Maser Astrometry with VERA and VSOP-2

We present recent results of maser astrometry obtained with VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry), which is a Japanese VLBI array dedicated to phase-referencing astrometry to explore the 3-D structure of the Milky Way Galaxy. Since 2004 we have been conducting regular monitoring of maser sources with VERA, and we have already detected parallaxes for several sources, ranging from a few 100 pc to 5 kpc. These results include measurements for Galactic star-forming regions such as ORI-KL, S269, NGC 281 as well as those for late type stars such as VY CMa. We also discuss the VERA-VSOP-2 connection in the near future, and propose astrometric observations with VSOP-2.