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It has been 46 years since Japan has seen a total solar eclipse, with the previous one occurring in 1963. The next total solar eclipse is said to occur only 26 years later, in 2053. However, it will be another 300 years before another total solar eclipse can be observed from this same region.

　A museum with exhibits centered on the greatest total solar eclipse of this century, the Kagoshima Solar Eclipse Museum, will officially open on 3 July (Fri). 

　This museum will be the base from which information is sent out worldwide and will also serve as the assembly point for participants of the Tokara & Amami tours. Why don't you come to Kagoshima and experience for yourself the astronomical show of the century?

<Exhibit Details>
〇 Tourist information and tours of Kagoshima
〇 Definition of a total solar eclipse and explanation of its appeal
〇 Videos and photographs of past total solar eclipses worldwide
〇 Introduction of islands along the solar eclipse path

Venue  : Dolphin Hall, Dolphin Port
　　　　　　5-4 Shinmachi, Honko, Kagoshima City

Open   : 3 Jul (Fri) - 30 Jul (Thu)
            10 a.m.-6 p.m. (The museum is open till 11 p.m. from 17-26 Jul.)

Entrance fee : 200yen (adults) 100yen (children: elementary school age and below)

For enquiries, please contact the Kagoshima Branch Office, Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. Ltd. at 099-223-3205