STEM Education field / museums and learning facilities
Fukuoka-prefecture including Kitakyushu-city have various kind of Museums and facilities
and a lot of things can be learned. The Kitakyushu-city is the birthplace of the modern
Japanese steel industry which began operation in 1901, and is now the world’s leading
environmental future city after overcoming serious environmental pollution while it contributed
greatly to Japan’s industrial development. Now it is called industrial and environmental city
which is representative of Japan.
Kitakyushu Manga Museum and Aru Aru City
The Kitakyushu Manga Museum is located next to JR Kokura station. The museum is located
on the 6th floor of Aru Aru City, a multi-floored shopping mall devoted to products and services
for anime, manga, idol culture, and cosplay fans, a kind of Harajuku in miniature.
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The Environmental learning facility which has Environmental learning function, Environmental
information function and Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement
history of Kitakyushu, Global warming and other various environmental issues can be learned.
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The Eco House proposes an energy-saving lifestyle at home. It is made environmentally friendly,
such as blocking & heat insulation structure and improving ventilation by ingenerating the
arrangement of windows.
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Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
The largest scale Museum in Western Japan for Natural history and Human history located
in Higashida district.
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It is a railway theme park organized by JR Kyushu, showing the history of Kyushu Railways.
Consists of 3 areas; main building, train exhibition hall and mini railroad park. The main building
has diverted from the original Kyushu Railway Headquarters red brick building built in 1891.
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The learning facility for ecology of Firefly. The activities for protecting fireflies have been continued
for over 30 years by citizens in Kitakyushu-city. The museum was established as a facility that
supports activities related to preservation of the natural environment, learning and research on fireflies
and other waterside creatures and their habitats.
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The learning facility of the water environment. You can see and feel the Nature from the view point
of fishes, birds and insects at the experience corner. There are ecology tanks, you can learn about
the river and the environment. And also there is the huge River observation window with 2.3 metre
high and 7.2 metre wide, You can observe River creatures and fishes as well as Seawater fishes.
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Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts. The Museum was built in 1986 with the purpose of
gathering traditional craft items together and transferring traditional techniques and development of
local industry.
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Fukuoka Citizens’ Disaster Prevention Center
The Center has been built to enable citizens to actually experience various types of disasters and
obtain information on how to handle these disasters.
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Water treatment plants and facilities
Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant
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.
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The Plant making fresh water from sea water and sewage water established in 2011.
The desalination process and technology can be leared.
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Study tours in Nagasaki
Nagasaki–city has many oversea countries cultures and the significant Japanese histories
like no other areas. The fascinating Nagasaki-city has been created since Japan began exchanging
with foreign countries during the National isolation period. In addition to above features, the
geographical conditions are creating fascinating tourism and now many tourists are visiting here.
Because Nagasaki has the following various historical features, offer many themed Study tours
1) National isolation in Japan
3) Japan’s Industry modernization
4) Atomic bomb
Where to learn
We are offering various type of study tour utilizing the following learning resources, and historical
aspects. Feature of our study tour is the tailor-made in accordance with customer
requirement of learning.
Dejima was the fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki where was used as a Dutch
trading port and it was only open gateway to Europe during Japan’s National isolation of Edo
period from 1641 until 1853. At that time, many European technologies and cultures were
introduced here through Dutch.
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Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution UNESCO World Heritages sites
The origin of Japan’s modernization is here. Under the growing sense of crisis over a foreign
menace, Nagasaki supported the introduction of Western countries technology, which started
during the last years of Japan’s National isolation period. With “ Dejima ” as the only window
to West during the period of National isolation. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal
Mining and 7 sites have been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage.
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The unique testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly transmitted their
faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions during
the time of prohibition.
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Disastrous War must not be repeated. The Atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m.
on August 9, 1945. Let us swear World Peace in Nagasaki.
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Waste paper recycling in Kitakyushu
Waste paper recycling by Kyushu Seishi. Refined waste papers is recycled into toilet papers.
Sludge generated during the toilet paper production process is used to produce a foaming inhibitor
used by steel works.
Product : Household toilet paper
Raw material : 100 % of waste paper come from offices and household is used
Production capacity : 25,000 ton per year
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General information
| Address | 21 Maeda Kukioka, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | A 30 minutes ride a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Days of visit | Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays |
| Fee | No visiting fee is required |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
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Fukuoka Hydrogen Station
World’s first hydrogen station for vehicle to utilize the wastewater treated in the Fukuoka
Chubu Sewage Treatment Center. The process has been developed as a result of the
verification testing of technology for hydrogen creation sourced from wastewater biogas.
The hydrogen supply to vehicle
In March 2015, Fukuoka City and Kyushu University installed a station where the hydrogen
is derived from renewable energy, which produces hydrogen from biogas generated from the
fermentation of sewage sludge. This facility forces the biogas through a separation membrane
to separate it into methane and CO2, and produces hydrogen via steam reforming in which
this methane is made to react with steam.
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Fukuoka Chubu Sewage Treatment Center
It was adopted as a Breakthrough by Dynamic Approach in Sewage High Technology (B-DASH)
Project in FY2014 as part of the Hydrogen Leader City Project, which is being subsidized by the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It will produce 3,300m3 of hydrogen from
the 2,400m3 of biogas generated per day from sewage treatment. Since there are sewage
treatment plants located all over Japan, this could be tied in with the local production of energy for
local consumption. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, it is
estimated that 130 million m3 of hydrogen could be produced each year by making use of the
2,100-some such plants found throughout Japan. (October 2015).
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Wastewater supply |
Swage treatment plant |
Sludge treatment |
Location of Fukuoka-city
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Melting Furnace in Kitakyushu
Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant. The collected waste including metals is melted at over
1,700 degree Celsius in the Melting Furnace and then the melted slag and metals are
discharged. The slag is used as raw materials for pavement and bricks and the metals are
re-used for other steel products. The process and technology of the Melting Furnace can
be learned.
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General information
| Address | 3-79 Shinmoji Moji, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | A 30 minutes ride a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Days of visit | Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays |
| Fee | No visiting fee is required |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
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Yaskawa Electric
World-leading motor and industrial robots manufacturing company. Established in Kitakyushu
in 1915. The robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packing, assembly,
painting and other activities. Robot manufacturing factory and Yaskawa Innovation Center
can be visited.
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General information
| Address | 2-1 Kurosaki Shiroishi, Yahata-nishi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | 30 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Days of visit | Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays |
| Fee | No visiting fee is required |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
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NISSAN Motor Kyushu
The roots of NISSAN is Tobata Casting funded in Kitakyushu in 1911.
The factory is located in Kanda-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture facing the Suo-nada Sea,
and Commenced operation started in 1975.
Now TEANA, X-TRAIL ROGUE, SERENA and MURANO are being manufactured.
The process from assembly of the parts to final products can be seen.
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General information
| Address | 1-3 Shin-hamamachi, Kanda, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | 50 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Days of visit | Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays |
| Fee | No visiting fee is required |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
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Nippon Steel
The leading company contributing to society through the Steel making business. Japan’s first
modern steel making company established in Kitakyushu in 1901. Now, becoming the best
steel maker with World-leading capabilities.
Product and application
Steel sheet for automobile, bar, and gear connecting rod
Tinplate for juice cans and food cans, wire rod and cold forged parts
Spiral pipes for steel slit dam
Rails for JR train and new bullet train
Electrical steel sheets for potential transformer
Stainless steel plates for beer tanks
What to learn
・Process up to completion of products
・History of Japan’s Industrial modernization
・Japanese quality control system
Where to visit
・Blast Furnace
Melted Pig iron with 1,500 degree celsius is produced from the iron ore
・Hot rolling mill plant
1 to 25 mm thickness plate is produced from 250 mm thick plate
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The Exhibition hall, introduce the Steel making process |
Tobata No. 4 Blast Furnace, where more than 12,000ton iron is produced a day |
Hot Strip Mill where 1 to 2.5 mm thin plates is produced from 250mm thick plates |
General information
| Address | 1-1 Tobihata, Tobata, 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 |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
Oki Recycling Center Kururun
Oki Town secures citizen’s cooperation when proceeding with town planning and constructing
a sustainable society, aiming not to leave the problem for the next generation. These efforts
consist of two main projects.
One is a biomass recycling facility called The Oki Recycling Center “ Kururun”, and the other is
Oki Town Mottainai Declaration, the second in the country to make a zero-waste declaration.
Oki Recycling Center Kururun is the biomass recycling facility that started operations in
November 2006.
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It takes kitchen waste from the town’s households and restaurants, along with septic tank sludge
and raw sewage, and uses a methane fermentation process to turn it into a biomass that can be
used for power generation. After the fermentation, the digestive fluids are used as liquid fertilizer.
Furthermore, Oki Town was the second in the country to make a zero-waste declaration,
which it officially announced in March 2008 with its Oki Town Mottainai Declaration.
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