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Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum

The power house to push Japan’s modernization, Mieke Coal Mine. Its info and a hands-on corner are set up.

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Omuta was a prosperous mining town around the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine. This museum shares the history surrounding coal from hand digging time through the automated, energy-saving modern era. You can have fun learning the history of the coal industry which has supported Japan’s modern development behind the scenes. There is information on Miike Coal Mine as well as hands-on corners.

Dynamic Tunnel, a recreated coal tunnel, is a must-see. You can experience how things work in the mine 400m underground - the giant cutter that digs up coal and the electric locomotive to carry the coal are quite powerful.

In 2015, “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (UNESCO),” including Miike Coal Mine and related properties, were registered as a world cultural heritage. The science museum has a role as a guide facility in this area and a corner is set up that explains the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.

Also, there are videos on the history and events of the mining town Omuta described by witnesses, and a movie about the industrial heritage in the area and the history of the mine.

Highlights

  • Learn about the coal industry which has supported the modern Japan’s development.
  • Experience how things work with the powerful mining machines.
  • If you want to tour the world heritage site, it is best to begin with this facility with the information corner.

Photos

  • Look for the circular building

    Look for the circular building

  • Dynamic Tunnel

    Dynamic Tunnel

  • The permanent Exhibition

    The permanent Exhibition

  • The information corner in the world heritage “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution”

    The information corner in the world heritage “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution”

  • The permanent Exhibition room “Let’s Play with Energy”

    The permanent Exhibition room “Let’s Play with Energy”

Reviews

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  • 夏婉欣

    來這能夠體驗在有明海地下400m深坑道內作業的情形~挖掘石炭用的巨大切割機~很酷

Details

Name in Japanese
大牟田市石炭産業科学館
Postal Code
836-0037
Address
6-23 Misaki-machi, Omuta City, Fukuoka
Telephone
0944-53-2377
Closed
Every Monday (the next day when Monday is a National Holiday) , December 29th-January 3rd
Hours
9:30am-5:00pm
Admission
Adults (high school students and above): 420 yen
※For the 2023 fiscal year (April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024) only, admission is free for children aged 4 to junior high school students.
Directions
1) From JR Omuta Station, ride the Nishitetsu Bus to ”Teikyo Daigaku Fukuoka Campus” Stop, and walk 3 min.
2) From Kyushu Expressway, Nankan Interchange, drive 25 min.
Credit Cards
Not accepted
Official Website
Official Website (English)