The aim of the Minamata Disease Municipal Museum is collecting and preserving valuable materials about Minamata disease, which is considered to be one of the earliest pollution problems in Japan, and handing down the lessons and experiences of Minamata disease to future generations so they do not fade away.
Since its opening in January 1993, about 700,000 people from within Japan and from over 175 foreign countries visit us to learn about pollution, the environment and human rights.
To learn more about the Minamata Disease Museum, please refer to their English webpage.
Museum Hours
9 AM ~ 5 PM Tuesday - Sunday
Parking and Admission are free.
Days Closed
Mondays. (When Monday is a national holiday, the museum will remain open for that Monday but close the following day)
New Year's Holiday (12/29~1/3）
Parking
Parking is free of charge.
Can accommodate up to 270 cars and 15 buses.
Address
867-0055
Kumamoto-ken Minamata-shi
Myoujin-chou 53 Banchi
TEL
0966-62-2621
FAX
0966-62-2271