HOME    Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia while taking leadership as the Environmental Future City.  The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated with Citizen to achieve low carbon society can be learned.     Eco Town Center Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town.  It introduces initiatives and activities implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors.   Zero Emission Transportation System The Electric bus driven by the electricity generated by a solar power generation, therefor no global warming gases emitted from the bus. Operation of the system is commenced in 2015.  The solar power generation plant, the power charging equipment and Electric bus can be observed.        Solar Power Generation                 Electric bus                  on the bus   Wind Power Generation  Japan’s first wind power generation plant constructed at the coast line facing windy strong Hibikinada sea. 10 wind power generators line up and total generation capacity is 15,000kw.            J-Power The company have been supplying low-cost and reliable electricity for over 60 years.   And research and development of the environmental measurement have been conducted. New solar power generation and wind power generation systems can be learned.   Kyushu Electric Power / Shin-Kokura Plant Kyushu’s first thermal power plant used LNG and power generation capacity is 1,800,000kw.   Generation of electricity process can be learned by visiting the turbine room, control room …

Low Carbon Society in Kitakyushu-city…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    Historically, waste management systems focused on collection and disposal waste to protect the health of city inhabitants and to improve the aesthetic appearance of territories. 19th century, as cities grew and industrialized, more waste was produced and its composition changed dramatically. Environmental protection and conservation started to receive increasing attention, and by the 20th century waste was increasingly viewed also as a resource to recover materials and energy. In the more economically developed countries, waste management gradually evolved from a focus on disposal to a focus on prevention, recycling, and recovery.   Now, Japan is a global leader in the development and application of environmental policy in the waste sector and Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan.     Solid waste management in Kitakyushu-city Comprehensive solid waste management system can be learned from waste collecting procedure at household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration, landfill and recycling.     Visitor Center   Eco Town Center Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town.  It introduces initiatives and activities implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors. Environmental Museum The museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu, Global warming and …

Solid Waste management & Recycling techn…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    The sewage come through the sewer pipe is purified in the plant and flow into the sea. There is an also new technology plant which the electricity is generated using the sludge from sewage.  At the Visitor Center established in 2015, sewage treatment process and technologies can be learned.    General information Address 96-3 Nishiminato-machi, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station Days of visit Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays Fee No visiting fee is required Arrangment Japan KYUSHU Tourist organize to visit   Contact us   Should you need further information please feel free to contact us. Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below. Enquiry Form You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com Tel :  +81-93-521-8897, Fax :  +81-93-521-8898 Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture       HOME    About us   Our Services    Terms and Conditions    

Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                           HOME    Kitakyushu-city  is the industrial innovation city where a lot of Japan’s Industries were born and Japan’s industrial modernization has been achieved. The city presents various Industrial Heritages including UNESCO World Herigate of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.     First Head Office of the Steel Works   UNESCO World Heritage Built in 1899, ahead of production facilities. It is an architectural fusion of Japanese and European design, a two story red brick building with bilateral symmetry and a central dome set in a Japanese tile roof. World leading rails producing in the Steel Works First Head Office building registered on the World Heritage Observation deck of the World Heritage   Onga River Pump Station, UNESCO World Heritage Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver industrial water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. This supply is integral to the steel production process and was necessary to cope with the 1st phase expansion of the Imperial Steel Works.  Onga River  Onga River Pump Station  Water piping to the Steel Works   Kawachi Reservoir  The first-class civil construction heritage that triggered the registration of World Cultural Heritage of Meiji Japan’s Industrial Revolution.Th e Kawachi Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata Steel Works.    Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge The only remaining lenticular truss bridge in Japan or lens type truss bridge, located at the south side of Kawachi Reservoir …

Industrial Heritages in Kitakyushu…の続きを読む