Meteorites of Japan
Japan has 57 recorded meteorites, of which 42 were seen to fall. The heaviest is Tagami at 174 kg.
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Witnessed falls in Japan
| Name | Class | Fall/find | Year | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima | H5 | Fall | 2003 | 414 g |
| Kobe | CK4 | Fall | 1999 | 136 g |
| Tsukuba | H5-6 | Fall | 1996 | 800 g |
| Neagari | L6 | Fall | 1995 | 420 g |
| Senboku | H6 | Fall | 1993 | 866 g |
| Mihonoseki | L6 | Fall | 1992 | 6.38 kg |
| Tahara | H4/5 | Fall | 1991 | 1 kg |
| Kokubunji | L6 | Fall | 1986 | 11.51 kg |
| Sayama | CM2 | Fall | 1986 | 430 g |
| Aomori | L6 | Fall | 1984 | 320 g |
| Tomiya | H4/5 | Fall | 1984 | 28 g |
| Okabe | H5 | Fall | 1958 | 194 g |
| Kasamatsu | H | Fall | 1938 | 710 g |
| Yoshiki | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1928 | 0.1 g |
| Komagome | Iron | Fall | 1926 | 238 g |
| Urasaki | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1926 | 1.5 kg |
| Numakai | H4 | Fall | 1925 | 363 g |
| Nagai | L6 | Fall | 1922 | 1.81 kg |
| Kushiike | OC | Fall | 1920 | 4.46 kg |
| Tané | L5 | Fall | 1918 | 905 g |
| Tomita | L | Fall | 1916 | 600 g |
| Kamiomi | H5 | Fall | 1913 | 448 g |
| Sakauchi | Iron | Fall | 1913 | 4.18 kg |
| Hashima | H4 | Fall | 1910 | 1.11 kg |
| Gifu | L6 | Fall | 1909 | 14.29 kg |
| Kijima (1906) | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1906 | 331 g |
| Okano | Iron, IIAB | Fall | 1904 | 4.74 kg |
| Zaisho | Pallasite, PMG-an | Fall | 1898 | 330 g |
| Higashi-koen | H5 | Fall | 1897 | 750 g |
| Nio | H3-4 | Fall | 1897 | 467 g |
| Kyushu | L6 | Fall | 1886 | 45 kg |
| Fukutomi | L5 | Fall | 1882 | 11.62 kg |
| Takenouchi | H5 | Fall | 1880 | 720 g |
| Otomi | H | Fall | 1867 | 6.51 kg |
| Sone | H5 | Fall | 1866 | 17.1 kg |
| Kesen | H4 | Fall | 1850 | 135 kg |
| Yonozu | H4/5 | Fall | 1837 | 31.65 kg |
| Hachi-oji | H? | Fall | 1817 | 0.2 g |
| Ogi | H6 | Fall | 1741 | 14.36 kg |
| Sasagase | H | Fall | 1688 | 695 g |
| Minamino | L | Fall | 1632 | 1.04 kg |
| Nogata | L6 | Fall | 860 | 472 g |
All meteorites from Japan
| Name | Class | Fall/find | Year | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori | L6 | Fall | 1984 | 320 g |
| Fukue | Iron | Find | 1849 | 7.3 g |
| Fukutomi | L5 | Fall | 1882 | 11.62 kg |
| Gifu | L6 | Fall | 1909 | 14.29 kg |
| Hachi-oji | H? | Fall | 1817 | 0.2 g |
| Hashima | H4 | Fall | 1910 | 1.11 kg |
| Higashi-koen | H5 | Fall | 1897 | 750 g |
| Hiroshima | H5 | Fall | 2003 | 414 g |
| Kamioka | H4 | Find | 1921 | 30 g |
| Kamiomi | H5 | Fall | 1913 | 448 g |
| Kanzaki | H | Find | 1905 | 483 g |
| Kasamatsu | H | Fall | 1938 | 710 g |
| Kesen | H4 | Fall | 1850 | 135 kg |
| Kijima (1906) | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1906 | 331 g |
| Kobe | CK4 | Fall | 1999 | 136 g |
| Kokubunji | L6 | Fall | 1986 | 11.51 kg |
| Komagome | Iron | Fall | 1926 | 238 g |
| Koshigaya | Astronomical Phenomenon | — | 1902 | 4.05 kg |
| Kuga | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1950 | 5.6 kg |
| Kushiike | OC | Fall | 1920 | 4.46 kg |
| Kyushu | L6 | Fall | 1886 | 45 kg |
| Mihonoseki | L6 | Fall | 1992 | 6.38 kg |
| Minamino | L | Fall | 1632 | 1.04 kg |
| Nagai | L6 | Fall | 1922 | 1.81 kg |
| Narashino | Unclassified | — | 2020 | 350 g |
| Neagari | L6 | Fall | 1995 | 420 g |
| Nio | H3-4 | Fall | 1897 | 467 g |
| Nogata | L6 | Fall | 860 | 472 g |
| Numakai | H4 | Fall | 1925 | 363 g |
| Ogi | H6 | Fall | 1741 | 14.36 kg |
| Okabe | H5 | Fall | 1958 | 194 g |
| Okano | Iron, IIAB | Fall | 1904 | 4.74 kg |
| Otomi | H | Fall | 1867 | 6.51 kg |
| Sakauchi | Iron | Fall | 1913 | 4.18 kg |
| Saotome | Iron, IVA | Find | 1892 | 10.88 kg |
| Sasagase | H | Fall | 1688 | 695 g |
| Sayama | CM2 | Fall | 1986 | 430 g |
| Senboku | H6 | Fall | 1993 | 866 g |
| Shibayama | L6 | Find | 1969 | 235 g |
| Shirahagi | Iron, IVA | Find | 1890 | 22.7 kg |
| Shiraiwa | H4 | Find | 1915 | 950 g |
| Sone | H5 | Fall | 1866 | 17.1 kg |
| Suwa | Iron | Find | 1915 | 203 g |
| Tagami | Unclassified | — | 1885 | 174 kg |
| Tahara | H4/5 | Fall | 1991 | 1 kg |
| Takenouchi | H5 | Fall | 1880 | 720 g |
| Tané | L5 | Fall | 1918 | 905 g |
| Tanokami Mountain | Iron, IIIE | Find | 1885 | 174 kg |
| Tendo | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1910 | 10.1 kg |
| Tomita | L | Fall | 1916 | 600 g |
| Tomiya | H4/5 | Fall | 1984 | 28 g |
| Towada | H6 | Find | 1997 | 54 g |
| Tsukuba | H5-6 | Fall | 1996 | 800 g |
| Urasaki | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1926 | 1.5 kg |
| Yonozu | H4/5 | Fall | 1837 | 31.65 kg |
| Yoshiki | Stone-uncl | Fall | 1928 | 0.1 g |
| Zaisho | Pallasite, PMG-an | Fall | 1898 | 330 g |