Namiai Park - Shimoina District

I've wanted to go see the starry sky for many years, so I finally got it ?. The weather improved and I could see the autumn night sky. The explanation is like a lightsaber, so I point it at the starry sky, but it is amazing that the light reaches the sky ❗

You can walk freely in the park during the day, but at night it is restricted by belt partitions for starry sky tour participants. But you can see the stars even from the parking lot or the road.

The explanation of the stars is also substantial, and you can see the stars freely and slowly. It was a free site this time At the beginning of October, the temperature was 13 degrees Celsius, and my ski suit jacket and sleeping bag were useful. With dew, it feels a little damp. At this time, a shooting star flowed about once every 30 minutes.

I participated in "Star Village" in Achi Village before and learned that there are other Namiai Parks, so I came here for the first time. Since we left at night on 8/3/2021, we arrived after 23:00. It seems that events are held depending on the day, but when I went there were only one or two cars. Clouds are coming out and light rain is fluttering. The clouds were flowing fast, so if I waited while looking at the sky, one cloud disappeared before midnight. The parking lot is large, from which you can walk up a path and there is a medium parking lot on the left side of the public toilet. After walking along the road on the left side for about 1 minute, there was a small parking lot, where there was no light and the emergency lights of the building seemed to be faintly shining. The sky was wide and a beautiful starry sky was spreading! If you get used to it in a dark place, there will be a band of light in the sky, and this is the Milky Way! I was able to see it for the first time. It's Namiai Park, which is the number one in Japan. When I laid a sheet and looked up at the sky, I saw some meteors. It takes about 8 to 10 in an hour. If you point the camera at the sky with a smartphone app, you can see the constellations and star names, and you can see the famous stars well. I was shooting with the iphone camera, but my husband's Android camera was better. I was looking at the sky until about 1 o'clock in the middle of the night. There were a few other cars, but I didn't pass each other, so I was able to quietly occupy the starry sky with my husband. It seems that there are occasional events, so I'm a little worried about that too. ★ There is one toilet about 2 minutes walk from the large parking lot. There aren't many insects in it, but I think it's a bright toilet. Other than that, there is almost no light, so it would be nice to have one flashlight. (If you use a light, do not disturb other people's observations)

Namiai Park is said to have beautiful stars. It is said to be the best starry sky in Japan. Unfortunately it is a midday visit. The green was beautiful in the park. It seems that you can feel the beautiful scenery even during the autumn leaves. Vegetables are sold directly at the entrance of the facility, and there is a freshly baked bakery and a restaurant inside the store. And a lot of jams are on sale. The bakery has an eat-in space with a wood stove, and the restaurant deck offers a spectacular view.

The autumn leaves were beautiful. The stars seem to look beautiful at night. There was also a box seat on the starry sky deck. It seems that it costs 500 yen per person.

As it is said to be the best starry sky in Japan, it is the best location for starry sky observation if the weather is good. I went to take a picture of the starscape on December 4, but the weather was blessed, the starry sky index was 100, and the new moon and the perfect day for observing the starry sky, I enjoyed the starry night. The third photo is Cassiopeia and the Milky Way in winter. The fourth piece is the representative constellations of winter, Orion and Pleiades (Subaru).