Geological Survey of Japan
The Survey's Geological Museum in Tsukuba | |
| Research Institute overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1882 |
| Headquarters | 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 36°03′49″N 140°08′13″E / 36.06348°N 140.137062°E |
| Parent department | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| Website | gsj |
The Geological Survey of Japan (地質調査総合センター, Chishitsu chōsa sōkō sentā) (GSJ) is a research institute and department of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The Survey was initially formed in 1882 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The Geological Survey of Japan conducts surveys of and publishes research into the geology of Japan, produces geological maps of Japan, and operates the Geological Museum.