |
| 7251 | Kuwabara | Named in honor of Syoji Kuwabara (b. 1927). A retired school teacher in Japan, he was superintenden |
| 7252 | Kakegawa | Named for an ancient city in central Japan famous for the wooden castle that was reconstructed there |
| 7254 | Kuratani | Named in honor of Hiroshi Kuratani (b. 1934), astronomer and educator at Toyama Observatory since 19 |
| 7257 | Yoshiya | Yoshiya Watanabe (b. 1968) is a science educator and planetarian of the Osaka Science Museum. Althou |
| 7261 | Yokootakeo | Takeo Yokoo (b. 1939), of Osaka Kyoiku University, mainly studies galactic astronomy. He also served |
| 7262 | Sofue | Yoshiaki Sofue (b. 1943), works mainly in galactic radio astronomy, playing a leading role in millim |
| 7263 | Takayamada | Takashi Yamada (b. 1934) is a science educator and the former planetarium director of the Nogoya Cit |
| 7274 | Washioyama | Named for a small mountain in the southern part of Kochi City. |
| 7287 | Yokokurayama | Named for a mountain in Kochi prefecture that is a treasure house of rare plants. A museum was buil |
| 7289 | Kamegamori | Named for a grassy mountain in the center of the mountainous region of Shikoku Island. |
| 7291 | Hyakutake | Yuji Hyakutake (b. 1950) discovered comets C/1995 Y1 and C/1996 B2 visually from the town of Aira, i |
| 7293 | Kazuyuki | Named in honor of Kazuyuki Saitoh (b. 1957), associate director of the Nichihara Observatory since 1 |
| 7300 | Yoshisada | Named for Yoshisada Shimizu (1943– ), a Japanese orthopaedist and an active amateur astronomer. In a |
| 7304 | Namiki | Namiki Mitsuo (b. 1957) is a Japanese amateur astronomer on the staff of the public-information offi |
| 7307 | Takei | George Takei (b. 1937) is an actor best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek< |
| 7308 | Hattori | Named in honor of Tadahiko Hattori (1908–1962), who worked at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory and |
| 7342 | Uchinoura | Named for the town in southern Kyushu where the Kagoshima Space Center of the Institute of Space and |
| 7353 | Kazuya | Named in honor of Kazuya Yoshida (b. 1960). An authority in robot engineering at Tohoku University, |
| 7354 | Ishiguro | Masato Ishiguro (b. 1945) has been the Japanese project director of the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimet |
| 7366 | Agata | Hidehiko Agata (b. 1961) is a staff member in the public information office of the National Astronom |
| 7408 | Yoshihide | Yoshihide Hayashi (b. 1959), an amateur astronomer, works as a curator at a science museum. He cont |
| 7410 | Kawazoe | Named in honor of Akira Kawazoe (b. 1934), a member of the Geisei Observatory staff with particular |
| 7415 | Susumuimoto | Susumu Imoto (1901-1981) studied the history of astronomy and old Japanese calendars. With I. Haseg |
| 7418 | Akasegawa | Genpei Akasegawa (b. 1937) is a famous novelist in Japan and also an astronomy fan. His work contri |
| 7421 | Kusaka | Hideaki Kusaka (1924-1991) was an amateur astronomer who wrote several books on mythology related to |
| 7428 | Abekuniomi | Abe Kuniomi (b. 1941) is an expert photographer of the Moon's surface and planets, who has taught hi |
| 7429 | Hoshikawa | Hoshikawa, or “Star River”, flows between Kumagaya and Gyoda, in Saitama prefecture. There are many |
| 7430 | Kogure | Named in honor of Tomokazu Kogure (b. 1925), professor emeritus of Kyoto University. His specialtie |
| 7434 | Osaka | Osaka is the second largest city in Japan, administrative center of the prefecture, and an important |
| 7435 | Sagamihara | Named for a city of 571~000 located some 50 km west for Tokyo on the vast riverside plain of the Riv |
| 7436 | Kuroiwa | Named in memory of Goro Kuroiwa (1912-1990), Japanese astronomer and observer of variable stars. A |
| 7439 | Tetsufuse | Tetsuharu Fuse (b. 1970) works at the Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. |
| 7442 | Inouehideo | Named in honor of Hideo Inoue (b. 1917), Japanese astronomer. An astronomy enthusiast while still a |
| 7443 | Tsumura | Mitsunori Tsumura (b. 1955) is a science educator at the Wakayama Science Museum, as well as an amat |
| 7463 | Oukawamine | Named for a high plateau at the boundary of Kochi and Ehime prefectures. |
| 7472 | Kumakiri | Named in honor of Kazuo Kumakiri (b. 1923), an amateur astronomer in the Susono area who has done mu |
| 7475 | Kaizuka | Named in memory of Sohei Kaizuka (1926-1998), one of the leading geomorphologists. His significant |
| 7485 | Changchun | Named after the city in China, Changchun is the international sister city of Sendai, Japan, affiliat |
| 7486 | Hamabe | Masaru Hamabe (b. 1951) is a professor at Japan Women's University. His work focuses on extragalacti |
| 7502 | Arakida | Hideyoshi Arakida (b. 1973) is an associate professor at Nihon University, who specializes in celest |
| 7504 | Kawakita | Hideyo Kawakita (b. 1970) is on the staff at the Gunma Astronomical Observatory. His scientific inte |
| 7505 | Furusho | Reiko Furusho (b. 1970) is an astronomer who works in cometary physics and in the education and popu |
| 7525 | Kiyohira | Named in memory of Kiyohira Fujiwara (1056–1128), founder of the Fujiwara clan in the northern part |
| 7526 | Ohtsuka | Katsuhito Ohtsuka (b. 1959) is a curator of Tokyo Meteor Network and its meteorite collection. He s |
| 7527 | Marples | Australian amateur astronomer Peter Marples (b. 1958) discovered the supernova 2008fa in NGC 6722. |
| 7530 | Mizusawa | Named in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the International Latitude Observatory of Miz |
| 7533 | Seiraiji | Seiraiji is a Japanese Temple built in Sumoto, Japan, around 1000 CE, in the late Heian era. This |
| 7538 | Zenbei | Iwahashi Zenbei (1756-1811) is known for building the most superior Japanese telescope in the Edo er |
| 7572 | Znokai | Named for the Z society (Z-no-kai in Japanese), a cultural and social organization of the staff of t |
| 7590 | Aterui | Aterui, patriarch of the Ainu tribe in northern Japan in the late eighth century, was believed to ha |
| 7594 | Shotaro | Named in memory of Shotaro Miyamoto (1912-1992), professor of astrophysics at Kyoto University. His |
| 7596 | Yumi | Named in honor of Shigeru Yumi (1916– ), the second director of the central bureau of the Internatio |
| 7597 | Shigemi | Shigemi Uchida (b. 1952) is actively working to combat light pollution in Japan. He is an organizer |
| 7602 | Yidaeam | Dae-am Yi (b. 1955) is vice president of Saekung College in the Republic of Korea. A professor of ar |
| 7611 | Hashitatsu | Tatsuo Hashimoto (b. 1912) has been a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association since the 1930 |
| 7614 | Masatomi | Masatomi Urata (b. 1925) has been a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association and an active ob |
| 7616 | Sadako | Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955) was exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima atom bomb and suffered from le |
| 7648 | Tomboles | British amateur astronomer Tom Boles (b. 1944) operates his robotic telescopes from Coddenham, Suffo |
| 7650 | Kaname | Named in memory of Kaname Nakamura (1904-1932), Japanese amateur astronomer and volunteer at the Kwa |
| 7664 | Namahage | The Namahage is a folk event that has been handed down from olden times in Oga Peninsula in Akita Pr |
| 7666 | Keyaki | Named for the Sendai “city tree”. (M 31026) The name, zelkova in English, was selected from many ide |
| 7673 | Inohara | Masanori Inohara (b. 1921) has been an amateur astronomer since childhood. He contributed greatly to |
| 7674 | Kasuga | Named in honor of Ryo Kasuga (1950– ), Japanese Buddhist priest, opera singer, professional magician |
| 7677 | Sawa | Takeyasu Sawa (b. 1949), professor of education at Aichi University, is a specialist in research on |
| 7682 | Miura | Katsumi Miura (b. 1953), technical official of the Earthquake Research Institute of the University o |
| 7708 | Fennimore | Guy Fennimore (b. 1952) has worked on behalf of the Society for Popular Astronomy (formerly the Juni |
| 7710 | Ishibashi | Tadashi Ishibashi (b. 1926), retired sea captain, became interested in stars in 1936 and has observe |
| 7713 | Tsutomu | Tsutomu Ishibashi (b. 1949), a Japanese amateur astronomer, has been using the same 0.1-m reflector |
| 7717 | Tabeisshi | Japanese amateur astronomer Isshi Tabe (b. 1956) has observed Jupiter and other planets for over 25 |
| 7766 | Jododaira | Named for the place where the first really big star parties were held in Japan, the “Chiro's Star Fe |
| 7769 | Okuni | Tomimaru Okuni (b. 1931), a retired teacher, is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has been discover |
| 7775 | Taiko | Named in honor of Taiko Takeuchi, a Japanese amateur astronomer who started observing the stars more |
| 7776 | Takeishi | Named for Masanori Takeishi (1950– ), a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered a number of minor |
| 7777 | Consadole | Consadole, a team in the Japan Professional Football League J1, has its home in Sapporo city, Hokkai |
| 7797 | Morita | Yukio Morita (b. 1952), a dentist in Hiroshima, is an expert on planetary photography and one of the |
| 7802 | Takiguchi | Setsuo Takiguchi (1924-1998) played the leading role in founding the Hiroshima Children's Museum in |
| 7803 | Adachi | Makoto Adachi (b. 1953), an elementary school teacher in Kyoto, has continued regular visual observa |
| 7826 | Kinugasa | Named in honor of Sachio Kinugasa (1947– ), Japanese professional baseball player who was called the |
| 7837 | Mutsumi | Named in honor of Mutsumi Abe (1957– ), wife of the first discoverer. (M 30803) |
| 7842 | Ishitsuka | Named in honor of Mutsumi Ishitsuka (b. 1930), who has worked in Peru since 1957, making coronagraph |
| 7844 | Horikawa | Kuniaki Horikawa (b. 1958), a computer systems engineer in Yokohama, started Jupiter observations in |
| 7845 | Mckim | Richard J. McKim (b. 1958) directs the British Astronomical Association's Mars Section. He was BAA s |
| 7851 | Azumino | Named for an area in Nagano prefecture, Azumino is the rice field area east of the Japanese Northern |
| 7862 | Keikonakamura | Keiko Nakamura Messenger (b. 1973) is a space scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Her work re |
| 7890 | Yasuofukui | Named in honor of Yasuo Fukui (b. 1951), professor at Nagoya University and a radio astronomer speci |
| 7891 | Fuchie | Named in honor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchie Senior High School, where the first discoverer teach |
| 7895 | Kaseda | Named for a city in the southwest of Kagoshima prefecture, where the discoverer was born. This town |
| 7898 | Ohkuma | Masami Ohkuma (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer who serves as chief editor of the Japanese astronom |
| 7899 | Joya | Masanori Joya (1940-1967) was an early member of the Japan Lunar and Planetary Observers Network and |
| 7901 | Konnai | A dentist by profession, Reiichi Konnai (b. 1950; former name Horiguchi) is an eagle-eyed observer, |
| 7905 | Juzoitami | Named in memory of Juzo Itami (1933-1997), actor, translator, essayist, editor and well-known direct |
| 7953 | Kawaguchi | Masaya Kawaguchi (b. 1959) served as chief editor of the Japanese astronomical magazine Sky Watch |
| 7954 | Kitao | Named in honor of Koichi Kitao (b. 1953), Japanese amateur astronomer and director of the folklore s |
| 7955 | Ogiwara | Tetsuo Ogiwara (b. 1950) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who since 1972 calculated circular and ell |
| 7956 | Yaji | Kentaro Yaji (b. 1966) is the director of Kawabe Cosmic Park in Wakayama prefecture. He has contribu |
| 7965 | Katsuhiko | Named in honor of Katsuhiko Sato (b. 1945), professor at University of Tokyo and director of the Res |
| 7991 | Kaguyahime | Named for the main female character in the old Japanese romance Taketori-monogatari. (M 34627) |
| 8036 | Maehara | Named in honor of Hideo Maehara (b. 1940), professor of the National Astronomical Observatory of Jap |
| 8041 | Masumoto | Named in honor of Takeji Masumoto, who built the discoverer's observatory. Initially, he had to mak |
| 8043 | Fukuhara | Naohito Fukuhara (b. 1965) is a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. He edits an astronomy news |
| 8044 | Tsuchiyama | Yukiko Tsuchiyama (b. 1963) is a Japanese amateur variable star observer who studies star names as a |
| 8045 | Kamiyama | Haruki Kamiyama (b. 1960) is an amateur astronomer and computer programmer. |
| 8046 | Ajiki | Osamu Ajiki (b. 1965), an amateur astronomer and computer programmer, contributed to the popularizat |
| 8050 | Beishida | Beishida, the Beijing Normal University, is one of the earliest well-known Chinese universities. Fo |
| 8072 | Yojikondo | Japanese-born U.S. astrophysicist Yoji Kondo (b. 1933) headed the astrophysics laboratory during the |
| 8083 | Mayeda | Named in memory of Shizuo (Haruhisa) Mayeda (1914-1952), amateur astronomer and pioneer Mars observe |
| 8087 | Kazutaka | Named in honor of Kazutaka Kato (b. 1949), director of the Hiroshima City Planetarium. He was presi |
| 8097 | Yamanishi | Named in honor of Masahiro Yamanishi (b. 1960), senior researcher at Saji Observatory. He was direc |
| 8100 | Nobeyama | Named for a village in central Japan, famous for its beautiful scenery and night sky. Nobeyama Radi |
| 8101 | Yasue | Kunio Yasue (b. 1951), director of the Science Laboratory at Okayama Seishin University, has studied |
| 8102 | Yoshikazu | Yoshikazu Kato (b. 1962) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He edits an e-mail newsletter on astronom |
| 8104 | Kumamori | Teruaki Kumamori (b. 1949), planetarium educator of Sakai City Culture Center, Osaka, is an expert i |
| 8115 | Sakabe | Named in honor of Sanjirou Sakabe (b. 1923), an amateur astronomer who studied under the late Issei |
| 8120 | Kobe | Named for the primary port on the Seto Inland Sea since the eighth century and one of Japan's most c |
| 8156 | Tsukada | Named in honor of Shinsuke Tsukada (b. 1954), director of the Yonago City Planetarium, Tottori Prefe |
| 8159 | Fukuoka | Named in honor of Takashi Fukuoka (b. 1948), director of the planetarium at Sanbe Shizenkan Open Fie |
| 8163 | Ishizaki | Named in honor of Masako Ishizaki (b. 1902), long-time Japanese amateur astronomer and pioneer in th |
| 8167 | Ishii | Named in honor of Takahiro Ishii (b. 1959), Japanese amateur astronomer and active owner of the Kamo |
| 8182 | Akita | Named in honor of Isao Akita (b. 1948), president of the comet observers network in Japan, “Hoshi no |
| 8184 | Luderic | Luderic Maury (b. 1984) has been an amateur astronomer, eclipse chaser and the joy and pride of his |
| 8187 | Akiramisawa | Botanist Akira Misawa (1942-1994), a professor at Chiba University, conducted research on the effect |
| 8188 | Okegaya | Okegaya Marsh is located in the western part of Shizuoka prefecture. Many species of plants, birds a |
| 8189 | Naruke | Giiti Naruke (b. 1949) is the first Japanese to achieve two consecutive wins at the world championsh |
| 8194 | Satake | Named in honor of Masaaki Satake (b. 1956), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Kansa |
| 8200 | Souten | Named for the Waseda University Astronomy Association, nicknamed Souten. Established in 1959 by Hide |
| 8204 | Takabatake | Named in honor of Tohru Takabatake (b. 1957), a junior-high-school teacher and secretary of the Okay |
| 8206 | Masayuki | Masayuki Okumura (b. 1960) is a hydrographer for the Japanese Coast Guard. He played an important ro |
| 8207 | Suminao | Suminao Murakami (b. 1935), the son and grandson of astronomers, is a representative of the Laborato |
| 8212 | Naoshigetani | Naoshige Tani (b.1925) is a member of the Photovoltaic Popularization Association in Japan and produ |
| 8215 | Zanonato | Flavio Zanonato (b. 1950) is a prominent businessman and civic-minded amateur astronomer in his nati |
| 8220 | Nanyou | Named for the city where the discoverer lives and his observatory is located. Nanyou City lies to t |
| 8233 | Asada | Tadashi Asada (b. 1954), professor of computer science at Kyushu International University, is a spec |
| 8234 | Nobeoka | Named for a town in Miyazaki prefecture, at the mouth of the Gokase River. Although it is the site |
| 8251 | Isogai | Rensuke Isogai (b. 1941), a high-school classmate of the discoverer, is an electrical engineer and a |
| 8271 | Imai | Yasushi Imai (b. 1949) was the president of a planetarium manufacturing company from 1998 to 2009. |
| 8272 | Iitatemura | Iitatemura is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. All the villagers were forced to ev |
| 8273 | Apatheia | Apatheia is a philosophical word that means “an immovable soul” in Greek philosophy. The name was p |
| 8274 | Soejima | Named in honor of Tsutomu Soejima (b. 1950), a Japanese amateur astronomer and secretary of the Saga |
| 8276 | Shigei | Named in honor of Mika Shigei (b. 1968), lecturer and curator of the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomi |
| 8286 | Kouji | Named in honor of Kouji Yamamoto (b. 1956), a Japanese architect and active amateur astronomer. He |
| 8294 | Takayuki | Named in honor of Takayuki Kawabata (b. 1959), president of astronomy shop Planet Town, Kumamoto, Ky |
| 8296 | Miyama | Named in honor of Shoken M. Miyama (b. 1951), Japanese astrophysicist working mainly on star and pla |
| 8300 | Iga | Yuichi Iga (b. 1955) is a specialist in molecular graphics and medical imaging. As an amateur astron |
| 8301 | Haseyuji | Yuji Hase (1964-2002), an instructor of material technology at Kumamoto technical high school, playe |
| 8303 | Miyaji | Miyaji Takeshi (b.1948) is an astronomer specializing in radio astronomy and VLBI. He is among the |
| 8304 | Ryomichico | Ryo Michico (b. 1955) is a novelist and poet respected for her beautiful science fantasies. Her bes |
| 8305 | Teika | Fujiwara-no-Teika (1162-1241) was a Japanese literary figure who wrote many famous short poems. In |
| 8306 | Shoko | Named in honor of Shoko Sawada (b. 1962), Japanese singer and songwriter. Since her debut in 1979, |
| 8314 | Tsuji | Named in honor of Takashi Tsuji (b. 1937), Japanese astronomer working mainly on stellar atmospheres |
| 8355 | Masuo | Infrared astronomer Masuo Tanaka (b. 1955) is a researcher at the Institute of Astronomy, University |
| 8367 | Bokusui | Named in memory of Bokusui (Shigeru) Wakayama (1885-1928), one of the most beloved of Japanese poets |
| 8369 | Miyata | Takashi Miyata (b. 1971) is an associate professor of astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy, Unive |
| 8374 | Horohata | Horohata is an open area in Ishikawa town, Fukushima prefecture, 250 km north of Tokyo. A large sta |
| 8375 | Kenzokohno | Named in honor of Kenzo Kohno (b. 1934), staff member of Akashi Planetarium since 1960 and its direc |
| 8377 | Elmerreese | Elmer J. Reese (b. 1919), American amateur astronomer, was an important contributing observer in the |
| 8387 | Fujimori | Named in honor of Kenichi Fujimori (b. 1934), an amateur astronomer who observes sunspots, faculae a |
| 8393 | Tetsumasakamoto | Tetsuma Sakamoto (b. 1908), Japanese agricultural scientist and specialist in sericultural technolog |
| 8399 | Wakamatsu | Ken-ichi Wakamatsu (b. 1942) is a professor at Gifu University and serves as the vice-president of t |
| 8400 | Tomizo | Okamoto Tomizo (b. 1933) joined the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory in 1954 to observe the solar coro |
| 8406 | Iwaokusano | Iwao Kusano (1908-1999) was an orthopedist who contributed greatly to practice and research. As an |
| 8413 | Kawakami | Isamu Kawakami (b. 1948) is a member of Shirakawa Observatory in Japan and Chiro Observatory in Aust |
| 8414 | Atsuko | Atsuko Tsuji (b. 1953) is a science journalist from Asahi Shinbun. When she was in the U.S., she re |
| 8416 | Okada | Yoshiyuki Okada (b. 1947), a member of Shirakawa Observatory in Japan and Chiro Observatory in Austr |
| 8418 | Mogamigawa | Named for the longest river in the discoverer's home prefecture of Yamagata. One of the three wilde |
| 8428 | Okiko | Kochi native Okiko Seki (b. 1941), wife of the discoverer, has many hobbies, including yoga, dance a |
| 8431 | Haseda | Haseda Kastumi (b. 1945) is an amateur astronomer in Aichi prefecture. During 2000-2002 he discovere |
| 8432 | Tamakasuga | Named in honor of Ryoji Matsumoto (b. 1972), Japanese sumo wrestler whose professional name is Tamak |
| 8485 | Satoru | Satoru Honda (b. 1913), some time kindergarten principal, is the widow of Minoru Honda, famed comet |
| 8492 | Kikuoka | Hidekazu Kikuoka (b. 1941) has been a planetarium educator at the Osaka Municipal Electric Science M |
| 8493 | Yachibozu | Yachibozu, or tussocks, are often seen in the Kushiro Marsh on the island of Hokkaido. The name was |
| 8500 | Hori | Named in honor of Gen-Ichiro Hori (b. 1930), professor emeritus at Tokyo University who gave lecture |
| 8503 | Masakatsu | Masakatsu Fujimoto (b. 1948) played a leading role in constructing a laser interferometric gravitati |
| 8516 | Hyakkai | Masaaki Hyakkai (b. 1963) is a science teacher and president of Gunma Astronomical Society. As a vo |
| 8527 | Katayama | Using unparalleled techniques in electron microscopy, Japanese biophysicist Eisaku Katayama (b. 1949 |
| 8529 | Sinzi | Akira M. Sinzi (b. 1922) directed the astronomical division of the Hydrographic Department of Japan |
| 8530 | Korbokkur | According to the legend of the Ainu people of northern Japan, the members of the Korbokkur tribe wer |
| 8531 | Mineosaito | Mineo Saito (1952-2000) was the founder and an active leader of the Ohkuma Astronomical Club in Kaku |
| 8533 | Oohira | The Oohira station of Nihondaira Observatory, where this object was discovered, was very active in m |
| 8544 | Sigenori | Sigenori Miyamoto (b. 1931) is one of the pioneers of x-ray astronomy in Japan. In 1958, he invented |
| 8546 | Kenmotsu | Kunio Kenmotsu (b. 1932) has been director of the Kurashiki Observatory since 1990. For many years |
| 8548 | Sumizihara | Sumizi Hara (1878-1968) provided the means for establishing the Kurashiki Observatory in 1926 and fo |
| 8552 | Hyoichi | Named in honor of Hyoichi Kohno (b. 1958), Japanese adventurer, born in Ehime prefecture, where this |
| 8560 | Tsubaki | Takio Tsubaki (1935-1999) was a solar physicist concerned particularly with the observational study |
| 8571 | Taniguchi | Yoshiaki Taniguchi (b. 1954) works mainly in extragalactic physics at Tohoku University. He promote |
| 8574 | Makotoirie | Makoto Irie (b. 1939) is known for his outstanding coronal observations with the coronagraph at the |
| 8577 | Choseikomori | Chosei Komori (b. 1935) is a planetary geologist who works as a leader of the Planetary Geological S |
| 8578 | Shojikato | Shoji Kato (b. 1935), professor emeritus of Kyoto University, has been engaged in studying theories |
| 8579 | Hieizan | Hieizan is a famous mountain located to the northeast of Kyoto and to the west of Lake Biwa. Enryak |
| 8581 | Johnen | Named for a mountain in Nagano prefecture, part of the Japanese Northern Alps. Popular with climber |
| 8582 | Kazuhisa | Kazuhisa Mishima (b. 1970), the astronomy curator at the Kurashiki Science Center, is an eager plane |
| 8660 | Sano | Yasuo Sano (b. 1959), a staff member of the Nayoro Municipal Kihara Observatory, is the discoverer o |
| 8668 | Satomimura | Satomi village is famous for the starry sky in Ibaraki prefecture, 150 km north of Tokyo. A large s |
| 8691 | Etsuko | Named in honor of Etsuko Kobayashi (b. 1926), the first female lecturer at the Gotoh Planetarium and |
| 8693 | Matsuki | Noboru Matsuki (b. 1934) is an amateur astronomer who has accumulated a huge amount of observational |
| 8702 | Nakanishi | Akio Nakanishi (b. 1964), one of the best-known astrophotographers in Japan, has contributed to Japa |
| 8704 | Sadakane | Kozo Sadakane (b. 1947), Osaka Kyoiku University, is an expert on the analysis of stellar spectra, e |
| 8706 | Takeyama | Japanese physicist Haruo Takeyama (b. 1915) was president of Hiroshima University from 1977 to 1981. |
| 8712 | Suzuko | Suzuko Hurukawa (b. 1935), wife of astronomer Kiichirou Hurukawa, has inspired many Japanese amateur |
| 8713 | Azusa | Azusa Hurukawa (b. 1968) is the daughter of astronomer Kiichirou Hurukawa. |
| 8720 | Takamizawa | Named in honor of Kesao Takamizawa (b. 1952), one of the most renowned amateur astronomers in Japan. |
| 8723 | Azumayama | Azumayama is the volcanic mountain range that forms the border between Fukusima and Yamagata prefect |
| 8724 | Junkoehara | Junko Ehara (b. 1957) is a cellist who since she was a child has loved to see the night sky. The na |
| 8725 | Keiko | Named in honor of Keiko Morinaga (b. 1969), a member of the Matsue Astronomy Club and the wife and o |
| 8728 | Mimatsu | Masao Mimatsu (1888-1977) was a Japanese postmaster and an amateur volcanologist. He made extensive |
| 8730 | Iidesan | The Iidesan range forms the borders between Fukusima, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in the northe |
| 8731 | Tejima | During the 1870s Seiichi Tejima (1849-1918) contributed to the development of the Educational Museum |
| 8733 | Ohsugi | Takashi Ohsugi (b. 1944), currently director of the Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, is an ex |
| 8736 | Shigehisa | Osao Shigehisa (b. 1936) has actively observed variable stars since 1952. An enthusiastic recorder |
| 8737 | Takehiro | Takehiro Hayashi (b. 1951) is a professor at Hiroshima University. His main research field is educat |
| 8738 | Saji | Saji observatory, with its 1.03-m telescope, is situated on a hill overlooking Saji village. Saji's |
| 8739 | Morihisa | In addition to his own petrological research, Morihisa Suzuki (b. 1944), a professor at Hiroshima Un |
| 8747 | Asahi | Asahi is the mountain range forming the border between Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in the north |
| 8824 | Genta | Genta Yamamoto (b. 1942), began creating pottery at the age of 20 and is known for his efforts to re |
| 8855 | Miwa | Named in honor of Miwa Saito, a junior high school science teacher. She has made an effort to popula |
| 8865 | Yakiimo | The observing station in Shizuoka prefecture, where this object was discovered, was very active in m |
| 8882 | Sakaetamura | Sakae Tamura (b. 1911) founded Gekkan Tenmon Guide (“Monthly Astronomy Guide”) in 1965 and se |
| 8891 | Irokawa | Hiroshi Irokawa (b. 1930) was chief editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide (“Monthly Astronomy Guide”) |
| 8892 | Kakogawa | Named for the city, in the southewestern part of Hyogo prefecture, where the first discoverer was bo |
| 8895 | Nha | Named in honor of Nha Il-Seong (b. 1932), professor emeritus at Yonsei University, Korea, on the occ |
| 8904 | Yoshihara | Masahiro Yoshihara (b. 1928), of Yokkaichi, Japan, has been an amateur astronomer since 1942. From |
| 8905 | Bankakuko | Kakuko Ban (b. 1967) has been a staff member of the planetarium section of the Hiroshima Children's |
| 8906 | Yano | Hajime Yano (b. 1967) is an expert in cosmic dust research and solar system exploration and a pionee |
| 8907 | Takaji | Takaji Kato (b. 1947) is an associate professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. |
| 8912 | Ohshimatake | Takeshi Oshima (b. 1966) helped develop the MIC (Mars imaging camera) and SICPU (CPU board for scien |
| 8922 | Kumanodake | Zao Kumanodake, located between Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures in the northern part of mainland Jap |
| 8923 | Yamakawa | Hiroshi Yamakawa (b. 1965) is an interplanetary trajectory and mission designer at ISAS. He worked |
| 8924 | Iruma | The Iruma area of Saitama prefecture, mentioned in such traditional literary works as Manyohshu |
| 8926 | Abemasanao | Masanao Abe (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. |
| 8927 | Ryojiro | Ryojiro Akiba (b. 1930), professor of astronautics and former director-general of the Institute of S |
| 8930 | Kubota | Takashi Kubota (b. 1960) works on intelligent robotics exploration at the Institute of Space and Ast |
| 8932 | Nagatomo | Makoto Nagatomo (b. 1937) is a pioneer in the field of electric propulsion. Today's electric propuls |
| 8933 | Kurobe | The Kurobe ravine, in Toyama prefecture, is the largest and deepest in Japan, inaccessible for six m |
| 8940 | Yakushimaru | Hiroko Yakushimaru (b. 1964) is a Japanese actress and singer. Since her debut in 1978 on Yasei |
| 8941 | Junsaito | Jun Saito (b. 1962) is a mineralogist and planetologist who has mainly studied achondrite mineralogy |
| 8942 | Takagi | Japanese planetary scientist Yasuhiko Takagi (b. 1958) has investigated impact fragmentation phenome |
| 8946 | Yoshimitsu | Tetsuo Yoshimitsu (b. 1970) works on research and development of planetary rovers and is the chief e |
| 8947 | Mizutani | Hitoshi Mizutani (b. 1944) works mainly on the origin and evolution of the solar system and internal |
| 8998 | Matthewizawa | Matthew Richard Mitsuomi Izawa (b. 1979) is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Winnipeg. |
| 9032 | Tanakami | Mt. Tanakami, extending over Shiga, Mie and Kyoto prefectures, is the site of the largest meteorite |
| 9033 | Kawane | Kawane is a small town about 230 km west of Tokyo, located on the west bank of the Ohi river and has |
| 9041 | Takane | Takane is name of the town in which the Otomo observatory is located. This minor planet was the firs |
| 9044 | Kaoru | Named in honor of Kaoru Kimura (b. 1964), lecturer and curator of the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronom |
| 9060 | Toyokawa | Hideji Toyokawa (1926-1995) is a curator of the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo, |
| 9062 | Ohnishi | Michikazu Ohnishi (b. 1933) is a chemical plant engineer and lecturer in descriptive geometry. He m |
| 9063 | Washi | Shinsyo Washi (b. 1951) is the director of the Sakai City Planetarium. He founded the Muroh Observat |
| 9067 | Katsuno | Gentaro Katsuno (b. 1933) was chief editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide (“Monthly Astronomy Guide”) |
| 9073 | Yoshinori | Yoshinori Kobayashi (b. 1929), professor emeritus at Hiroshima University and professor at Tokushima |
| 9074 | Yosukeyoshida | Yosuke Yoshida (b. 1945) was chief editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide (“Monthly Astronomy Guide”) |
| 9076 | Shinsaku | Named in memory of Shinsaku Takasugi (1839-1867), Japanese revolutionary, who though a lower-ranking |
| 9080 | Takayanagi | Yuichi Takayanagi (b. 1939) is a leading science commentator and producer of science programs of NHK |
| 9088 | Maki | Fusao Maki (1916-2001) was a songwriter who wrote many children's songs, school songs, home songs, c |
| 9093 | Sorada | Toshiyuki Sorada (b. 1954), an amateur astronomer in Hiroshima City, has actively opposed light poll |
| 9094 | Butsuen | Kazunari Butsuen (b. 1952), an amateur astronomer in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is very active |
| 9096 | Tamotsu | Tamotsu Fujii (b. 1947) became interested in astronomy when Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957. Since th |
| 9098 | Toshihiko | Toshihiko Osawa (1935-2001) was a genius in visual planetary observing. He began observing with his |
| 9100 | Tomohisa | Japanese amateur astronomer Tomohisa Ohno (b. 1948) became interested in astronomy at age 12. He ha |
| 9104 | Matsuo | Atsushi Matsuo (b. 1955) is on the research and educational staff of the Yamaguchi Museum. He has be |
| 9105 | Matsumura | Masafumi Matsumura (b. 1959), associate professor at Kagawa University, studies interstellar matter |
| 9106 | Yatagarasu | In Japanese mythology, Yatagarasu is the holy crow with three legs. It guided Jinmu, the so-called |
| 9107 | Narukospa | Naruko-onsen is a town famous for its hot springs, visited by tourists all year long. Narukokyo is |
| 9108 | Toruyusa | Toru Yusa (b. 1966) is director of the planetarium and observatory at the Osaki Lifelong Learning Ce |
| 9110 | Choukai | The Choukai volcanic mountain range forms a part of the border between Akita and Yamagata prefecture |
| 9112 | Hatsulars | Hatsulars is the name of a women's chorus. Its members are mainly housewives of farming families of |
| 9114 | Hatakeyama | Hideo Hatakeyama (b. 1955) is a first-class registered architect and also an amateur astronomer. Hi |
| 9123 | Yoshiko | Yoshiko Nakano (b. 1933), a director of the Gekko Observatory, received the Medal with a Blue Ribbon |
| 9128 | Takatumuzi | The 693-m Mount Takatumuzi is located in the east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture. The mountain |
| 9147 | Kourakuen | Kourakuen in Okayama is one of the three most outstanding gardens in Japan. Its construction was be |
| 9153 | Chikurinji | Chikurinji is the mountain on which the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory is situated. |
| 9178 | Momoyo | Momoyo Urata is the wife of the second discoverer. |
| 9186 | Fumikotsukimoto | Fumiko Tsukimoto (b. 1987) is a painter and illustrator, whose nickname is ‘Painting Witch’. Many |
| 9190 | Masako | Named in honor of Masako Muramatsu, wife of the second discoverer. |
| 9191 | Hokuto | Hokuto-shi is the largest city in Yamanashi-ken in Japan. The city, home to the discoverer, is famo |
| 9196 | Sukagawa | In the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima prefecture, there exists the best peony garden in the world. The |
| 9197 | Endo | Named in honor of Shu Endo (b. 1953), one of Japan's leading astrophotographers. Endo's astrophotog |
| 9206 | Yanaikeizo | Keizo Yanai (b. 1941), once a researcher at the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research, is no |
| 9208 | Takanotoshi | Toshiaki Takano (b. 1954) is an associate professor at Chiba University Graduate School of Science a |
| 9212 | Kanamaru | Naomiki Kanamaru (b. 1970) is an amateur astronomer. After acquiring first-class registered archite |
| 9215 | Taiyonoto | The famous monument Taiyonoto, “Tower of Sun”, is in Suita City. It is the masterpiece of the famou |
| 9216 | Masuzawa | Hitoshi Masuzawa (b. 1945) is a lecturer and curator of the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museu |
| 9217 | Kitagawa | Ryuji Kitagawa (1949-2009) was a professor at Hiroshima University. From his research of clay miner |
| 9218 | Ishiikazuo | Kazuo Ishii (b. 1950), employed in the past in the manufacture of planetaria, has been working since |
| 9220 | Yoshidayama | Yoshidayama is a hill located in Sakyo, a district in the northeastern part of Kyoto. It contains t |
| 9222 | Chubey | Markiyan S. Chubey (b. 1940) is a Ukrainian-born Russian scientist working at the Pulkovo Observator |
| 9225 | Daiki | Daiki Matsubayashi (b. 1961) has been a member of the Saga Astronomical Society since the time of it |
| 9227 | Ashida | Masafumi Ashida (b. 1957), a teacher of elementary school in Kyoto, is widely known by schoolchildre |
| 9229 | Matsuda | Junichi Matsuda (b. 1948) is a professor at Osaka University who carries out noble-gas research in m |
| 9230 | Yasuda | Satoshi Yasuda (b. 1948) is a member of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station-Japan and a |
| 9231 | Shimaken | Shimaken is the research group led by Toshihiko Shimamoto (b. 1946), a professor emeritus of Kyoto U |
| 9233 | Itagijun | Jun Itagi (b. 1958), an amateur astronomical educator famous in the San-In district (Tottori and Shi |
| 9254 | Shunkai | Named in memory of Shibukawa Shunkai (1639-1715), who was an expert on the calendar. Born into a fa |
| 9256 | Tsukamoto | Named in memory of Tsukamoto Akitake (1833-1885), a geographer who worked for both the Tokugawa and |
| 9257 | Kunisuke | Named in memory of Kunisuke Kinoshita (1901-1931), an astronomer at the Tokyo Astronomical Observato |
| 9277 | Togashi | Tom Togashi (1937-2000) was a pioneering filmmaker whose stunning television documentaries included |
| 9293 | Kamogata | With the neighboring town of Yakage, the town of Kamogata borders the Okayama Astrophysical Observat |
| 9323 | Hirohisasato | Hirohisa Sato (b. 1951) studies the orbits and brightness of comets for the Comet Section of the Ori |
| 9333 | Hiraimasa | Masanori Hirai (b. 1943) is a professor at Fukuoka University of Education, specializing in stellar |
| 9350 | Waseda | Named for one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan. It was established in 1882 by |
| 9362 | Miyajima | Kazuhiko Miyajima (b. 1946), a professor at Doshisha University, plays an active part in the field o |
| 9368 | Esashi | Named for a small town in northern Hokkaido, on the Sea of Okhotsk, not far from the home of the sec |
| 9375 | Omodaka | Toshihiro Omodaka (b. 1947) is a professor of radio astronomy at Kagoshima University. He is a fami |
| 9382 | Mihonoseki | Mihonoseki is a small town and port on the beautiful sea-encircled Shimane-hanto peninsula in northe |
| 9386 | Hitomi | Named in honor of Hitomi Doi (b. 1955), wife of Takao Doi, the first Japanese space walker. Hitomi |
| 9388 | Takeno | Hyoichiro Takeno (1910-2000) and his son Setsuo Takeno (b. 1936) were both professors of Hiroshima U |
| 9396 | Yamaneakisato | Akisato Yamane (b. 1949), a professional engineer, is also an amateur astronomer who is intrigued by |
| 9408 | Haseakira | Akira Hase (b. 1923) is professor emeritus at Hiroshima University. Based on detailed geological res |
| 9409 | Kanpuzan | Kanpuzan is a 1763-m-high mountain to the west side of Mt. Sasagamine in the Shikoku range, and it i |
| 9411 | Hitomiyamoto | Hitomi Miyamoto (b. 1959) is a scientist at the Japan Meteorological Agency. He was a member of the |
| 9415 | Yujiokimura | Yuji Okimura (b. 1932), Hiroshima University professor emeritus, is a paleontologist and biostratigr |
| 9416 | Miyahara | Kenji Miyahara (1937-2011) clarified the occurrence mechanism of geological disasters in the regions |
| 9417 | Jujiishii | Juji Ishii (1865-1914) was a Japanese doctor who devoted himself to the welfare of children. He esta |
| 9418 | Mayumi | Mayumi Sato is the wife of the first discoverer, who has received much support from her for his disc |
| 9419 | Keikochaki | Keiko Chaki (b. 1954) is the president of the Sidewalk Astronomy Society in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan. |
| 9422 | Kuboniwa | Atsuo Kuboniwa (b. 1964) is a science torch-bearer and an amateur astronomer. He has been engaged in |
| 9424 | Hiroshinishiyama | Hiroshi Nishiyama (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer who observers of variable stars and undertakes |
| 9432 | Iba | Yasuaki Iba (1894-1957) was a trading merchant and an amateur astronomer in Kobe, Japan. He informe |
| 9434 | Bokusen | Numajiri Bokusen (1775-1856) was a Japanese educator, geographer and astronomer, who lived in Tsuchi |
| 9435 | Odafukashi | Fukashi Oda (b. 1957) is a science teacher of Shudo Junior and Senior High School in Hiroshima, Japa |
| 9436 | Shudo | Shudo is a private boys' junior and senior high school in Hiroshima, Japan. Yoshinaga Asano, Fifth |
| 9437 | Hironari | Hironari Yamane (b. 1980) has been director of the Kamagari Astronomical Observatory on an island of |
| 9574 | Taku | Named in memory of Hiroshi Nakamura (1891-1974), Japanese medical biochemist and researcher of old m |
| 9580 | Tarumi | Named for the ward in Kobe City where the first discoverer was born and lives. Tarumi is depicted i |
| 9599 | Onotomoko | Tomoko Ono (b. 1968) is one of the most active staff members in the Public Relations Center at the N |
| 9632 | Sudo | Kenichi Sudo (b. 1958) is a Japanese medical technologist and amateur astronomer. He is general sec |
| 9642 | Takatahiro | Hiroyuki Takata (b. 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and chief editor of the newsletter of the |
| 9648 | Gotouhideo | Gotou Hideo (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who was born in Oogaki, Gifu prefecture. He |
| 9649 | Junfukue | Jun Fukue (b. 1956), professor at Osaka Kyoiku University, works on theoretical studies concerning a |
| 9650 | Okadaira | The Okadaira Shell Mound located in Miho village, Ibaraki prefecture, was built on the south coast o |
| 9655 | Yaburanger | Yaburanger is a nickname for Japanese amateur castle researchers in Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures. |
| 9658 | Imabari | Named for a city in eastern Ehime prefecture, famous for the shipbuilding and textile industries, es |
| 9719 | Yakage | With the neighboring town of Kamogata, the town of Yakage borders the Okayama Astrophysical Observat |
| 9746 | Kazukoichikawa | Named in honor of Kazuko Ichikawa, who has loved dolls since her childhood. While working for a toy |
| 9751 | Kadota | Ken-ichi Kadota (b. 1961) is a computer engineer and renowned amateur astronomer in Ageo, Saitama pr |
| 9756 | Ezaki | Yusuke Ezaki (b. 1957), a CCD astrometric observer in Toyonaka, Osaka prefecture, is manager of the |
| 9782 | Edo | Edo is the former name for Tokyo, the capital and largest city of Japan. Edo became the center of J |
| 9783 | Tensho-kan | Tensho-kan was the first planetarium in Japan, located at the science center in Osaka. Over 10 mill |
| 9784 | Yotsubashi | Yotsubashi, in the center of Osaka, is where the astronomers of the Edo period observed eclipses. T |
| 9785 | Senjikan | Senjikan was an astronomy group in Osaka in the Edo period. The group studied geodesy, positional a |
| 9786 | Gakutensoku | Gakutensoku was the first Japanese robot, created in 1928 by Makoto Nishimura. Gakutensoku was feat |
| 9788 | Yagami | Junko Yagami (b. 1958) is a renowned singer-songwriter. One of her hit songs is ‘Polar Star’. She co |
| 9800 | Shigetoshi | Shigetoshi Inoue (b. 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of Ota Astronomical Clu |
| 9842 | Funakoshi | Hiromi Funakoshi (b. 1961) works in Gifu prefecture's Fujihashi village office. He previously contr |
| 9844 | Otani | Named in honor of Toyokazu Otani (b. 1928), first lecturer at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical |
| 9851 | Sakamoto | Makoto Sakamoto (b. 1967) is a research fellow of the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory. He wor |
| 9852 | Gora | Ronald Gora (b. 1933) is a former American swimmer who finished eighth in the men's 100-meter free-s |
| 9865 | Akiraohta | Akira Ohta (1951-2002) was an amateur observer of meteors and comets. He was a leader of volunteer a |
| 9869 | Yadoumaru | Yasushi Yadoumaru (b. 1965) is a research fellow at the Misato Observatory. His primary field of st |
| 9870 | Maehata | Hideko Maehata (née Hideco Hyodo, 1914-1995), born in Hashimoto city, Wakayama Prefecture, won the g |
| 9871 | Jeon | Jeon San-Woon (b. 1928) is a historian of Korean astronomy and technology. He served as president o |
| 9886 | Aoyagi | Fusao Aoyagi (b. 1952) is the president of astronomical society in the town of Ishikawa, Fukushima p |
| 9898 | Yoshiro | Yoshiro Yamada (b. 1954) is a leading popularizer of astronomy in Japan. He worked at the National A |
| 9947 | Takaishuji | An elementary school teacher, Shuji Takai (b. 1967) is a member of the Kuroishi Subaru Association. |
| 9960 | Sekine | Masumi Sekine (b. 1950) is the president of astromomical society at Ageo city. He has been involved |
| 9967 | Awanoyumi | Yumi Awano (b. 1972) is the curator of the Okayama Astronomical Museum. She created the astronomica |
| 9971 | Ishihara | Takahiro Ishihara (b. 1961) was president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society from 1987 to 1997 an |
| 9972 | Minoruoda | Minoru Oda (1923-2001) was a cosmic-ray physicist, who started to work in x-ray astronomy when he wa |
| 9977 | Kentakunimoto | Kenta Kunimoto (b. 1960) is a Japanese neurosurgeon and a specialist in emergency medicine. He is th |
| 9981 | Kudo | Takahiro Kudo (b. 1961) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical Cl |
| 9985 | Akiko | Named in honor of Akiko Yamamoto (1963– ), a member of the Yatsuka Observatory and observing partner |
| 9986 | Hirokun | Hirokun is a nickname for Hiroshi Fukazawa, who was the fiancé of Mizuho Urata (1972-2004), daughter |
| 9990 | Niiyaeki | Niiya Eki is the name of the train station in Ozu city ( population 46000) Ehime Prefecture , Japan. |
| 9993 | Kumamoto | Kumamoto is the name of both a prefecture and its capital city---home of the discoverer---on the Jap |
| 10006 | Sessai | Nishiyama Sessai (1735-1798) was a Confucian scholar in the Edo period, born at Kamogata, Okayama pr |
| 10008 | Raisanyo | Rai Sanyo (1780-1832) was a Confucian scholar in the Edo period, born at Takehara, Hiroshima prefect |
| 10078 | Stanthorpe | Stanthorpe, known as Queensland's wine capital, is a town nestled in national parks on the highlands |
| 10091 | Bandaisan | Mt. Bandaisan is an active volcano and with a height of 1819 meters the symbolic mountain of Fukusim |
| 10092 | Sasaki | Katsuhiro Sasaki (b.1941), the director of the Department of Science and Engineering, National Scien |
| 10094 | Eijikato | Eiji Kato (b. 1942), together with his wife Naomi, runs a bed and breakfast in Australia and introdu |
| 10117 | Tanikawa | Kiyotaka Tanikawa (b. 1944) is an associate professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Ja |
| 10141 | Gotenba | Gotenba is a city at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Every year it is the site of a star party that promotes |
| 10142 | Sakka | Kazuyuki Sakka (b. 1943), the director of the Kyoto School of Computer Science, studied spectroscopi |
| 10143 | Kamogawa | Kamogawa, a famous river in Japan, flows through the center of Kyoto city. Kamogawa has often appea |
| 10148 | Shirase | The adventurer Nobu Shirase (1861-1946) was the first Japanese to explore Antarctica, reaching latit |
| 10152 | Ukichiro | Ukichiro Nakaya (1900-1962), professor of physics at Hokkaido University, studied the crystalline st |
| 10155 | Numaguti | Atusi Numaguti (1963-2001), an associate professor at Hokkaido University, was actively involved in |
| 10157 | Asagiri | Asagiri Highlands are located at the west side of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka prefecture. The clear air is |
| 10158 | Taroubou | Tarobou Highland is located at the west side of Mt. Fuji, in Gotenba City, Shizuoka prefecture. The |
| 10159 | Tokara | The Tokara Archipelago in southern Japan includes seven inhabited and five uninhabited islands. |
| 10160 | Totoro | Hayao Miyazaki produced the animated movie My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, featuring the fairy To |
| 10163 | Onomichi | Named for a city in eastern Hiroshima {see planet (2247)} prefecture. Blessed with abundant natural |
| 10166 | Takarajima | Takarajima is the southernmost inhabited island of the Tokara Archipelago, made of upheaval coral re |
| 10169 | Ogasawara | Located in the Pacific Ocean 1000 km south of Tokyo, the Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands), with the |
| 10171 | Takaotengu | Takaotengu is a legendary supernatural creature on Mt. Takao, the history of which dates back to 130 |
| 10178 | Iriki | Iriki is a historical town in the Satuma area, Kagoshima prefecture. Here on the Mt. Yaeyama highla |
| 10179 | Ishigaki | The picturesque Ishigakijima is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa prefecture. Installed i |
| 10193 | Nishimoto | Physicist Daron L. Nishimoto (b. 1966) has worked at AMOS since 1988. The good-natured support of hi |
| 10209 | Izanaki | According to the Japanese myth, Izanaki-no-mikoto is the god who descended to the island Onogoro wit |
| 10224 | Hisashi | Hisashi Hirabayashi (b. 1943), senior chief officer of JAXA Space Education and director of the Spac |
| 10226 | Seishika | Seishika is a thin purple flower specified as an endangered plant. Known as its elusive flower, it |
| 10272 | Yuko | Yuko Kimura (b. 1981) is an administrative associate at the National Astronomical Observatory of Jap |
| 10300 | Tanakadate | Physicist Aikitu Tanakadate (1856-1952) was a pioneer in geophysical research in Japan. He started |
| 10301 | Kataoka | Yoshiko Kataoka (b. 1927), an amateur astronomer in Takarazuka, Hyogo prefecture, is a director of t |
| 10304 | Iwaki | Masae Iwaki (b. 1933), an amateur astronomer in Oita, is the winner of the Vega Prize for distinguis |
| 10319 | Toshiharu | Toshiharu Hatanaka (b. 1962), a research associate in the department of information and knowledge en |
| 10321 | Rampo | Rampo Edogawa (Hirai Taro, 1894-1965), born in Nabari city, Mie prefecture, was a writer who special |
| 10326 | Kuragano | Sukehikro Kuragano (b. 1933) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association and has been an amateu |
| 10351 | Seiichisato | Seiichi Sato (b. 1930) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. As a medical doctor he gr |
| 10352 | Kawamura | Mikio Kawamura (b. 1931) is a member of Kawasaki Astronomical Association. He is a mechanical engin |
| 10364 | Tainai | Tainai-Daira is a hilly district in Kurokawa Village, north of Niigata prefecture. Since 1984, the |
| 10365 | Kurokawa | Kurokawa is a small village with a mere 1800 population, located in northern Niigata prefecture. Th |
| 10366 | Shozosato | Shozo Sato (b. 1943) is a maker and repairman of art clocks. He is an experienced lunar photographe |
| 10367 | Sayo | Sayo is a town in Hyogo prefecture where the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory is situated. The |
| 10368 | Kozuki | Kozuki is a town in Hyogo prefecture where the Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory is situated. T |
| 10375 | Michiokuga | Named in memory of Michio Kuga (1927-1999), high school teacher and from 1971 to 1982 curator at the |
| 10385 | Amaterasu | Amaterasu-oomikami, the mythical Japanese goddess of the sun, was born from the left eye of the god |
| 10400 | Hakkaisan | Hakkaisan is a sacred mountain in Niigata prefecture, where religious training is carried out. The a |
| 10405 | Yoshiaki | Yoshiaki Mogami (1546-1614) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was on t |
| 10412 | Tsukuyomi | According to myth, Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto, the Japanese god of night and the moon, was born from the ri |
| 10449 | Takuma | Hitoshi Takuma (b. 1949) is an active solar observer in Japan who has been observing sunspots and so |
| 10453 | Banzan | Kumazawa Banzan (1619-1691) was a Confucian scholar in the Edo period. He endeavored to popularize |
| 10500 | Nishi-koen | Nishi-koen park is the location of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory, which is celebrating its fif |
| 10516 | Sakurajima | Mt. Sakurajima is a volcano located on the southern tip of Kyushu, Kagoshima prefecture, on the sout |
| 10526 | Ginkogino | Ginko Ogino (1851-1913), the first registered woman doctor in Japan, opened doors for women into the |
| 10540 | Hachigoroh | Hachigoroh Kikuchi (1926-1999) was the executive committee chief of the Haramura star party and was |
| 10547 | Yosakoi | Yosakoi is a popular Japanese folk song, loved and sung by the people of Kochi prefecture sin |
| 10555 | Tagaharue | Harue Taga (b. 1951) is astronomy curator of Chiba Municipal Planetarium. She plays an active part a |
| 10559 | Yukihisa | Yukihisa Matsumoto (b. 1962), a former researcher of the Nishi Mino Observatory, now works at the bo |
| 10560 | Michinari | Michinari Yamamoto (b. 1970) is a researcher at Ayabe City Observatory, known for his ability to org |
| 10561 | Shimizumasahiro | Masahiro Shimizu (b. 1956) is the president of the Shimizu Clinic, site of the largest astronomical |
| 10566 | Zabadak | Zabadak is a name of a Japanese music group that is led by Tomohiko Kira. Their music encourages res |
| 10570 | Shibayasuo | Yasuo Shiba (b. 1961) is the data manager of the Japan Meteor Society. He specializes in fireballs, |
| 10572 | Kominejo | Kominejo castle, in Sirakawa city, is famous as a place where observations were made of the 1887 Aug |
| 10582 | Harumi | Harumi Ikari (b. 1957) is the wife of the discoverer. |
| 10583 | Kanetugu | Kanetugu Naoe (1560-1619) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was on the |
| 10585 | Wabi-Sabi | Wabi-Sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. Valued are one-of-a-kind objects of natural mat |
| 10601 | Hiwatashi | Named in honor of Kenji Hiwatashi (b. 1922), electrical engineer at NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporat |
| 10602 | Masakazu | Masakazu Kusakabe (b. 1946) is a ceramic artist, best known for his design of the Smokeless Wood Fir |
| 10604 | Susanoo | Susanoo-no-mikoto is the Japanese god of heroes and the ancestor soul and a younger brother of the g |
| 10609 | Hirai | Named in honor of Yuzo Hirai (b. 1948), professor at the Institute of Information Sciences and Elect |
| 10617 | Takumi | Amateur astronomer Takumi Takahata (b. 1941) has created many computer programs that are used for as |
| 10619 | Ninigi | According to the Japanese myth, the god Ninigi-no-mikoto is a grandson of the goddess Amaterasu. By |
| 10744 | Tsuruta | Masatoshi Tsuruta (b. 1938), president of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1998, is an instructor |
| 10760 | Ozeki | Takaaki Ozeki (b. 1952), previously a teacher of science, is now astronomy curator of the Hoshinoko |
| 10767 | Toyomasu | Shinji Toyomasu (b. 1967) is a research fellow of the Misato Observatory. Since 1995, his main funct |
| 10768 | Sarutahiko | Sarutahiko is a Japanese god who was a giant with a long nose and sparkling red eyes. When the god |
| 10791 | Uson | Uson Morishita (1890-1965), born in Sagawa, Kochi prefecture, was one of the earliest mystery writer |
| 10803 | Caréyo | Jose M. Caréyo (b. 1938) is a jazz composer living in Havana. Inspired by the striking image of come |
| 10804 | Amenouzume | Amenouzume is the mythical Japanese goddess who managed to free the goddess Amaterasu by dancing in |
| 10805 | Iwano | Hisaka Iwano (b. 1957) is an engineer and amateur astronomer in Japan, active in organizing local st |
| 10822 | Yasunori | Yasunori Harada (b. 1971) is a research engineer and amateur astronomer in Japan, well known for his |
| 10823 | Sakaguchi | Naoto Sakaguchi (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer well known around Tokyo for his efforts in arrang |
| 10831 | Takamagahara | Takamagahara was the heaven that appears in Japanese ancient myth. The place was ruled by the goddes |
| 10850 | Denso | Denso Corporation, for which the discoverer worked for eight years as an electrical engineer, is the |
| 10853 | Aimoto | Minoru Aimoto (b. 1965), a senior researcher at Saji Observatory, is in charge of astronomical exhib |
| 10878 | Moriyama | Moriyama is a city on east side of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, in Shiga Prefecture. It wa |
| 10880 | Kaguya | KAGUYA (SELENE) is a lunar explorer developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It was lau |
| 10882 | Shinonaga | Kouji Shinonaga (b. 1952), since 1991 the director of Kamagari Observatory, located in Hiroshima pre |
| 10884 | Tsuboimasaki | Masaki Tsuboi (b. 1954) is president of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society and a leader of the amate |
| 10885 | Horimasato | Masato Hori (b. 1957) is a specialist in civil engineering and a member of the Hiroshima Astronomica |
| 10900 | Folkner | William Folkner (b. 1956), a principal scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a recognized a |
| 10916 | Okina-Ouna | Okina and Ouna are the two small lunar explorers developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 11064 | Dogen | The Japanese priest Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) built Eiheiji Temple in Fukui prefecture in 1243 in orde |
| 11072 | Hiraoka | Hiroyuki Hiraoka (b. 1957) is an elementary-school teacher and amateur astronomer, active in the Hir |
| 11074 | Kuniwake | Ryoku Kuniwake (b. 1957), a longtime member of the Hiroshima Astronomical Society, uses many wonderf |
| 11079 | Mitsunori | Mitsunori Kaneko (b. 1957) is an elementary-school teacher and was secretary of the Fukuoka Astronom |
| 11086 | Nagatayuji | Yuji Nagata (b. 1953), former director of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society, has interests in comets |
| 11092 | Iwakisan | Iwakisan is a composite volcano with a beautiful contour, dubbed the “Tsugaru Fuji”. Located in the |
| 11099 | Sonodamasaki | Masaki Sonoda (b. 1954), an associate president of the Saga Astronomical Society since 1989, is acti |
| 11107 | Hakkoda | Hakkoda is the generic name for several mountain peaks in northernmost Honshu. Kyuuya Fukada propos |
| 11109 | Iwatesan | Iwatesan is a volcano with a peak of 2041 m that erupted a few years ago. It is located on the east |
| 11115 | Kariya | Kariya City (population 126~000), where the discoverer lived for one and a half years, is located in |
| 11119 | Taro | Soutaro Ito (b. 1925) has contributed much to the popularization of astronomy and established the Na |
| 11127 | Hagi | The name “Hagi-Lespedeza” is derived from the flower in the symbol of Sendai city. Among those sugg |
| 11129 | Hayachine | The Hayachine mountain is located in the Kitakami highlands. Countless lovely alpine plants flower i |
| 11133 | Kumotori | The highest peak in the Tokyo Metropolis, this 2017-m mountain is located at the boundary between To |
| 11135 | Ryokami | Ryokami Mountain is located at the northern part of the Kanto plain. It is known for its exceptional |
| 11137 | Yarigatake | Yarigatake Mountain has a characteristic pear-shaped peak. A difficult and challenging 3180-meter c |
| 11138 | Hotakadake | Hotakadake is the generic name of several mountain peaks, some of them more than 3000 meters high, i |
| 11140 | Yakedake | One of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan, Yakedake is a small smoking volcano, a beautiful |
| 11146 | Kirigamine | Kirigamine, one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan, is the general name of several gradua |
| 11149 | Tateshina | Tateshina is an old volcano located in the Yatsugatake mountains. Its height is 2530 m and it looks |
| 11151 | Oodaigahara | Oodaigahara is located on the southern end of the mountain-chain boundary between Nara and Mie prefe |
| 11152 | Oomine | The Oomine mountain chain, located in the middle of the Kii peninsula, is in the National Park of Yo |
| 11154 | Kobushi | Kobushi mountain (height 2475 meters) is located in the Oku-Chichibu area. The name means that the |
| 11155 | Kinpu | Kinpu, one of the 100 most celebrated mountains of Japan, is located in the Oku-Chichibu area. From |
| 11159 | Mizugaki | Mizugaki mountain is located at the western end of the Oku-Chichibu mountain chain. Composed of lar |
| 11161 | Daibosatsu | Daibosatu mountain, which has a 2057-m peak, is located on the northern end of the Koganesawa mounta |
| 11255 | Fujiiekio | Fujii Ekio (1910-1990) was an amateur astronomer and sometime director of the Okayama Astronomy Muse |
| 11258 | Aoyama | Aoyama Gakuin, a Christian educational institute founded in 1874, is the discoverer's Alma Mater. H |
| 11280 | Sakurai | Yukio Sakurai (b. 1953) is a local government official and an amateur astronomer in Japan. Inspired |
| 11282 | Hanakusa | Kiyotaka Hanakusa (b. 1956), director of the Seiwa Kogen Observatory since 1995, is an astronomy sch |
| 11294 | Kazu | Kazumasa Imai (b. 1955) is a Japanese radio astronomer at Kochi National College of Technology. He |
| 11296 | Denzen | Aoudou Denzen (1748-1822) was a western-style painter of the Edo period born in Sukagawa in Oshu (no |
| 11304 | Cowra | Cowra in New South Wales, Australia, is a tourist destination. It is home to the largest Japanese g |
| 11317 | Hitoshi | Hitoshi Hasegawa (b. 1957) is a computer programmer and an amateur planetary scientist specializing |
| 11321 | Tosimatumoto | Tosikazu Matumoto (b. 1941), a comet hunter in Takefu, Fukui prefecture, is manager of the comet sec |
| 11323 | Nasu | Eiichi Nasu (b. 1955) was chief editor of the newsletter Astro Oita of the Astronomical Socie |
| 11324 | Hayamizu | Tsutomu Hayamizu (b. 1962), since 1997 associate director of the Sendai Space Hall and Observatory, |
| 11376 | Taizomuta | Taizo Muta (b. 1937) is a physicist. His main interest is in the application of quantum field theor |
| 11492 | Shimose | Nobuo Shimose (b. 1944) is well known in Yamaguchi prefecture as a professional cameraman of the fir |
| 11494 | Hibiki | The Sea of Hibiki is an open-sea region between the Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures. The name was |
| 11495 | Fukunaga | Yasutoshi Fukunaga (b. 1951) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Yamaguchi prefecture, the site of |
| 11504 | Kazo | Kazo is a city in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo. |
| 11514 | Tsunenaga | In 1613 Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622) led the first Japanese mission across the Pacific to the Amer |
| 11515 | Oshijyo | Oshijyo, the symbol of Gyoda Ichi, is located in the central part of that city and dates from the Mu |
| 11516 | Arthurpage | Arthur Page (b. 1922) is an Australian astronomer who has made a significant contribution to the stu |
| 11528 | Mie | Mie Nagata (b. 1963) was a lecturer at the Gotoh Planetarium and Astronomical Museum in Tokyo from 1 |
| 11545 | Hashimoto | Kunihiko Hashimoto (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a long-time member of the Fukuoka |
| 11579 | Tsujitsuka | Takashi Tsujitsuka (b. 1961) is an elementary school teacher and a well-known amateur astronomer in |
| 11593 | Uchikawa | Yoshihisa Uchikawa (b. 1947) is one of the leading amateur astronomers from Saga prefecture and the |
| 11612 | Obu | Obu City (population 76~000), where the discoverer lived for six and a half years, is located in the |
| 11615 | Naoya | Naoya Matsumoto (b. 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and president of the Nagasaki Astronomica |
| 11623 | Kagekatu | Kagekatu Uesugi (1555-1623) was a military commander during the Japanese feudal period. He was lord |
| 11664 | Kashiwagi | Shuji Kashiwagi (b. 1952) is a junior high school teacher and associate president of the Astronomica |
| 11682 | Shiwaku | Hideaki Shiwaku (b. 1963) is one of promoters of the Matsue Astronomical Club, an amateur astronomer |
| 11752 | Masatakesagai | Masatake Sagai (b. 1950) became a member of the Nanyo Astronomical Club in 1985 and is an active pop |
| 11794 | Yokokebukawa | Yoko Kebukawa (b. 1981) is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering of the Yokohama National Univer |
| 11809 | Shinnaka | Yoshiharu Shinnaka (b. 1986) is a Japanese astronomer studying the physicochemical evolution of the |
| 11817 | Oguri | Junko Oguri (b. 1977) is a librarian at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. She is also |
| 11820 | Mikiyasato | Mikiya Sato (b. 1967) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who studies dust trails of meteor showers, no |
| 11827 | Wasyuzan | Wasyuzan is a hill commanding a fine view of the Inland Sea, in Kurashiki, Okayama prefecture. |
| 11860 | Uedasatoshi | Satoshi Ueda (b. 1954) is the astronomical head of the Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall and is also |
| 11861 | Teruhime | Teruhime (1552-1627) was a wife and supporter of Kuroda Kanbe, who was instrumental in helping Japan |
| 11873 | Kokuseibi | “Kokuseibi” is another name for The National Museum of Western Art. It opened in 1959 to introduce |
| 11878 | Hanamiyama | Hanamiyama Mountain in Fukushima city is famous for the production of flowering plants. In spring t |
| 11915 | Nishiinoue | Tsuyoshi Nishiinoue (b. 1954) studied at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Weste |
| 11921 | Mitamasahiro | Masahiro Mita (b. 1948) is a well-known writer. In 1977 he won the Akutagawa Prize, which is one of |
| 11925 | Usubae | Usubae at Cape Ashizuri in western Kochi prefecture is a beautiful beach featuring many strange rock |
| 11928 | Akimotohiro | Hiroyuki Akimoto (b. 1967) is editor-in-chief of the Japanese monthly astronomical magazine Gekka |
| 11929 | Uchino | Satoshi Uchino (b. 1935), for many years the chief secretary of the Kawasaki Astronomical Associatio |
| 11930 | Osamu | Oshima Osamu (b. 1959) is a leading amateur astronomer and science teacher in Gunma prefecture and v |
| 11933 | Himuka | Himuka is an old Japanese name for the Miyazaki prefecture region. The name was selected among other |
| 11959 | Okunokeno | Keno Okuno (b. 1932), an amateur astronomer and a member of the Kawasaki Astronomical Association, h |
| 11987 | Yonematsu | Yonematsu Shiono (b. 1947) is an investigator of traditional life in Japan and has published many ar |
| 12003 | Hideosugai | Hideo Sugai (b. 1930), a retired teacher, is a Japanese amateur astronomer. He has been observing v |
| 12028 | Annekinney | Astronomer Anne L. Kinney (b. 1950) quantified the misalignment of the central black hole accretion |
| 12031 | Kobaton | Since 2005, Kobaton (also known as Shirakobato, or the Eurasian collared dove) has been the official |
| 12047 | Hideomitani | In 1975, Hideo Mitani (b. 1946) founded a library of nature photographs, including astronomical phot |
| 12056 | Yoshigeru | Yoshida Shigeru (1952-1997) was a Japanese physician who specialized in the circulatory system and t |
| 12084 | Unno | Juza Unno (Sano Shoichi, 1897-1949) was a mystery writer and pioneer of Japanese science fiction. < |
| 12127 | Mamiya | Rinzo Mamiya (1780-1844) was an explorer and surveyor of the northern area of Japan. In 1809, he rea |
| 12221 | Ogatakoan | Born in Okayama prefecture, Ogata Koan (1810-1863) was a medical doctor with knowledge of European m |
| 12252 | Gwangju | On 2002 Apr. 20 Gwangju, Korea, became the seventh friendship city of Sendai, Japan. Gwangju and S |
| 12262 | Nishio | Tomoaki Nishio (b. 1963) was an editor of Gekkan Tenmon Guide, the Japanese monthly astronomi |
| 12278 | Kisohinoki | Japanese cypresses (hinoki), especially the Kiso cypresses, were used as building materials f |
| 12326 | Shirasaki | Shuichi Shirasaki (b. 1958), an anesthesiologist in Sapporo city, was the finalist in the selection |
| 12335 | Tatsukushi | Tatsukushi is a beach on the western side of Ashizuri peninsular in Kochi prefecture known for the u |
| 12357 | Toyako | Lake Toya (Toyako) is part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaido. |
| 12362 | Mumuryk | Mumuryk Keiko Yuharo (b. 1959) is a painter and illustrator. Having started painting as a 4-year-ol |
| 12365 | Yoshitoki | Takahashi Yoshitoki (1764-1804) was chief of the Edo National Astronomical Observatory at Edo, Japan |
| 12370 | Kageyasu | Takahashi Kageyasu (1785-1829) was the chief astronomer of the shogunal government of Japan. He was |
| 12372 | Kagesuke | Shibukawa Kagesuke (1787-1856) was chief of the Edo National Astronomical Observatory in Edo, Japan, |
| 12383 | Eboshi | Eboshi-iwa is the common name of Uba Shima, located off Chigasaki beach. Kanagawa prefecture. The n |
| 12388 | Kikunokai | The traditional dance troupe “Kikunokai” was established in 1972 by Michiyo Hata (Onoe Kikunori). T |
| 12391 | Ecoadachi | Adachi Ward is one of 23 wards of Tokyo and is located in a natural environment in the city. The pu |
| 12400 | Katumaru | Katumaru Okuni (b. 1932) is the younger brother of the discoverer. |
| 12408 | Fujioka | Hiroshi Fujioka (b. 1946), born in Kuma Town, is an actor, martial artist, and a dedicated volunteer |
| 12411 | Tannokayo | Kayo Tanno (b. 1967), an elementary school teacher since 1989, is a leader in science education. He |
| 12432 | Usuda | The Usuda Deep Space Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, located in Saku city, Nagano |
| 12435 | Sudachi | Sudachi (Citrus sudachi) is a small, round, green citrus fruit that is a specialty of Tokushima pref |
| 12439 | Okasaki | During the past three decades amateur astronomer Kiyomi Okasaki (b. 1950) has discovered two comets |
| 12445 | Sirataka | The town of Sirataka, where the discoverer was born, is located in the southern part of Yamagata pre |
| 12460 | Mando | Mando, the largest annual festival in Iruma, Saitama prefecture, involves thousands of lantern light |
| 12469 | Katsuura | Katsuura is a city in Chiba prefecture, where one can enjoy the wide ocean and forested hills. The |
| 12477 | Haiku | Haiku is a Japanese poetry form with 17 syllables in three lines. |
| 12515 | Suiseki | Literally “Water-Stone” in Japanese, Suiseki is the Japanese art form of stone appreciation. Small, |
| 12614 | Hokusai | Japanese wood-carver amd painter Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) carved some 35~000 sheets and painte |
| 12682 | Kawada | Kawada Oukou (1830-1896) was a Japanese classical scholar born in Tamashima, Okayama prefecture. |
| 12706 | Tanezaki | Tanezaki is a beach on the eastern side of Urado Bay in Kochi prefecture. It is a beautiful parkla |
| 12734 | Haruna | Haruna Takahashi (b. 1994) is the eldest daughter of the first discoverer. |
| 12746 | Yumeginga | The name Yumeginga is derived from the nickname of the Space and Science Museum in Takeo, Saga prefe |
| 12749 | Odokaigan | Odokaigan is a beach on the Otsuki Peninsula at the south-western tip of Shikoku, Japan. It boasts |
| 12771 | Kimshin | Japanese synthesizer performer Kim Shin (b. 1955) played a requiem melody at the memorial ceremony f |
| 12787 | Abetadashi | Tadashi Abe (b. 1943), a Japanese amateur astronomer, taught high school from 1966 to 2004. He pour |
| 12788 | Shigeno | Toramatsu Shigeno (1898-1986), the discoverer's father-in-law, had a keen interests in astronomy and |
| 12796 | Kamenrider | Japanese TV character Kamen Rider, played by Hiroshi Fujioka, is a cyborg and a lover of justice. N |
| 12801 | Somekawa | Somekawa Shuichi (1962-1997) was a Japanese amateur astronomer and optical engineer. The name was s |
| 12802 | Hagino | Japanese amateur astronomer Hagino Akira (1949-1999) died in a tragic accident while observing. He |
| 12810 | Okumiomote | Okumiomote is the site, in northern Niigata prefecture, of a community among the mountains in Asahi |
| 13015 | Noradokei | Noradokei is a clock tower handmade by Hatakenaka Genma in 1897 at Aki city, Kochi prefecture, when |
| 13039 | Awashima | Awashima is a small island, 20 km in circumference, in Niigata prefecture, in the Sea of Japan. The |
| 13140 | Shinchukai | Shinchukai is the name of the alumni association of Shingu Middle School, Wakayama prefecture. The |
| 13146 | Yuriko | Yuriko Okuni (b. 1934) is the wife of the discoverer. |
| 13156 | Mannoucyo | Mannoucyo is the name of a new town in Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku island. It was formed from the |
| 13188 | Okinawa | Okinawa, the southwestern-most prefecture in Japan, has a complicated history and beautiful sea and |
| 13198 | Banpeiyu | Banpeiyu (Citrus Banpeiyu) is a large, round, yellow citrus fruit that is a specialty of Kumamoto pr |
| 13207 | Tamagawa | Tamagawa (population 5800), located in the eastern part of Ehime prefecture, is home of Tamagawa Jun |
| 13221 | Nao | Naomi Nakamura (b. 1965), whose nickname is Nao, is the wife of the discoverer. |
| 13239 | Kana | Kana Nakamura (b. 1999), whose initials are “KN”, is the daughter of the discoverer. |
| 13365 | Tenzinyama | Tenzinyama is a mountain in the western part of Iwamuro village, Niigata prefecture. There is a cas |
| 13529 | Yokaboshi | Yokaboshi is a local astronomical group established at Baloon Yoka Astronomical Observatory in 1992 |
| 13553 | Masaakikoyama | Masaaki Koyama (b. 1934), Japanese baseball player, was known for his superb ball control and was ca |
| 13561 | Kudogou | Gou Kudo (b. 1954) is a high school science teacher and amateur astronomer. A director of the Kuroi |
| 13567 | Urabe | Mamoru Urabe (b. 1960), a teacher of junior high school and an amateur astronomer, is a volunteer se |
| 13569 | Oshu | Oshu City is situated in the southern inland region of Iwate prefecture. It was formed on 2006 Feb. |
| 13576 | Gotoyoshi | Yoshihiro Goto (b. 1955) is a local civil servant and a Japanese amateur astronomer. As a member of |
| 13576 | Gotoyoshi | Yoshihiro Goto (b. 1955) is a local civil servant and a Japanese amateur astronomer. As a member of |
| 13577 | Ukawa | Hirohumi Ukawa (b. 1942) mentored many an astronomical amateur and astronomy specialist by the time |
| 13582 | Tominari | Ichiro Tominari (b. 1955), a prefectural government official, is also well known as an amateur astro |
| 13608 | Andosatoru | Satoru Ando (b. 1954) has for many years been a passionate disseminator of astronomy as chairman of |
| 13624 | Abeosamu | Japanese amateur astronomer Osamu Abe (b. 1950) is by profession a researcher on snow and ice. He d |
| 13627 | Yukitamayo | Tamayo Yuki (b. 1956) joined the Fukuoka Astronomical Society and actively participates in their reg |
| 13643 | Takushi | Takushi Yokota (b. 1958) was the leader of Kobe University astronomy club. He was also an observing |
| 13654 | Masuda | Masuda is an area in Tanegashima, Kagoshima prefecture, where one can enjoy a great ocean view. The |
| 13678 | Shimada | Osamu Shimada (b. 1914) is a professor emeritus in science at Yamagata University. He is now a resea |
| 13679 | Shinanogawa | Shinanogawa is the river that flows from Nagano prefecture to Niigata prefecture and into the Sea of |
| 13686 | Kongozan | Kongozan mountain (height 583 meters) is located in the east of Shirataka town, Yamagata prefecture. |
| 13691 | Akie | Akie Asami (b. 1957) is the wife of the discoverer. |
| 13787 | Nagaishi | Nagaishi city, situated in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, has a population of 30~000 and |
| 13815 | Furuya | Kazuko Furuya (b. 1954) has devoted herself to kindergarten education since 1975. At present she is |
| 13918 | Tsukinada | The sea off the town of Otsuki, Kochi prefecture, is well known for coral products. Underwater cora |
| 13934 | Kannami | Kannami is a town in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, where the Gekko Observatory is located. Kannami mea |
| 13978 | Hiwasa | Hiwasa is a coastal town in Tokushima prefecture. Its Ohama Beach is known for sea turtles coming a |
| 14004 | Chikama | Taketo Chikama (b. 1961) is a founding member of the Fukuoka Astronomical Society. His greatest ple |
| 14010 | Jomonaomori | Jomon is the Japanese Neolithic culture (14000 BC--300 BC) known for its sophisticated culture and p |
| 14012 | Amedee | Amedee is a small uninhabited island 30 km west of Noumea, New Caledonia. The huge lighthouse, said |
| 14031 | Rozyo | Rozyo Elementary School is the name of a historical school in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was or |
| 14032 | Mego | Princess Mego (1568-1653) was the wife of Datemasamune, a feudal lord in the Sendai area. After mar |
| 14036 | Yasuhirotoyama | Yasuhiro Toyama (b. 1953) is a Japanese electronic engineer. He has developed a number of inexpensi |
| 14046 | Keikai | Keikai mountain (height 294 meters) is located in the north of Nanyo-city, Yamagata prefecture. The |
| 14047 | Kohichiro | Kohichiro Morita (1954-2012) was a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. As |
| 14105 | Nakadai | Tatsuya Nakadai (b. 1932) is a prominent Japanese actor who has received awards from the Cannes, Ven |
| 14226 | Hamura | Named in honor of Jay Hamura for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challeng |
| 14313 | Dodaira | Dodaira station was dedicated in 1962 with a 0.91-m reflector and 0.50-m Schmidt telescope as a bran |
| 14314 | Tokigawa | With a population of 8000, Tokigawa is a village east of the Chichibu mountain range in Saitama pref |
| 14315 | Ogawamachi | Ogawamachi is a town of 32~000 at the eastern edge of Chichibu mountain range in Saitama prefecture |
| 14401 | Reikoyukawa | Reiko Yukawa (b. 1936) is a Japanese music critic, songwriter and translator. She is well-known for |
| 14436 | Morishita | After Yoko Morishita (b. 1947) retired from the medical field in 2007, she decided to nurture her in |
| 14443 | Sekinenomatsu | Recognized as a special natural treasure that is estimated to be over 370 years old, the six-meter-h |
| 14446 | Kinkowan | Kinkowan is a Japanese bay in Kagoshima Prefecture, located on the southern tip of Kyushu, the most |
| 14487 | Sakaisakae | Sakae Sakai (b. 1953) is a well-known amateur astronomer who owns three astronomical observatories i |
| 14492 | Bistar | Bistar is the name of the astronomical observatory at Hanadate Nature Park in Hitachiomiya city, Iba |
| 14499 | Satotoshio | Toshio Sato (b. 1936) is an amateur astronomer and well known as an expert on the modern history of |
| 14500 | Kibo | Kibo, a word meaning “hope” or “wish”, became a Japanese nickname for the Experiment Module of the I |
| 14504 | Tsujimura | Tamiyuki Tsujimura (1928-1998) was a technical staff member at the observatory of Kyoto University. |
| 14515 | Koichisato | Koichi Sato (b. 1960) is a local government employee and amateur astronomer, active in the Nanyo Ast |
| 14551 | Itagaki | Koichi Itagaki (b. 1947), a confectionery manufacturing industry president, is also an amateur astro |
| 14555 | Shinohara | Tomoe Shinohara (b. 1979) is a Japanese TV entertainer and designer, whose favorite hobby is astrono |
| 14701 | Aizu | Aizu is the westernmost third of Fukushima prefecture, Japan. The Nisshin-kan school of samurai was |
| 14795 | Syoyou | Tubouchi Syoyou (1859-1935) accomplished the first complete translation of Shakespeare's dramas into |
| 14820 | Aizuyaichi | Aizu Yaichi (1881-1956) was a student of Japanese classical literature and a poet of Japanese 31-syl |
| 14821 | Motaeno | Motaeno-Minato was the old name of Tamashima Port, Okayama prefecture, in the Edo Period. Tamashima |
| 14843 | Tanna | Tanna is the name of a railroad tunnel on the Tokaido main line, Japan, that runs for 7804 meters be |
| 14853 | Shimokawa | Yoji Shimokawa (b. 1956) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. His major astronomical interest is the |
| 14873 | Shoyo | Shoyo Senior High School in Takasago has departments in home economics, commercial studies and gener |
| 14880 | Moa | A giant flightless bird of New Zealand thought to have become extinct by A.D. 1400, MOA is also the |
| 14901 | Hidatakayama | Hida Takayama city is located in the north of the Hida Mountains in the heart of Japan. Its castle |
| 14902 | Miyairi | Keinosuke Miyairi (1865-1946), of Kyushu Imperial University, a pioneer in epidemiology, discovered |
| 14911 | Fukamatsu | Daihei Fukamatsu (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer with a strong interest in the development of ast |
| 14922 | Ohyama | Tetsuya Ohyama (b. 1959) is a Japanese amateur astronomer skilled in the making of his own personal |
| 14925 | Naoko | Astronaut Yamazaki (Sumino) Naoko (b. 1970) was chosen in 1999 to represent the National Space Devel |
| 14926 | Hoshide | Astronaut Hoshide Akihiko (b. 1968) was involved in the development of the H-II launch vehicle, prio |
| 14927 | Satoshi | Furukawa Satoshi (b. 1964), a Japanese astronaut involved with the International Space Station, trai |
| 14939 | Norikura | Mt. Norikura (3026 m high), part of the northern Japan Alps, is an extinct volcano, located at the b |
| 14963 | Toshikazu | Toshikazu Kanno (b. 1959), a science teacher in junior high-school, has been a member of the Nanyo A |
| 14998 | Ogosemachi | Ogosemachi is a town in the center of Saitama Prefecture. It is famous for Kuroyama-santaki, three |
| 15003 | Midori | Midori Goto (b. 1971) is an extremely talented violinist, and she has also contributed much to music |
| 15028 | Soushiyou | Soushiyoukouen is a park on a hill located in the northern part of Nanyo-city, Yamagata prefecture. |
| 15202 | Yamada-Houkoku | Yamada-Houkoku (1805-1877) was a Confucian and Japanese scholar of the late Edo period, born in Okay |
| 15238 | Hisaohori | Hisao Hori (b. 1968) was born in Niihama City, Ehime prefecture, He is an amateur astronomer and me |
| 15246 | Kumeta | Yasutaka Kumeta (b. 1965) is a well known Japanese amateur astronomer and keen observer and photogra |
| 15248 | Hidekazu | Hidekazu Yamato (b. 1956), became interested in astronomy through an event in which he participated |
| 15250 | Nishiyamahiro | Hiroshi Nishiyama (b. 1962) has been a director of the Baienno Sato Observatory since 1998. He was |
| 15252 | Yoshiken | Kenichi Yoshioka (b. 1948) was a primary school principal. He joined the staff of Geisei Observator |
| 15335 | Satoyukie | Yukie Sato (b. 1962) is an expert on astronomical photography and one of the most active members of |
| 15350 | Naganuma | Naganuma, Hokkaido, has for many years promoted the arts at the “Artists Atelier Village”, with more |
| 15368 | Katsuji | Katsuji Koyama (b. 1945), a professor emeritus of Kyoto University, works in x-ray astronomy and cos |
| 15370 | Kanchi | Kanji Nagao, whose nickname is Kanchi, is the hero in Tokyo Love Story, originally a cartoon |
| 15387 | Hanazukayama | Hanazukayama is a 918-m mountain situated along the border between Kawamata town and Iitate village |
| 15402 | Suzaku | Suzaku is an imaginary vermilion bird that guards the south of Kyoto. It is also the name of the Jap |
| 15407 | Udakiyoo | Kiyoo Uda (1959-2009) was a potter at Shigaraki-ware and an amateur astronomer. He observed meteors |
| 15415 | Rika | Rika Akana, girlfriend of Kanchi, is the heroine in Tokyo Love Story. Some stories of the TV |
| 15469 | Ohmura | Tsutomu Ohmura (b. 1965) is a computer engineer and amateur astronomer. He is a key member of Ota As |
| 15526 | Kokura | Kokura high school is in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Some students are involved in t |
| 15672 | Sato-Norio | Sato-Norio (1865-1942), a Japanese educator in the Meiji period, was born in Okayama prefecture. |
| 15716 | Narahara | Hiroshi Narahara (b. 1968) is a coach for the Chunichi Dragons and a friend of the first discoverer. |
| 15718 | Imokawa | Satoshi Imokawa (b. 1965) is an astronomy instructor at the public astronomical observatory Hoshino |
| 15723 | Girraween | Girraween is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning “Place of flowers”. In southeastern Queensland, G |
| 15736 | Hamanasu | Hamanasu, the name of a Japanese rose, is also the name of a sleeper train that connects Aomori and |
| 15739 | Matsukuma | Astronomer Takehiko Matsukuma (1890-1950), specialized in celestial mechanics, particularly the thre |
| 15740 | Hyakumangoku | One million “koku”, or five million bushels of rice, signify the extreme wealth of the Japanese prov |
| 15763 | Nagakubo | Nagakubo Sekisui (1717-1801) was a Japanese geographer and Confucian scholar. He produced the first |
| 15790 | Keizan | The Japanese priest Keizan Zenji (1268-1325) practised asceticism at the Eiheiji Temple in Fukui pre |
| 15791 | Yoshiewatanabe | Yoshie Watanabe (b. 1963) is a Japanese writer for popular Japanese astronomy magazines. She has pub |
| 15806 | Kohei | Kohei Mori (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer and junior high school teacher. He has been a member |
| 15828 | Sincheskul | Boris Fillipovich Sincheskul (b. 1936), Ukrainian astronomer, has worked at the Poltava Gravimetric |
| 15841 | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi prefecture, where the discoverer was born, is located at the western-most end of Honshu is |
| 15843 | Comcom | Com Com is the science museum in Fukushima, Japan. The museum helps children grow their dreams and |
| 15856 | Yanokoji | Koji Yano (b. 1964) is a well-known amateur astronomer in Ehime Prefecture. A skilled photographer |
| 15857 | Touji | Yasuo Touji (b. 1949) is an amateur astronomer in Ishigakijima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He is no |
| 15884 | Maspalomas | Maspalomas is a town in Gran Canaria Island, Spain. The Maspalomas Tracking Station of the Japan Ae |
| 15921 | Kintaikyo | Kintaikyo is one of the three most famous bridges in Japan, known collectively as Sanmeikyo. It spa |
| 16261 | Iidemachi | Iidemachi town is situated in the southern part of Yamagata, Japan. It has a population of 7800 and |
| 16357 | Risanpei | Ri Sanpei (d. 1655), (Li Sam Pyung in Korean) was one of the potters who was taken from the north-we |
| 16439 | Yamehoshinokawa | Yamehoshinokawa is a river in the southern part of Fukuoka prefecture. It passes from east to west t |
| 16449 | Kigoyama | The 546-m Mount Kigoyama is located to the southeast of Kanazawa, Iahikawa prefecture. At its summi |
| 16463 | Nayoro | The city of Nayoro, with a population around 30~000, is situated in north-central Hokkaido. It has |
| 16466 | Piyashiriyama | Mt. Piyashiri, 987 m in height, is situated in northeast Nayoro city, Hokkaido. Its summit is crest |
| 16503 | Ayato | Ayato Seki (b. 2005) is the first grandchild of the discoverer. He is interested in observing the c |
| 16507 | Fuuren | Fuuren town, with a population of 5300, is situated in the center of the Nayoro basin. It is known |
| 16518 | Akihikoito | Akihiko Ito (b. 1959) is one of the leading CCD astrophotographers in Japan. He has shared his knowl |
| 16528 | Terakado | Kazuo Terakado (b. 1947), a leading scientific journalist in Japan, has made a significant contribut |
| 16552 | Sawamura | Tsuneo Sawamura (b. 1928) invented a new anti-corrosion solder in Japan. It is being used by NASA f |
| 16587 | Nagamori | Kyouji Nagamori (b. 1932) was involved in the calculation of planetary ephemerides in the Japan Hydr |
| 16594 | Sorachi | Sorachi, a central district of Hokkaido, had been developed by coal-mining and its related businesse |
| 16602 | Anabuki | Katsuhiko Anabuki (b. 1955) was born in Marugame City, Kagawa prefecture. While running a printing b |
| 16624 | Hoshizawa | Sachiko Hoshizawa (b. 1951) appears daily on a Japanese television program about cooking and has int |
| 16625 | Kunitsugu | Kunitsugu Terakado (b. 1942) was involved in the establishment and improvement of rules and regulati |
| 16671 | Tago | Akira Tago (b. 1926) has been the honorary president at Tokyo Future University since 2008 and is an |
| 16675 | Torii | From 1985 to 2014 Hidemitsu Torii (b. 1947) was the director general of Sanko Gakuen in Tokyo, which |
| 16700 | Seiwa | Seiwa village, where the Seiwa-Kogen public observatory is located, is in the center of the island o |
| 16713 | Airashi | Airashi, located in the center of Kagoshima prefecture, is a new city created in 2010 by the combina |
| 16718 | Morikawa | Yoshiki Morikawa (b. 1981) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy in Tokyo. |
| 16719 | Mizokami | Yoshihiro Mizokami (b. 1952) has been the president of the steering committee of the Inagawa Observa |
| 16723 | Fumiofuke | Fumio Fuke (1949-2007) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who contributed to the success of the missi |
| 16725 | Toudono | Toudono mountain (height 1203 meters) is located in the west of the discoverer's home town, Shiratak |
| 16730 | Nijisseiki | The Niji-sseiki fruit is a type of locally cultivated pear representative of and having a strong aff |
| 16731 | Mitsumata | Mitsumata is an ingredient used in traditional Japanese papermaking and represents a local Saji indu |
| 16736 | Tongariyama | Tongariyama mountain (height 901 meters) is located in the west of the discoverer's home town, Shira |
| 16759 | Furuyama | Shigeru Furuyama (b. 1953) is a post-office clerk and renowned amateur astronomer in Japan. During |
| 16760 | Masanori | Masanori Sato (b. 1952) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club. He has popularized astronomy in Shima |
| 16788 | Alyssarose | Planetary scientist Alyssa Rose Rhoden (b. 1980) studies icy moons throughout the solar system and i |
| 16790 | Yuuzou | Yuuzou Hasegawa (1956-2007) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who contributed to the success of the |
| 16796 | Shinji | Shinji Tsuruta (1957-2008) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who contributed to the success of the m |
| 16807 | Terasako | Masanori Terasako (b. 1951) is a renowned amateur astronomer in Japan. Terasako started his visual c |
| 16826 | Daisuke | Daisuke Miyajima (1958-2007) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who contributed much to the success o |
| 16853 | Masafumi | Masafumi Kimura (1959-2009) was a Japanese aerospace engineer who calculated the spacecraft orbit an |
| 17098 | Ikedamai | Mai Ikeda (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering |
| 17100 | Kamiokanatsu | Natsumi Kamioka (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engin |
| 17286 | Bisei | Bisei is the town in Okayama prefecture where the Bisei Spaceguard Center and the Bisei Astronomical |
| 17462 | Takahisa | Takahisa Morita (b. 1933) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who regularly opens his personal telescop |
| 17470 | Mitsuhashi | Yasuhiko Mitsuhashi (b. 1947), an amateur astronomer as well as a medical practitioner in Takamatsu |
| 17501 | Tetsuro | Since retiring as principal of a junior high school “child astronomy club” sponsored by Kuroishi cit |
| 17508 | Takumadan | Educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Takuma Dan (1858-1932) returned to Japan in 1 |
| 17544 | Kojiroishikawa | Kojiro Ishikawa (b. 1947) is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has been very active in popularizing |
| 17563 | Tsuneyoshi | Tsuneyoshi Fujii (b. 1949) is director of the Sunshine Planetarium in Tokyo. Earlier he was a lectu |
| 17645 | Inarimori | The Inarimori ancient burial mound is located in the south of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture. It h |
| 17656 | Hayabusa | The minor-planet explorer, Hayabusa (MUSES-C) was developed by JAXA/ISAS and launched in 2003. It t |
| 17657 | Himawari | Himawari, which means “sunflower”, is the name of a series of Japanese weather satellites. Himawar |
| 17683 | Kanagawa | Kanagawa is the prefecture in which Hadano is situated. In the east the active industries in Yokoha |
| 17746 | Haigha | Haigha, pronounced to rhyme with “mayor”, is an Anglo-Saxon messenger of the king in Lewis Carroll's |
| 17748 | Uedashoji | Ueda Shoji (1913-2000) was a professional Japanese photographer famous throughout the world. Active |
| 17759 | Hatta | Hatta is one of the king's two messengers, one to fetch and one to carry, in Lewis Carroll's Thro |
| 17933 | Haraguchi | Whitney Takeo Haraguchi (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science a |
| 18087 | Yamanaka | Yvonne Joy Yamanaka (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E |
| 18161 | Koshiishi | Hajime Koshiishi (b. 1930) became interested in investigating minor planets as a natural resource. |
| 18177 | Harunaga | Jill Shizuko Harunaga (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and |
| 18290 | Sumiyoshi | Sumiyoshi, in the south of Osaka prefecture, is an important port for trade between Japan and the Ko |
| 18291 | Wani | Wani was a scholar who came to Japan from Korea in the second half of the 4th century. He brought t |
| 18322 | Korokan | Korokan was a guest house for foreign envoys built in Chikushi (now Fukuoka city) in the 8th century |
| 18365 | Shimomoto | Shigeo Shimomoto (b. 1963) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and computer programmer. He is the admi |
| 18404 | Kenichi | Kenichi Miyoshi (b. 1930) is an amateur astronomer who has contributed to astronomical awareness in |
| 18418 | Ujibe | Tadashi Ujibe (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer who constructed the three-meter dome of his own pri |
| 18467 | Nagatatsu | Tatsuo Nagahama (b. 1952) is an amateur astronomer who became serious about his astronomical pursuit |
| 18469 | Hakodate | Hakodate, located at the southern-most part of Hokkaido, is a prosperous city of fishing and tourism |
| 18472 | Hatada | Naoki Hatada (b. 1967) has been the editor of the Inagawa Observatory web site since 2003. He suppo |
| 18473 | Kikuchijun | Jun Kikuchi (b. 1967) purchased his first telescope during the height of Halley's Comet fever in 198 |
| 18524 | Tagatoshihiro | Toshihiro Taga (b. 1951) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and president of the Tottori Society of A |
| 18553 | Kinkakuji | Kinkakuji is the popular name of a gilded pavilion in the Rokuon-ji temple complex (a World Cultural |
| 18609 | Shinobuyama | Shinobuyama, called “Fuku-Shima” many centuries ago, is a small mountain in Fukushima city, Japan. |
| 18644 | Arashiyama | Arashiyama, situated west of Kyoto city, is the area that includes Arashiyama mountain and the shore |
| 18818 | Yasuhiko | Yasuhiko Takahashi (b. 1934) is the younger brother-in-law of the discoverer. |
| 18840 | Yoshioba | Yoshio Oba (b. 1934) is a retired professor of earth sciences at Yamagata University and an amateur |
| 18903 | Matsuura | The geographer and explorer Takeshirou Matsuura (1818-1888) traveled throughout the Ezo under the or |
| 18996 | Torasan | Japanese actor Kiyoshi “Tora-san” Atsumi (1928-1996) is known for his roles in the film It's toug |
| 19083 | Mizuki | Mizuki is an ancient Japanese castle built in Chikushi (now Fukuoka city) in Fukuoka Prefecture in 6 |
| 19135 | Takashionaka | Takashi Onaka (b. 1952) is a professor of infrared astronomy at the University of Tokyo. He is kno |
| 19156 | Heco | Joseph Heco (Hikozo Hamada, 1837--1897) was born in Harima town, Hyogo prefecture. He survived a sh |
| 19159 | Taenakano | Tae Nakano (b. 1975) plays an active part as a planetarian in the Kita-Kyushu Children's Culture and |
| 19161 | Sakawa | Sakawa is a town in Kochi prefecture with a population of 20,000, known for brewing a famous brand o |
| 19165 | Nariyuki | Kiyoshi Nariyuki (b. 1960) has played an active part in astronomical clubs in his area, often becomi |
| 19197 | Akasaki | Yuka Akasaki (b. 1960) has been a coach at a swimming school in Nankoku city for more than 20 years |
| 19210 | Higayoshihiro | Yoshihiro Higa (1965-2015) was an amateur astronomer and science communicator. He created the first |
| 19228 | Uemuraikuo | Ikuo Uemura (b. 1940) is a passionate and leading member of his local astronomical club Pleiades. F |
| 19230 | Sugazi | Sugazi Tanaka (b. 1947) has been director of the Inagawa Observatory since 2002. He makes nightly c |
| 19288 | Egami | Katsunori Egami (b. 1959) is the leader of the astronomical volunteers at the Fukuoka Science Museum |
| 19303 | Chinacyo | Chinacyo town is on Okinoerabujima island, one of the Amami Islands, in Kagoshima Prefecture in the |
| 19307 | Hanayama | Hidekazu Hanayama (b. 1977) is an astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He w |
| 19310 | Osawa | Osawa, meaning “big dale”, is the name of the area in the southwestern part of Mitaka City where the |
| 19313 | Shibatakazunari | Kazunari Shibata (b. 1954) is a professor at Kyoto University, and has served as director of Kwasan |
| 19314 | Nakamuratetsu | Tetsu Nakamura (1946-2019) was a Japanese medical doctor who worked for the Afghan people and who w |
| 19392 | Oyamada | Hiroyuki Oyamada (b. 1970) is an amateur astronomer and a member of the Chokainomori Astronomy Club |
| 19701 | Aomori | Aomori prefecture, Japan, is located in northernmost Tohoku Region, Honshu. The southeastern coast |
| 19707 | Tokunai | Tokunai Mogami (1755-1836) explored the northern area of Japan and learned astronomy, surveying and |
| 19853 | Ichinomiya | Ichinomiya is the name of a high school in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The school was |
| 19917 | Dazaifu | In the second half of the 7th century, the Dazaifu government office was in charge of the Kyushu are |
| 19953 | Takeo | Takeo is a city in Saga prefecture on Kyushu island in Japan, surrounded by mountains. Takeo is fam |
| 19954 | Shigeyoshi | Shigeyoshi Nabeshima (1800-1862) was the 28th lord of Takeo area, Saga domain in the 19th century. |
| 19983 | Inagekiyokazu | Kiyokazu Inage (b. 1950) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy in Kagawa Pre |
| 20038 | Arasaki | Yoshikuni Arasaki (b. 1953) has been chief of the Okinawa Prefecture Ishigaki Youth House since 2017 |
| 20040 | Tatsuyamatsuyama | Tatsuya Matsuyama (b. 1983) was born in Kochi city, Japan. He teaches at University of Kochi Primar |
| 20070 | Koichiyuko | Koichi Takahashi (b. 1958) has been director of the Hiroshima Chapter of the Young Astronauts Club o |
| 20073 | Yumiko | Yumiko Fujii (b. 1968) is the wife of the second discoverer. |
| 20102 | Takasago | Takasago, a port city at the mouth of the Kakogawa River, Hyogo prefecture, prospered during the Edo |
| 20117 | Tannoakira | Akira Tanno (b. 1940) is a historian studying folk customs and scientists in the Edo period of Japan |
| 20120 | Ryugatake | Ryugatake is a town in Kumamoto, on the east coast of the beautiful Amakusa-Kamishima Island. It is |
| 20151 | Utsunomiya | Syogo Utsunomiya (b. 1956) is a farmer and renowned amateur astronomer in Japan. During his 27-year |
| 20193 | Yakushima | Yakushima is a small island located to the south of Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. This island was li |
| 20204 | Yuudurunosato | Yuudurunosato is the nickname of Urushiyama, located in the western area of Nanyo city. The nicknam |
| 20568 | Migaki | Janet Migaki mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a mi |
| 20625 | Noto | The Noto Peninsula is located in Japan's geographical center, facing the Sea of Japan. The U.S. ast |
| 20962 | Michizane | Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was a noble, a scholar, a politician and a Kanshi poet. He is admir |
| 21014 | Daishi | Daishi is the grade school, established in Kochi city in 1880, that was attended by the discoverer f |
| 21015 | Shigenari | Shigenari Oonishi (b. 1946) is a famous illustrator, who has designed many record covers. He opened |
| 21016 | Miyazawaseiroku | Brother of the author of Night On The Milky Way Train and The Twin Stars, Iwate-born S |
| 21022 | Ike | Koichi Ike (b. 1925) was born in Tosa city in Kochi prefecture. He took an interest in astronomy by |
| 21035 | Iwabu | Shimeichi Iwabu (b. 1914) became enthralled with total eclipses after witnessing his first in Hokkai |
| 21082 | Araimasaru | Masaru Arai (b. 1952) is a Japanese amateur astronomer. A devoted observer of small bodies, he has |
| 21089 | Mochizuki | Seiji Mochizuki (b. 1942) was born in Tokyo and worked for an optical company from 1967 to 1979. Th |
| 21126 | Katsuyoshi | Katsuyoshi Yoshimi (b. 1951) is an amateur astrophotographer and has contributed to many minor-plane |
| 21166 | Nobuyukishouji | Nobuyuki Maeda (b. 1957) and Shouji Higasioka (b. 1958) are brothers living in Aki city in Kochi pre |
| 21187 | Setsuo | Setsuo Fukushima (b. 1961) was moved by astronomical images he first saw in middle school. His work |
| 21188 | Kiyohiro | Kiyohiro Kozai (b. 1964) is well known as an enthusiastic amateur astronomer in Kagawa Prefecture. |
| 21234 | Nakashima | Takashi Nakashima (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer in Kumamoto prefecture. As a member of Kumamot |
| 21237 | Suematsu | Kenji Suematsu (b. 1966) teaches physics and earth sciences as a high school teacher in Nagasaki Pr |
| 21238 | Panarea | Panarea is a volcanic island placed in the south of Italy. The V-type spectrum for this object, whi |
| 21250 | Kamikouchi | Kamikouchi is a Japanese scenic point nominated as a “Special Natural Treasure” in 1952. Kamikouchi |
| 21254 | Jonan | Jonan is the town where the Kumamoto Civil Astronomical Observatory is located. The naming of the m |
| 21262 | Kanba | Minatsu Kanba (b. 1970) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club. He has popularized astronomy in Shima |
| 21275 | Tosiyasu | Tosiyasu Funakosi (b. 1953), a farmer, is a Japanese amateur astronomer who has been observing occul |
| 21327 | Yabuzuka | Yabuzuka, the abbreviated name for Yabuzuka-Honmachi town, in Nitta-Gun county, in the southeastern |
| 21328 | Otashi | In Mar. 2005 Ota city and three neighboring towns in the eastern part of Gunma prefecture were combi |
| 21348 | Toyoteru | Toyoteru is a district in Niigata city, Niigata prefecture, famous for the festival Niigata So-Odori |
| 21368 | Shiodayama | Shiodayama is a 406-m mountain located in the north of the discoverer's home town, Shirataka, Yamaga |
| 21460 | Ryozo | Ryozo Suzuki (b. 1928) is an amateur astronomer and a manufacturer of high-end binoculars for amateu |
| 21568 | Evanmorikawa | Evan Takashi Morikawa (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and |
| 22106 | Tomokoarai | Tomoko Arai (b. 1971) is a scientist at the Chiba Institute of Technology who studies the compositio |
| 22140 | Suzyamamoto | Suzanne Yamamoto mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) |
| 22177 | Saotome | Masatoshi Saotome (b. 1940) is one of the directors of the Japan Space Forum. He contributed greatl |
| 22277 | Hirado | Hirado is a town in Nagaskai Prefecture, Japan. The Portugese arrived in 1550, and during the early |
| 22346 | Katsumatatakashi | Takashi Katsumata (b. 1952) is a professor of Nagasaki University and author of many articles on Jap |
| 22347 | Mishinatakashi | Takashi Mishina (b. 1953) is a Japanese editor of natural science and an illustrator. |
| 22355 | Yahabananshozan | Yahabananshozan is the name of a 848-m mountain in Iwate Prefecture of Japan. It appears in Kenji M |
| 22394 | Kondouakira | Akira Kondou (b. 1943) has been director of the Saga City Hoshizora Astronomy Center since 2016. He |
| 22395 | Ourakenji | Kenji Oura (b. 1965) is the director of the Kanoya City Planetarium, Kagoshima prefecture. He orga |
| 22402 | Goshi | Goshi Nakamura (b. 2001), whose initials are those of the provisional designation of this minor plan |
| 22467 | Koharumi | Kobayashi Harumi is a master of the tea ceremony and an observing partner of the discoverer. This m |
| 22489 | Yanaka | Tetsuo Yanaka (b. 1954) is a post office clerk and amateur astronomer in Japan. He started his visu |
| 22490 | Zigamiyama | Zigamiyama is a 1850-m mountain located in the western part of the Iide mountain range, in the Banda |
| 22736 | Kamitaki | Nolan M.K. Kamitaki (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge |
| 22885 | Sakaemura | Sakaemura is a small mountainside village in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Adjacent to Niigata prefectur |
| 22952 | Hommasachi | Sachiko Homma (b. 1965), of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is the secretary of Makoto Yoshi |
| 23109 | Masayanagisawa | Masahisa Yanagisawa (b. 1955), planetary scientist at the University of Electro-Communications, Toky |
| 23169 | Michikami | Tatsuhiro Michikami (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist at Fukushima College of Technology, Japan. As |
| 23173 | Hideaki | Hideaki Miyamoto (b. 1970) is a planetary scientist at the University of Tokyo. As a member of the H |
| 23180 | Ryosuke | Ryosuke Nakamura (b. 1968), of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, |
| 23241 | Yada | Toru Yada (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science at |
| 23245 | Fujimura | Akio Fujimura (b. 1947) is a planetary scientist and former professor at the Institute of Space and |
| 23254 | Chikatoshi | Japanese planetary scientist Chikatoshi Honda (b. 1975) is a member of the Hayabusa (MUSES-C) and Ka |
| 23294 | Sunao | Sunao Hasegawa (b. 1969) manages the two-stage light-gas guns facility at the Institute of Space and |
| 23455 | Fumi | Fumi Yoshida (b. 1966) is a Japanese astronomer who studies the small bodies of the solar system. I |
| 23468 | Kannabe | Kannabe plateau in Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture, is well-known for its ski slopes, facilities for |
| 23478 | Chikumagawa | The Chikumagawa River originates in Nagano prefecture and flows through Niigata prefecture with many |
| 23504 | Haneda | Toshio Haneda (1910-1992) was a comet hunter from Minamisoma city (formerly Haramachi city), Fukushi |
| 23628 | Ichimura | Yoshimi Ichimura (b. 1952) is an active Japanese amateur astronomer and high-school teacher. He dis |
| 23644 | Yamaneko | The Yamaneko Group of Comet Observers, founded by K. Ichikawa and the discoverer in 1980, is the mos |
| 23649 | Tohoku | Tohoku is the name of the northeastern part of Honshu island, Japan. The Great East Japan Earthquak |
| 23727 | Akihasan | Akihasan mountain is located north of Nanyo-city, Yamagata prefecture, Japan. The mountain is popul |
| 23741 | Takaaki | Takaaki Noguchi (b. 1961), a professor at Ibaraki University, Bunkyo, Japan, has studied a wide vari |
| 23744 | Ootsubo | Takafumi Ootsubo (b. 1970) is an associate professor at Tohoku University. He has studied interplane |
| 23772 | Masateru | Masateru Ishiguro (b. 1971) is an assistant professor at Seoul National University who works on inte |
| 23773 | Sarugaku | Yuki Sarugaku (b. 1978), now at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, recently completed hi |
| 23775 | Okudaira | Kyoko Okudaira (b. 1973) is a Japanese planetary scientist. She is a member of the Stardust PET, Hay |
| 23819 | Tsuyoshi | Japanese researcher Tsuyoshi Terai (b. 1983), of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Sub |
| 23879 | Demura | Japanese lunar and planetary scientist Hirohide Demura (b. 1970) works on Japanese deep-space missio |
| 23895 | Akikonakamura | Akiko Nakamura (b. 1964) is a Japanese experimentalist in the field of planetary science, especially |
| 23896 | Tatsuaki | Tatsuaki Hashimoto (b. 1963) works on spacecraft guidance and control at the Institute of Space and |
| 23897 | Daikuroda | Kuroda Daisuke (b. 1977) is an astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He deve |
| 23900 | Urakawa | Seitaro Urakawa (b. 1975) is an astronomer who works at the Bisei Spaceguard Center. |
| 23931 | Ibuki | Ibuki Kawamoto (b. 1979) is an administrative associate at the Center for Computational Astrophysics |
| 23938 | Kurosaki | Hirohisa Kurosaki (b. 1970), of the Japan Aerospace Explorarion Agency, works on asteroids, space de |
| 23950 | Tsusakamoto | Tsuyoshi Sakamoto (b. 1975), a researcher at the Japan Spaceguard Association, has, since 2006, made |
| 23955 | Nishikota | Nishiyama Kota (b. 1965) is an astronomer who works at the Bisei Spacegaurd Center of Japan. |
| 24005 | Eddieozawa | Eddie Ozawa mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a m |
| 24053 | Shinichiro | Shin-ichiro Okumura (b. 1965) is an astronomer at the Bisei Spacegaurd Center of Japan. He developed |
| 24157 | Toshiyanagisawa | Toshifumi Yanagisawa (b. 1971), a senior reseacher at JAXA, is working on the development of observa |
| 24158 | Kokubo | Kokubo Eiichiro (b. 1968) is an astronomer at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He has |
| 24889 | Tamurahosinomura | “Tamurahosinomura” (“the star village”) opened in 1992 near the Abukumado limestone cave in Fukushim |
| 24910 | Haruoando | Haruo Ando (b. 1951), a doctor of internal medicine, is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a member o |
| 24919 | Teruyoshi | Teruyoshi Ibi (b. 1956), is a science teacher at a junior high school in Kitakyushu. He is also a w |
| 24940 | Sankichiyama | Sankichiyama mountain is located to the east of Kaminoyama, a hot-spring town in Yamagata prefecture |
| 24962 | Kenjitoba | Kenji Toba (b. 1950) is a staff member at the Ibaraki Prefectural Office and amateur astronomer in J |
| 24965 | Akayu | Akayu town is situated in the southern part of Nanyo city, Yamagata, Japan. The town has a populati |
| 24984 | Usui | Fumihiko Usui (b. 1974) is a research associate at the University of Tokyo. He played a central rol |
| 25075 | Kiyomoto | Kiyomoto Daisuke (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engi |
| 25088 | Yoshimura | Yoshimura Fumiya (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engi |
| 25143 | Itokawa | Hideo Itokawa (1912-1999) is regarded as the Father of Japanese rocketry. An aerospace engineer, It |
| 25302 | Niim | Yoshihiro Niim is an engineer who made substantial contributions to the Hayabusa mission, which is d |
| 25693 | Ishitani | Catherine Elizabeth Ishitani (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Scie |
| 25884 | Asai | Yoshihiko Asai (b. 1957) is a professor at Higashi Nippon International University, who contributed |
| 25893 | Sugihara | Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986) was a Japanese consul-general stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania, during Wor |
| 26092 | Norikonoriyuki | Noriko Shimizu (b. 1974) is a daughter of the discoverer. She and her husband, Noriyuki Shimizu (b. |
| 26170 | Kazuhiko | Kazuhiko Ichikawa (b. 1956), a Japanese amateur astronomer, is one of the founders of the Yamaneko G |
| 26223 | Enari | On 2001 Nov. 23, Akihiko Enari (b. 1980) became the first amateur radio operator (call sign JK1ZAM) |
| 26319 | Miyauchi | Miyauchi town is situated in the southern part of Nanyo city, Yamagata, Japan. It has a population |
| 26331 | Kondamuri | Neil Kondamuri (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engine |
| 26395 | Megkurohara | Megan M. Kurohara (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Eng |
| 26500 | Toshiohino | Toshio Hino (b. 1950) is a Japanese astronomer. As chairman of Ota Uchuno Kai, he has played an acti |
| 26501 | Sachiko | Sachiko Nagata (b. 1962) teaches the art of pressing flowers and manages a pear farm. |
| 26794 | Yukioniimi | Niimi Yukio (b. 1937) analyzed the relation between the coordinate system of the Fourth Fundamental |
| 26937 | Makimiyamoto | Maki Miyamoto (b. 1977), born in Ehime prefecture, is a Japanese actress. She performed many revues |
| 26948 | Annasato | Anna Sato (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for |
| 26990 | Culbertson | Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (b. 1949), former NASA astronaut, recorded the NASA program “Amateur Radio |
| 26998 | Iriso | Iriso is the name of an area in Sayama-city, Saitama, Japan. Nanamagari no I, a well in Iriso, was |
| 27003 | Katoizumi | Izumi Kato (b. 1968), born in Ehime prefecture, is a Japanese singer. Since her debut in 1991, she h |
| 27396 | Shuji | Shuji Nakamura (b. 1954), born in Ehime prefecture, is an electronics engineer best known as the inv |
| 27439 | Kamimura | Jordan Roy Kamimura (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competi |
| 27716 | Nobuyuki | Nobuyuki Yamaguchi (b. 1932), from Kurume city, Fukuoka prefecture, is an emeritus professor of mete |
| 27739 | Kimihiro | Kimihiro Matsugi (b. 1955) is from Nankoku city, Kochi prefecture. He helps visitors as a presenter |
| 27791 | Masaru | Masaru Kubota (b. 1959) is a broadcaster at a television station and a certified weather forecaster. |
| 27827 | Ukai | Kazuhiko Ukai (1951-2009) was a physicist at Waseda University. A member of the Waseda Astronomical |
| 27879 | Shibata | Shinpei Shibata (b. 1954) is a Japanese astrophysicist who works on the theory of particle accelerat |
| 27918 | Azusagawa | Azusagawa is a 65-km-long river which flows from the Hida mountain range, the so-called Northern Alp |
| 27930 | Nakamatsu | Kathy Nakamatsu mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f |
| 27955 | Yasumasa | Yasumasa Watanabe (b. 1946) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1986 and activel |
| 27997 | Bandos | Bandos is a small island (1.5 km in circumference) located in the North Male Atoll in the Republic o |
| 28004 | Terakawa | Expert mirror polisher Syoji Terakawa (b. 1951) has had an interest in telescope making and astronom |
| 28173 | Hisakichi | Hisakichi Sato (1902-1989) was the discoverer's father. |
| 28174 | Harue | Harue Sato (1909-2001) was the discoverer's mother. |
| 28340 | Yukihiro | Yukihiro Adachi (b. 1965) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club. He has popularized astronomy in Shi |
| 29199 | Himeji | Himeji is a popular tourist city in the southwestern part of Hyogo prefecture. Himeji Castle is the |
| 29249 | Hiraizumi | The town of Hiraizumi in Iwate prefecture reached the height of its prosperity during the twelfth ce |
| 29252 | Konjikido | Konjikido, the Golden Hall of Chusonji Temple in Iwate prefecture, was built in 1124 by Fujiwara Kiy |
| 29337 | Hakurojo | Himeji Castle, in Hyogo prefecture, is Japan's National Treasure, also known as Hakurojo or White He |
| 29355 | Siratakayama | Siratakayama is a volcanic mountain, 993 meters high, in Yamagata prefecture. |
| 29374 | Kazumitsu | Kazumitsu Date (1927-1953) became a science teacher of a junior high school in 1948, and taught astr |
| 29404 | Hikarusato | Hikaru Sato (b. 1951) is an amateur astronomer who has observed occultations by minor planets. Sinc |
| 29420 | Ikuo | Ikuo Sato (1935-1999) was the discoverer's brother. |
| 29431 | Shijimi | Shijimi is a popular clam in Japan, and Shijimi caught near Shinji Lake, near Matsue city in Shimane |
| 29514 | Karatsu | Karatsu is a city in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. According to the historical Chi |
| 29624 | Sugiyama | Tomiei Sugiyama (b. 1949) moved from Japan to the U.S. in 1969 in the hope of becoming a Major Leagu |
| 29737 | Norihiro | Norihiro Nakamura (b. 1973), born in Osaka prefecture, has been a baseball player for the Kintetsu B |
| 29905 | Kunitaka | Kunitaka Sato (b. 1948) has been a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society since 1989. |
| 29986 | Shunsuke | Shunsuke Nakamura (b. 1978) has played soccer for Reggina in the Italian Series A since 2002. From |
| 30448 | Yoshiomoriyama | Working at GOTO Inc., Yoshio Moriyama (b. 1942) constructed many planetaria in Japan. He was engage |
| 30888 | Okitsumisaki | Okitsumisaki in western Kochi prefecture is a small promontory jutting into the Pacific Ocean. It i |
| 31061 | Tamao | Tamao Nakamura (b. 1939), born in Kyoto prefecture, is an actress. Since her debut in 1953 on Kei |
| 31087 | Oirase | Oirase is the name of a gorge which runs through Towada, a city in Aomori Prefecture. It is located |
| 31095 | Buneiou | King Muryeong, known in Japanese as Buneiou, (462-523) was the 25th king of Baekje, an ancient kingd |
| 31152 | Daishinsai | The Higashi Nihon Dai Shinsai earthquake of 2011 March 11 caused widespread destruction in eastern J |
| 31179 | Gongju | Gongju is a city located in Chungcheongnam-do Province of Korea, with a population of approximately |
| 31402 | Negishi | Hiroyuki Negishi (b. 1964) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomical |
| 31469 | Aizawa | Ken Aizawa (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2014 Intel International Sc |
| 31671 | Masatoshi | Masatoshi Nakamura (b. 1951), born in Miyagi prefecture, is an actor and singer. Since successfully |
| 32184 | Yamaura | Yuichi Yamaura (b. 1955) is one of the leaders of the National Space Development Agency of Japan. H |
| 32200 | Seiicyoshida | Seiichi Yoshida (b. 1974), who started the MISAO (Multitudinous Image-based Sky-survey and Accumulat |
| 32229 | Higashino | Soon il Junko Higashino (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science |
| 32288 | Terui | Yoshihiro Terui (b. 1994) won the 2008 Space Day Award essay competition for students in junior high |
| 32858 | Kitakamigawa | Kitakamigawa is the largest river in the Tohoku district, flowing from Iwate to Miyagi prefecture. |
| 32969 | Motohikosato | Motohiko Sato (b. 1939) organized the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1961 and actively popularizes |
| 32990 | Sayo-hime | Sayo-hime is the female protagonist of a love story, written around the sixth century, in which a yo |
| 33056 | Ogunimachi | Ogunimachi, a town of population 7300 in the middle part of Niigata prefecture, is famous for washi |
| 33534 | Meiyamamura | Mei Yamamura (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineer |
| 33553 | Nagai | Nagai is a city in Yamagata prefecture. A 1.8-kg meteorite fell nearby on 1922 May 30. |
| 34028 | Wuhuiyi | Huiyi Wu (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering |
| 34030 | Tabuchi | Kotaro Tabuchi (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engine |
| 34031 | Fukumitsu | Nodoka Fukumitsu (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engi |
| 34424 | Utashima | Masayoshi Utashima (b. 1951) was a researcher in the field of orbital mechanics in Japan Aerospace E |
| 34666 | Bohyunsan | Mt. Bohyunsan, located about 200 km to the south of Seoul, is the site of the largest astronomical o |
| 34817 | Shiominemoto | Shiomi Nemoto (b. 1965) is a volunteer for the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She works for |
| 34893 | Mihomasatoshi | Husband and wife Masatoshi Taga (b. 1969) and Miho Taga (b. 1969) worked for several years at the Na |
| 34996 | Mitokoumon | Mitokoumon is a popular name of Mitsukuni Tokugara (1628-1701), a vice Shogun of the Tokugawa family |
| 35076 | Yataro | Yataro Iwasaki (1835-1885), born in Inokuchi (present-day Aki city, Kochi prefecture) was a close fr |
| 35093 | Akicity | Aki city, in eastern Kochi prefecture, is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean and, blessed with warm w |
| 35274 | Kenziarino | Kenzi Arino (b. 1947) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1998 and actively popu |
| 35286 | Takaoakihiro | Akihiro Takao (1975-1996) was a member of the Matsue Astronomy Club. He was tragically killed in a |
| 35371 | Yokonozaki | Yoko Nozaki (b. 1965) is a curator at Higashiyamato City Museum who has shared astronomy with the ge |
| 35441 | Kyoko | Kyoko Iwasaki (b. 1978) received a gold medal in the women's 200-m breast stroke at the Barcelona Ol |
| 36036 | Bonucci | Arturo Bonucci (1954-2002) was one of the greatest Italian cellists, as well as an able amateur astr |
| 36424 | Satokokumasaki | Satoko Kumasaki (b. 1958) has devoted herself to elementary education since 1992. She organized the |
| 36426 | Kakuda | Kakuda is a city in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, rich in history and natural beauty. Since 1965, it ha |
| 36472 | Ebina | Ebina is a town in central Kanagawa Prefecture. In the city, activities such as “Star School” and “ |
| 36783 | Kagamino | Kagamino Town is in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The Kamisaibara Spaceguard Cen |
| 37720 | Kawanishi | Kawanishi is situated in the southern part of Yamagata, Japan. It has a population of 17000 and is |
| 37729 | Akiratakao | Akira Takao (b. 1952) is a Japanese physician in neurology and amateur astronomer. He is actively e |
| 38669 | Michikawa | Michikawa is the name of the area in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. From 1955 to 1962, the |
| 39314 | Moritakumi | Takumi Mori (1936-2015) worked in the Japan Coast Guard for many years, undertaking research in posi |
| 39558 | Kishine | Junichiro Kishine (b. 1967) is a Japanese theoretical physicist and amateur astronomer. He speciali |
| 39635 | Kusatao | Kusatao Nakamura (1901-1983), a renowned Haiku poet, was born in China and grew up in Ehime prefectu |
| 39679 | Nukuhiyama | Nukuhiyama mountain (height 990 m) is located in the west of the discoverer's home town, Shirataka, |
| 39686 | Takeshihara | Takeshi Hara (b. 1981) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 2009 and actively pop |
| 39799 | Hadano | Hadano is the city in which Hadano Astronomical Observatory is located. Famous in the past for its |
| 39809 | Fukuchan | Fukuchan is the name of a boy character and the title of the cartoons created by Ryuichi Yokoyama (1 |
| 40774 | Iwaigame | Iwaigame Mountain (height 1417 m), located in the southern part of the Asahi mountain range, is in t |
| 40994 | Tekaridake | Tekaridake, a mountain in the northern part of Shizuoka in Japan, is 2591 meters high. It features |
| 41502 | Denchukun | Denchukun is the official mascot character of Ibara city, Okayama, Japan. Its name originates from D |
| 42566 | Ryutaro | Ryutaro Hirota (1892-1952), a renowned Japanese composer, was born in Aki city, Kochi prefecture and |
| 43605 | Gakuho | Aizu Gakuho is a senior and junior high school in Aizuwakamatsu city in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, |
| 43794 | Yabetakemoto | Akihiko Yabe (b. 1939) and Akikazu Takemoto (b. 1941) are Japan's leading Masters Games swimmers. T |
| 43859 | Naoyayano | Naoya Fujii (b. 1998) and Ayano Fujii (b. 2001) are the children of the second discoverer. |
| 43890 | Katiaottani | Katia Ottani (1959-2006), an Italian elementary-school teacher, the wife of Maurizio Calza and mothe |
| 43908 | Hiraku | Hiraku Togashi (b. 1955) became a member of the Yamagata Astronomical Society in 1998 and actively p |
| 43931 | Yoshimi | Yoshimi Takahashi (1925-2005) was an amateur astronomer who contributed much to the establishment of |
| 43998 | Nanyoshino | Nanyo Yoshinogawa is the river that flows through the center of Nanyo City, Yamagata prefecture, and |
| 44011 | Juubichi | The 482-m Mount Juubichi is located in the east of Nanyo city, Yamagata prefecture. The mountain is |
| 45500 | Motegi | Japanese amateur astronomer Hiromitsu Motegi (b. 1960) has a particular interest in digital imaging. |
| 46596 | Tobata | Tobata, a ward of Kita-Kyushu City in Fukuoka prefecture, is the location of the Faculty of Engineer |
| 46610 | Bésixdouze | The decimal number 46610 translates to the hexadecimal B612, the designation of the fictitious minor |
| 46632 | RISE | The RISE (Research of Interior Structure and Evolution of solar system bodies) project of the Nation |
| 46643 | Yanase | Takashi Yanase (b. 1919) is one of the most renowned cartoonists in Japan. Since the 1940s he has c |
| 46689 | Hakuryuko | Hakuryuko is the name of the marsh located in the northeastern part of Akayu hot spring, Nanyo city, |
| 46727 | Hidekimatsuyama | Hideki Matsuyama (b. 1970) became a member of the Nanyo Astronomical Lovers Club in 1990 and activel |
| 46737 | Anpanman | Anpanman is a popular cartoon hero whose head is a bun filled with sweet bean jam. Authored by Taka |
| 46796 | Mamigasakigawa | Mamigasakigawa is the river that flows through the center of Yamagata City. It is a branch of the M |
| 47077 | Yuji | Yuji Nakamura (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer and chemical engineer at the municipal office of Yo |
| 47293 | Masamitsu | Masamitsu Nakamura (b. 1965) is an amateur astronomer and medical technologist at the Hamamatsu Rosa |
| 48424 | Souchay | Jean Souchay (b. 1959), an astronomer at the Paris Observatory, is a specialist on the nutation of t |
| 48482 | Oruki | “Oruki” is a much loved word in the Tosa (Kochi prefecture) dialect meaning “the importance of one's |
| 48495 | Ryugado | Ryugado, in Kochi prefecture, is one of the Three Greatest Limestone Caves of Japan and has been des |
| 48575 | Hawaii | Hawaii, the Aloha State, was first visited by Polynesians from Tahiti, rediscovered by James Cook, a |
| 48624 | Sadayuki | Sadayuki Okuni (b. 1967), nephew of the discoverer, is a high-school teacher with an interest in ast |
| 48736 | Ehime | Ehime prefecture, where this minor planet was discovered, is located on the island of Shikoku. It i |
| 48779 | Mariko | Mariko Hamada (b. 1964) is a musician from Matsue-shi, Shimane-ken, Japan. Her love songs cuddle ou |
| 48807 | Takahata | Takahata, a town of 27~000 in the southern part of Yamagata prefecture, is famous for many ancient t |
| 49382 | Lynnokamoto | Lynn Okamoto (b. 1970) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga and anime series “Elfen L |
| 49440 | Kenzotange | Kenzo Tange (1913-2005), a world-renowned Japanese architect, was born in Osaka and lived in Ehime p |
| 49500 | Ishitoshi | Toshihiro Ishikawa (b. 1975) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a key member of the Ota Astronomic |
| 49699 | Hidetakasato | Hidetaka Sato (b. 1978) is an obstetrician and an amateur astronomer interested in small solar-syste |
| 49702 | Koikeda | Chuzo Koikeda (b. 1928), a Japanese amateur astronomer, was president of “Kanazawa hoshinokai”, an a |
| 52285 | Kakurinji | Kakurinji, built by Prince Shotoku in AD 589, is a historically significant Buddhist temple complex |
| 52421 | Daihoji | Daihoji, located in the north of the town of Kuma Kogen, was founded in 701 following an order by th |
| 52455 | Masamika | Masa-aki Takanashi (1959-2001) was an active member of the Gotemba Astronomical Circle and the Nippo |
| 52500 | Kanata | KANATA, which means “Far Away”, was proposed by the people of Japan for the name of the new 1.5-m te |
| 52601 | Iwayaji | Iwayaji, located in the eastern part of the town of Kuma Kogen, was founded in the early ninth centu |
| 54288 | Daikikawasaki | Daiki Kawasaki (b. 1996) is the discoverer's oldest grandchild. |
| 54563 | Kinokonasu | Kinoko Nasu (b. 1973) is a Japanese author. His best-known works are “Tsukihime”, “Fate/stay night”, |
| 55319 | Takanashi | Yasuharu Takanashi (b. 1963) is a composer of music for video games and anime. Some of the films he |
| 55873 | Shiomidake | A mountain in the northern part of Shizuoka in Japan, Shiomidake is 3047 meters high. |
| 56957 | Seohideaki | Hideaki Seo (b. 1932) was the governor of Sundai Gakuen high school. In 1966, he established a publi |
| 58184 | Masayukiyamamoto | Masayuki Yamamoto (b. 1971) is a Japanese planetary scientist. He specializes in upper atmospheric |
| 58185 | Rokkosan | Rokkosan is a 1000-meter-high mountain behind the city of Kobe. The summit is the birthplace of Jap |
| 58466 | Santoka | Santoka Taneda (1882-1940), the “Wandering Haiku Poet”, was born in Yamaguchi and died in Ehime pref |
| 58622 | Setoguchi | Takashi Setoguchi (b.1961) is a member of the Oriental Astronomical Association. He predicts occult |
| 58707 | Kyoshi | Kyoshi Takahama (1874-1959), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese Haiku poet and novelist. He c |
| 61189 | Ohsadaharu | Sadaharu Oh (b. 1940) is a world-renowned professional baseball player with the world lifetime home |
| 61386 | Namikoshi | Japanese practitioner Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905-2000) was the founder of the Namikoshi Shiatsu therap |
| 61444 | Katokimiko | Kimiko Kato (b. 1934) is an amateur astronomer who is committed to education and public outreach reg |
| 63145 | Choemuseon | Choe Museon (1325-1395) was a chemist in the late Koryeo Dynasty who was the first to study gunpowde |
| 63156 | Yicheon | Great technological achievements in the Chosun Dynasty would be almost unthinkable without the prese |
| 63389 | Noshiro | Noshiro City is located in the northwestern part of Akita Prefecture, Japan. Since the establishmen |
| 63897 | Ofunato | Ofunato City is located on the south coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Since the establishment of Sa |
| 64547 | Saku | In Saku City, JAXA operates the Usuda Deep Space Center equipped with a 64-m-diameter parabolic ante |
| 65716 | Ohkinohama | Ohkinohama is a 1.5-kilometer-long beach adjacent to the eastern part of Ashizurimisaki promontory a |
| 65775 | Reikotosa | Reiko Tosa (b. 1976), born in Ehime prefecture, is a long-distance runner who specializes in maratho |
| 65784 | Naderayama | Naderayama mountain (height 660 meters) is located in the west of Yonezawa city, Yamagata prefecture |
| 65894 | Echizenmisaki | Echizenmisaki is a promontory in Fukui prefecture that projects into the Sea of Japan. It is a famo |
| 67712 | Kimotsuki | Kimotsuki Town is the location of JAXA's Uchinoura Space Center. Since 1962, approximately 400 rock |
| 67853 | Iwamura | Akinori Iwamura (b. 1979), born in Ehime prefecture, was a baseball player for the Tokyo Yakult Swal |
| 68021 | Taiki | Taiki Town, located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, is a beautiful town blessed with clear streams |
| 69421 | Keizosaji | Keizo Saji (1919-1999) was a well-known businessman in Japan and the honorary chief of the Saji Astr |
| 69496 | Zaoryuzan | Zao Ryuzan is a 1362-m mountain located to the southeast of Yamagata city, Yamagata prefecture. It |
| 72012 | Terute | The name “Terute” comes from an ancient legend of Sagamiahra, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, involving |
| 72021 | Yisunji | Yi Sunji (1406-1465) was an astronomer during the Chosun Dynasty who took Chosun's calendrical astro |
| 72059 | Heojun | Through Donguibogam, a comprehensive oriental medicine textbook, Heo Jun (1539-1615) successfully in |
| 73819 | Isaootuki | Isao Otuki (b. 1958) became a member of the Miyagi Abukuma Astronomical Society in 1974 and actively |
| 73857 | Hitaneichi | Hiroshi Taneichi (b. 1927) is a professor emeritus at Yamagata University, who studied photo-reactio |
| 73936 | Takeyamamoto | Takeshi Yamamoto (1932-2005) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who studied astronomy under Issei Yam |
| 73955 | Asaka | Asaka is reclaimed land in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture. In 2005 Koriyama became a sister ci |
| 75058 | Hanau | Named after the German city of Hanau, famous as the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm. Hanau is a s |
| 75308 | Shoin | Shoin Yoshida (1830-1859), born in Yamaguchi prefecture, was a Japanese political scientist. He tau |
| 77560 | Furusato | Furusato is a well-known song in Japan. The word also means “country home”. The name was suggested |
| 79130 | Bandanomori | Bandanomori, a 769-meter-high mountain in Suzaki city in Kochi prefecture, is well-known among climb |
| 79149 | Kajigamori | Kajigamori is a 1400-meter-high mountain in Otoyo town in Kochi prefecture. Near the summit there i |
| 79152 | Abukumagawa | Abukumagawa River originates in Mt. Kashi-Asahidake. It runs south to north through Fukushima and M |
| 79254 | Tsuda | Tsunemi Tsuda (1960-1993), born in Yamaguchi prefecture, was a baseball player for the Hiroshima Toy |
| 79333 | Yusaku | Actor Yusaku Matsuda (1950-1989) was born in Yamaguchi prefecture. Having debuted in 1973 on Taiy |
| 80184 | Hekigoto | Hekigoto Kawahigashi (1873-1937), born in Ehime prefecture, was a Japanese Haiku poet. He started t |
| 85308 | Atsushimori | Atsushi Mori (1970-2007), a Japanese astronomer, was a researcher at the National Astronomical Obser |
| 85388 | Sakazukiyama | Sakazukiyama mountain (256-m high) is located in eastern part of Yamagata city, Japan. The mountain |
| 85422 | Maedanaoe | Maeda Naoe (1915-2008) is a Japanese-style paint artist from Mochigase in Tottori city. He was acti |
| 87271 | Kokubunji | Kokubunji is a city in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. On 1955 April 12, the first Japanese rocket experime |
| 90713 | Chajnantor | Chajnantor is a 5000-meter-high plateau in the Atacama Desert along the Andes in northern Chile. Th |
| 91213 | Botchan | Botchan is one of the most popular novels in Japan, written by Soseki Natsume in 1906. The s |
| 91907 | Shiho | Shiho Ochi (b. 1984), born in Ehime prefecture, is the vocalist of the band “Superfly”. Since their |
| 92097 | Aidai | Ehime University, whose nickname is Aidai, is one of the 87 national universities in Japan. It was |
| 92614 | Kazutami | Kazutami Namikoshi (b. 1938) is a friend of the discoverer. He lives in Tokyo, Japan, with his wife |
| 94356 | Naruto | Naruto Kaikyo is a 1.3-kilometer-wide strait between the islands of Shikoku and Awaji. The strait i |
| 94884 | Takuya | Takuya Matsuda (b. 1943), professor of astrophysics in the department of earth and planetary science |
| 96254 | Hoyo | Hoyo Kaikyo is a 14-kilometer wide strait between Kyushu and Shikoku, two of the four main islands o |
| 97582 | Hijikawa | Ehime prefecture's 103-km-long Hijikawa river has its source near the Tosaka Pass in Seiyo City and |
| 100266 | Sadamisaki | The Sadamisaki peninsula, in the westernmost part of the island of Shikoku, is the narrowest peninsu |
| 100267 | JAXA | JAXA is the acronym for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where the second discoverer works. |
| 100433 | Hyakusyuko | Nagai Hyakusyuko is the name of the dam lake in Nagai city, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It was comp |
| 100675 | Chuyanakahara | Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937) composed more than 350 poems, many of which are published in two poetry a |
| 105675 | Kamiukena | Kamiukena Koto-gakko is a prefectural high school in Ehime prefecture. Since its foundation in 1941, |
| 107805 | Saibi | Saibi Koto-gakko is a private high school in Ehime prefecture. It was founded in 1901 as the Matsuya |
| 110404 | Itoemi | Emi Ito (1941-2012), born Hideyo Ito, was a popular Japanese singer from the late 1950's to the mid |
| 110405 | Itoyumi | Yumi Ito (1941-2016), born Tsukiko Ito, was a popular Japanese singer from the late 1950's to the mi |
| 110408 | Nakajima | Haruo Nakajima (1929-2017) was a Japanese stunt actor who appeared in films such as Akira Kurosawa's |
| 110742 | Tetuokudo | Tetuo Kudo (b. 1958) is a staff member of the Goshi Municipal Office and a renowned amateur astronom |
| 110743 | Hirobumi | Hirobumi Ito (1841-1909), born in Yamaguchi prefecture, greatly contributed to the modernization of |
| 113405 | Itomori | Itomori is a fictional Japanese town depicted in the anime movie “Your Name” that was destroyed by t |
| 117350 | Saburo | Saburo Itagaki (1916-1983) was the discoverer's father. |
| 117568 | Yadame | Yadame Yoshikazu (b.1943), a farmer in the Kitami region of Hokkaido, founded the Kitami Astronomica |
| 118230 | Sado | Sado, an island in the Sea of Japan, appears even in Japan's oldest history book Kojiki, dati |
| 125473 | Keisaku | Keisaku Ninomiya (1804-1862) was a medical doctor who studied Western medicine and pharmaceutics und |
| 127515 | Nitta | Atsuko Nitta (b. 1966) is a Japanese-American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan |
| 129550 | Fukuten | Fukushima Tenmon Doukoukai is a local astronomical association with 40 members. It has hosted star-p |
| 129561 | Chuhachi | In 1891 a self-taught aviation engineer, Chuhachi Ninomiya (1866-1936) became the first Japanese to |
| 134044 | Chrisshinohara | Chris Shinohara (b. 1965) was the Science Processing and Operations Center Manager for the OSIRIS-RE |
| 134069 | Miyo | Miyo Itagaki (1921-2011) was the discoverer's mother. |
| 136743 | Echigo | Echigo is a name of an old administrative area in Japan. It was part of the main island of the pres |
| 140038 | Kurushima | Kurushima Kaikyo is a 4-kilometer-wide strait between the islands of Shikoku and Oshima. The strait |
| 145062 | Hashikami | Located deep within the mountains of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture, Hashikami is the name of |
| 145732 | Kanmon | Kanmon Kaikyo is a 600-meter-wide strait between two main islands of Japan, Honshu and Kyushu. It i |
| 147971 | Nametoko | Part of the Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park, Nametoko Ravine is located in the south of Ehime prefectu |
| 149573 | Mamorudoi | Mamoru Doi (b. 1964) is a Japanese astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, bes |
| 150129 | Besshi | Located in the east of Ehime prefecture, Besshi Dozan was one of the richest copper mines in Japan. |
| 152647 | Rinako | Rinako Asami (b. 1993) is the daughter of the discoverer. |
| 152657 | Yukifumi | Yukifumi Murakami (b. 1979), born in Ehime prefecture, is a Japanese javelin thrower. He participat |
| 160903 | Shiokaze | The Japan Railway's express train Shiokaze was inaugurated in 1972, connecting Uwajima with Takamats |
| 162011 | Konnohmaru | Konnohmaru is a legendary warrior of the Heiji Rebellion (1159). Japanese mythology says he served |
| 162755 | Spacesora | Since its foundation in 2008, the non-profit organization “Space Sora” has contributed to the popula |
| 163153 | Takuyaonishi | Takuya Onishi (b. 1975) was a Boeing 767 co-pilot for a Japanese airline. In 2009, he was selected |
| 173936 | Yuribo | Yuribo is the official mascot character of the town of Kuma Kogen. Designed from the town's flower, |
| 188576 | Kosenda | Setsuo Kosenda (b. 1955) established the Mikawa Astronomical Observatory, located in the Niigata reg |
| 189261 | Hiroo | Hiroo Itagaki (1949-1977) was the discoverer's brother. |
| 190057 | Nakagawa | Nakagawa is a river that flows for about 125 km in Tokushima prefecture. The river's source appears |
| 200234 | Kumashiro | Masato Kumashiro (b. 1989) is a Japanese baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions. In the 2012 r |
| 202909 | Jakoten | Jakoten is a traditional Japanese food. Invented in the early 17th century in Uwajima city, Ehime p |
| 213255 | Kimiyayui | Enthusiastic amateur astronomer Kimiya Yui (b. 1970) was selected to be an astronaut candidate by Ja |
| 220736 | Niihama | Niihama is the third-largest city in Ehime prefecture with a population of 125000. Established in 1 |
| 237276 | Nakama | Nakama is a Japanese word meaning a group of persons who spontaneously come together and work for co |
| 254749 | Kurosawa | Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) was an Japanese film director, producer, screen writer and editor. He di |
| 262419 | Suzaka | Suzaka is a city of about 50,000 inhabitants located in northern Nagano prefecture. In the past it |
| 300082 | Moyocoanno | Moyoco Anno (b. 1971) is a Japanese cartoonist and fashion writer, who has published many books on b |
| 473503 | Minoruozima | Minoru Ozima (b. 1930) was among the first geochemists to recognize that information contained in no |