| A center in Kumamoto for learning and finding information on the environment
|
Theme
of the tour:
We provide environment classes on request for visitors to learn
more about various environmental issues.
Our facility has ten thousand books on various environments and
five hundred videos or DVDs. You will enjoy learning about the relation
between our life and the environment at the Ecology House. You can
also visit some other places nearby such as the Minamata Disease
Municipal Museum, the National Institute for Minamata Disease and
the Minamata Gulf Eco Park, where mercury sludge was infamously
used as landfill. |
| Facility Name |
Kumamoto Environment Center |
| Location |
55-1 Myojin, Minamata, Kumamoto
867-0055 |
| Access |
15 minutes drive from Shikansen
Shinminamata Station |
| Parking |
Available (for four large-scale
buses, 30 cars)
Parking for the disabled is also available. |
| The number of people able to tour |
No limit |
| Time when the tour is available |
9:00 - 17:00 |
| Time required for the tour |
30 minutes for the tour
One hour if you wish to join an environment class. |
| Non-business days |
Mondays (We will be closed the day
after Monday if the Monday is a public holiday) as well as year-end
and New Year holidays |
| Availability of foreign languages |
No foreign language service is available
so non-Japanese visitors will need an interpreter. |
| Reservation Requirements |
Reservation is necessary. |
| How to apply |
Our application form must be returned
after you have made a telephone reservation. |
| Applications |
Kumamoto Environment Center |
