Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum
田川市石炭・歴史博物館
Explore Japan's coal mining history and the lives of its miners at this museum.
What it is
- Opened in 1983 as Tagawa City Coal Reference Museum.
- Renamed Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum in 2005.
- A registered museum under the Museum Act.
- Houses the UNESCO-listed Sakubei Yamamoto Collection.
What to see
- Tools and machinery used in coal mining.
- Paintings and photographs of coal miners' lives.
- An electric locomotive and outdoor mining machinery.
- A replica of a standard coal miner's house.
- Two chimneys and an old mine shaft tower.
- 585 paintings and items by Sakubei Yamamoto.
Getting there
- 8-minute walk from Tagawa-Ita Station.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
福岡県田川市大字伊田2734-1 Open in Google Maps
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