National Institute of Polar Research, NIPR is the research institute responsible for scientific research and observation of the polar regions. NIPR manages several observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. It was founded in 1973.
Asteroid 7773 Kyokuchiken was named in honor of The National Institute of Polar Research (by its shortened Japanese name "Kyokuchiken"). The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (). == See also ==