Tourist attractions in Minamata, Kumamoto
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| Minamata (水俣市, Minamata-shi) is a city located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the west coast of Kyūshū and faces Amakusa islands. Minamata was established as a village in 1889, re-designated as a town in 1912 and grew into a city in 1949. As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 25,310 and a population density of 160 persons per km². The total area is 162.88 km². Minamata is known due to Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by mercury poisoning. The disease was discovered in 1956. A local chemical plant was blamed for causing the disease by emitting untreated wastewater into Minamata Bay. Lately, Minamata has focused on becoming a model environmental city. In 1999, the city obtained the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management. In 2001, Minamata became an official Japanese Eco-town. In 2004 and 2005, Minamata won the Japanese Top Eco-City contest. | ||||||
| population：22,405人 area：163.29km2 | ||||||
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Minamata, Kumamoto in station
| 1．Shin-Minamata Station ・Hatsuno, Minamata, KumamotoJapan | ||||||
| Shin-Minamata Station (新水俣駅, Shin-Minamata-eki) is a railway station in Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station building was designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe[1] and opened on 13 March 2004. | ||||||
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| 2．Fukuro Station ・MinamataKumamoto PrefectureJapan | ||||||
| Fukuro Station (袋駅, Fukuro-eki) is a train station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5] | ||||||
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| 3．Minamata Station ・MinamataKumamoto PrefectureJapan | ||||||
| Minamata Station (水俣駅, Minamata-eki) is a train station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5] | ||||||
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