School teacher and astronomer Nomura Toshiro discovers over a dozen minor planets like Akashi and Sugano over 6 years.
Toshiro Nomura ( , Nomura Toshiro, born 1954) is a Japanese astronomer and co-discoverer of 13 asteroids with astronomers Koyo Kawanishi and Matsuo Sugano. He is also an earth-science teacher of Nada jr/sr highschool. Minor planets discovered: 13 4106 Nada 4797 Ako 5401 Minamioda 5685 Sanenobufukui 5737 Itoh 5872 Sugano 5881 Akashi 6155 Yokosugano 6557 Yokonomura 7178 Ikuookamoto 8892 Kakogawa 9580 Tarumi 10318 Sumaura 
