Solar Eclipse 2009 (July 22nd)

From Japan-guide.com:

On July 22, 2009, the longest total eclipse of the 21st century will pass over Asia. The eclipse will have its peak duration over southern Japan, and will be visible from the Tokara Islands, Yakushima and Amami Oshima. Partial eclipses will be visible throughout the country.

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For those unable to reach the regions of total eclipse, partial eclipses will be visible throughout the rest of Japan. The period of partial eclipse will last two to three hours, with effects becoming more dramatic as the sun becomes more obscured. In Japan's various cities different peak obscurations will occur at different times:

City Obscuration Time

Sapporo 40% 11:10
Tokyo 70% 11:13
Osaka 79% 11:05
Kagoshima 96% 10:57
Naha 92% 10:53

More information at

NASA: Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century

Mr. Eclipse: Observing Solar Eclipses Safely