Launch site · Japan
Spaceport Kii
Japan's first private launch site, in Kushimoto, where Space One launches its small KAIROS rocket.
Upcoming launches
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No launch from Spaceport Kii is announced yet.
Where to watch a launch
- The spaceport itself has no viewing place. space-one.co.jp
- Two official viewing areas, Tahara Beach in Kushimoto and the former Urakami Elementary School in Nachikatsuura, each about 1.7 km from the pad; hills hide the rocket on the pad. news.mynavi.jp
- Entry is a ticket booked in advance through wakayama-rocket.com: 3,000 yen for adults and 1,500 yen for children for flight 3, 2,000 tickets per area. pref.wakayama.lg.jp
- The viewing areas have a large screen, a countdown event and stalls; about 20 more sites at expressway service areas and public buildings show the free live stream. www8.cao.go.jp
- Day bus trips and stays that include viewing entry are sold as tour packages. wakayama-rocket.com
- Route 42 is the only road to the viewing areas; stopping and parking are banned for 1 km either side of them, and the viewing areas had no parking for flight 3. www8.cao.go.jp
- Space One sets warning zones on land and at sea; never enter them. pref.wakayama.lg.jp
Getting there
- About 2 hours 20 minutes from Tokyo Haneda via Nanki-Shirahama Airport, and about 2 hours 30 minutes from Kansai International. space-one.co.jp
- JAL flies daily from Haneda to Nanki-Shirahama, about 1 hour 10 minutes. tb-kumano.jp
- By train about 3 hours 40 minutes from Osaka; Tahara Beach is a 9-minute walk from Kii-Tahara station and the Urakami site 2 minutes from Kii-Urakami, both local-train stops. wakayama-rocket.com
On the day
- Check Space One's website for the date and any change, and wakayama-rocket.com for the viewing events. space-one.co.jp
- Every KAIROS flight so far was postponed at least once; flight 3 moved three times before it flew on 5 March 2026. Space One sets a reserve period of several weeks. space-connect.jp
Hotels near Spaceport Kii
- Wakayama prefecture names three hot-spring areas to stay in: Kushimoto, about 20 minutes from the spaceport, Nanki-Katsuura and Nanki-Shirahama. www8.cao.go.jp
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