| Minamata Disease Municipal Museum |
| You can directly hear from sufferers of Minamata Disease about their experiences and ask them questions.
|
Theme
of the tour:
You can see exhibits including panels and pictures. You can also
join the Kataribe circle where sufferers of Minamata mercury poisoning
tell of their experience.
（Tour within the museum）
The history of Minamata Disease is explained by using easy-to-understand
images and panels. There is special equipment for producing images
such as a big screen and eleven monitoring televisions allowing
you to follow the images easily on switch systems.
（Kataribe lecture）
Since October 1994 we have been holding Kataribe lectures delivered
by sufferers of Minamata Disease and others involved with the disease.
You can directly hear about their experiences and ask them questions.
(A reservation is necessary) |
| Facility Name |
Minamata Disease Municipal Museum |
| Location |
53 Myojincho, Minamata, Kumamoto
867-0055 |
| Access |
7 minutes drive from Hisatsu Orange
Railway Minamata Station
15 minutes drive from Kyushu Shinkansen Minamata Station |
| Parking |
Available (for both cars and large-scale
buses) |
| Parking Charge |
Free |
| Facilities |
| Target |
Students (elementary school, junior
high school, high school and university) and adults |
| The number of people able to tour |
Up to approximately 100 would be
appropriate but it is negotiable if you are a group consisting of
more than 100 people. |
| Other conditions |
To join a Kataribe lecture, you
must be a group consisting of more than 10 people and need to make
a reservation. |
| Time when the tour is available |
9:00 - 17:00 (You must enter the
museum by 16:30) |
| Time required for the tour |
30 - 60 minutes |
| Non-business days |
Mondays (the following day if Monday
is a public holiday) as well as year-end and New Year’s holidays
between the 29th of December and the 3rd of January. |
| Charge for a tour |
Free |
| Notes |
You are not allowed to take photographs
inside the museum. You are not allowed to eat or drink inside either. |
| Availability of foreign languages |
No foreign language service is available
so non-Japanese visitors will need an interpreter if they wish to
participate in a Kataribe lecture. There are English translations
available for the displayed panels and images. |
| Applications |
| Reservation Requirements |
Reservation is necessary if you
are a group. |
| How to apply |
Please send an application form
by fax after you have made a telephone reservation. |
| Applications |
Minamata Disease Municipal Museum |
| TEL |
0966-62-2621 |
| FAX |
0966-62-2271 |
| URL |
http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~mimuseum/ |
