It is also 28 m (92 ft) higher than the site proposed for the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope on the same peak.

In 2023, TAO was noted as one of the few major telescopes in the world with light pollution below acceptable levels of interference.

The secondary mirror is equipped with adaptive optics to compensate for atmospheric turbulence.

MIMIZUKU has similar spatial resolution to the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and wider frequency range, although it is less sensitive.

This was done for testing purposes; the telescope mount was then disassembled and shipped to Chile on multiple vessels in 2020.

[9] The observation and operations building was similarly assembled in Kazo, Saitama in May 2020 for testing purposes, and then disassembled and shipped on eight separate vessels over the course of 2021.