{"id":1614,"date":"2026-06-30T20:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nro.nao.ac.jp\/?page_id=1614"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:36:03","slug":"photographing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nro.nao.ac.jp\/en\/visit\/photographing\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography and Filming at the NAOJ Nobeyama Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-0\">Photography During General Visits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"keiko_blue\">Photography and filming during a general visit to the <strong>NAOJ Nobeyama Radio Observatory<\/strong> are welcome<\/span> and do not require advance application or permission, provided that they are conducted <strong>within the designated visitor route<\/strong>, <strong>during visiting hours<\/strong>, and <strong>without occupying space or obstructing other visitors<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos and videos taken during a general visit may be used freely, including for <strong>commercial purposes<\/strong> and on <strong>monetized social media platforms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If other visitors appear in your photos or videos, please respect their privacy by blurring their faces or obtaining their permission before publishing the images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your photography or filming falls outside the scope of a general visit\u2014for example, <strong>outside the visitor route<\/strong>, <strong>outside visiting hours<\/strong>, <strong>while occupying space<\/strong>, or <strong>with assistance from observatory staff<\/strong>\u2014please follow the procedures described in <strong>Other Types of Photography and Filming<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-1\">Other Types of Photography and Filming (Media and Commercial)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photography and filming outside the scope of a general visit\u2014including activities <strong>outside the visitor route<\/strong>, <strong>outside visiting hours<\/strong>, <strong>while occupying space<\/strong>, or <strong>requiring assistance from observatory staff<\/strong>\u2014require <strong>advance application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure the safety of photographers and visitors, and to coordinate with observatory operations, an observatory staff member will accompany the photography or filming session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-2\">Media Coverage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The observatory is happy to support photography and filming intended to introduce our research achievements, facilities, or activities, provided that the resulting photos or videos will be published or distributed through news or other media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are planning media coverage, please contact our Public Relations Office at nro-nroweb@nao.ac.jp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-3\">Commercial Photography and Filming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photography and filming that do not fall under <strong>General Visit Photography<\/strong> or <strong>Media Coverage<\/strong> are administered by <strong>Minamimaki Village<\/strong> under an agreement between the <strong>National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)<\/strong> and <strong>Minamimaki Village<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For details, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/into-arcs.com\/\"><strong>Commercial Photography<\/strong> section of the <strong>INTO-ARCS<\/strong> website<\/a>, a Minamimaki Village program related to the Nobeyama Radio Observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-4\">Photography and Filming Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"id-13da3528-97ad-4171-950f-50628c8636a5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-sango-table-responsive\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>General Visit<br>Photography<\/th><th>Media Coverage<\/th><th>Commercial <br>Photography &amp; Filming<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Permitted<br>locations<\/td><td>Visitor route only<\/td><td>No restrictions*<\/td><td>No restrictions*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Exclusive use of <br>space for photography<\/td><td>Not permitted<\/td><td>Permitted<\/td><td>Permitted<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Permitted hours<\/td><td>Visiting hours only<\/td><td>No restrictions*<\/td><td>No restrictions*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Use of photos\/videos<\/td><td>No restrictions<\/td><td>News and media distribution<br> \u2013 TV, radio, <br> \u2013 internet, <br> \u2013 newspapers, magazines, books, etc.<\/td><td>No restrictions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Purpose<\/td><td>No restrictions<\/td><td>Must include <br> \u2013 coverage of the observatory\u2019s research, <br> \u2013 facilities, <br> \u2013 or activities <br>(e.g. <br>    \u2013 what we do and <br>    \u2013 why the observatory is located in Nobeyama)<\/td><td>No restrictions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Administered by<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>Nobeyama Radio Observatory<\/td><td>Minamimaki Village<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fee<\/td><td>Free<\/td><td>Free<\/td><td>Fee required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Subject to prior application and coordination with the observatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photography During General Visits Photography and filming during a general visit to the NAOJ Nobeyama Radio Ob &#8230; 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