宇宙科学研究所
Sokendai operates as a distributed research university that cooperates with various research institutes throughout Japan. There are six schools with each school offering various specialization programs. The administrations and general courses are provided by Sokendai headquarter at the Hayama campus. Specialized courses and research activities are conducted at the host research institutes, including sixteen research institutes working under four inter-university research institute corporations, the National Institute of Multimedia Education, and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science.