Characteristics
Grass-laid roof

Solar electricity system

Grass is planted on the roof
to control room
temperatures in summer
and prevent reflected light.

Kagoshima Museum of Environment: Activities

In the roof, there are solar
power panels capable ofgenerating 40kW.

Wind and solar dynamo

Promote environmental learning

We use hybrid generation of wind
power and solar power for outdoor
lamps on site, lighting up thesurroundings using only naturalenergy.

Provide environmental information

Rainwater tank

Earth pit (air circulation)
A pit underground facilitates
air circulation,keeping theplace cool in summer andwarm in winter.

The floor of the exhibition hall is made fromrecycled cypress and Japanese cedar that wasused during the repair construction ofKagoshima Citizens' Culture Hall.We use
beeswax on the suface.

Promote reuse-recycle activities

The Kagoshima Museum of Environment is a base forenvironmental studies and environmental conservation
activity. We are working to raise people and business
entities’ awareness of environmental issues, encourage
their voluntary participation of eco-friendly activities in their

What will happen to EarthO p e n

9:30〜21:00(Sundays/Public holidays,until 6:00pm)

ClosedMondays(if it falls on a public holiday,the next weekday)
12.29 〜 01.03

Entrance FeeFree

Parking

46cars,4buses,4bicycle-parking space
Community cycle Kagorin port

Tr a n s p o r t

Get off a Shinsyouin,Soumuta,or Harara-shou-mae(in front of Harara primary school)
bus stop,walk for 5 minutes.
Get off at Jyousei-kouen-mae(in front of Jyousei park) bus stop, walk for 7 minutes.
20 minutes by foot from Kagoshima-Chuo station, Takami-bashi/Kajiya-cho tram station

everyday life or business activities, and expand suchefforts.
NTo Yoshino↑

Soumuta Bus Stop

Rentalspace↑To Tenmonkan

3●Nishi Fire Station←To Satsumasendai

Josei Junior High School●In front of Harara
Primary School
Bus Stop

Takamibaba
Kajiya-cho

3

Koutsuki River

CourseShinkanbashi
BridgeSinsyouin
Bus Stop

What future canwe hand overto our children?
We are currently facing various challenges such as
natural disasters and loss of bio-diversity caused by

if we don’t change our ways?

climate change. We are the first generation to suffer from

What can we do to help save Earth?

these issues, and the last generation that can takeactions against them. What can we do to help save ourKagoshima Museum of Environment: Planet Earth and its Futureces!

We offer various servi

Kagoshima Museum of Environment: Planet Earth and its Future

We draw ground water and use it infloor heaters.Afterwards,we reusesome of it for the restroom andwooded area sprinkling, returning
the remainder back underground.

Flooring madefrom reused material

Train individuals

EventsAir-conditioner using groundwater

Collects rainwater,which islater used to water thebuilding.

Support environmental learning/conservation activities

Groupvisits

Mist (rise) system
Atomizes water, producing acooling effect by evaporatingheat. It is installed in theentrance corridor.

Hiratabashi Bridge

In front of Jyousei Park Bus Stop
●Kagoshima High School

Koutsuki RiverTakamibashi●Kagoshima Nishi
Police Station

Kagoshima-Chuo eki-mae
In front of Jyousei Park Bus Stop●
Kagoshima-Chuo Station
To Taniyama
TsurumaruHigh School※To protect the environment, please use public transportation and a community cycle system"Kagorin" as much as possible.

Kagoshima City,Jousei 2-1-5
TEL: 099-806-6666 FAX: 099-806-8000
Website address: https://www.kagoshima-miraikan.jp/(2020.3)

precious planet Earth?

Miracle Planet, EarthThe Earth has alreadyhad more than it can stand.

Earth is the miracle planet blessed with air, waterand soil in perfect harmony.
How do human activities affect Earth systems?
How can we change the way we live?

Have you imagined this?
If we had noticed this earlier, we could havechanged the current situation.

1 Opening movie

What we can do now?

Actions for the futureThinking of doing is mere hope.
Determination to achieve a goal is engagement.
Engagement to create our future.

What actions can we taketo save Earth?
Let’ s start today.

9 Original movie

3 Walls

2 Aerial photograph
Earth is a precious planet with abundant living things. In zone 1, youwill learn how humans interact with other organisms and naturalenvironments on this planet.

4 Floors
Earth’ s environment is changing at a greater speed than we think.
Let’ s look at the figures and pictures that tell us how our economic
activities are triggering problems.

You can learn 4 major actions and technologies that can help protect
the environment. Let’ s find an answer to the question “What can wedo?” through the hands-on experiences.

We are the last generation that can take actions against
environmental issues. What can we do from today forward? You canfind out one of the cornerstones for a better future.

10 Digital globe model

MIRAI terrace

Kids Cornerfor
Fun !
kids

Relaxing open space, which isavailable for events.

An enjoyable room, especiallyfor children age 6 and underwith their parents or caregiver.
While exploring and playing,children can increase theirinterest in nature.

Environment
Café & Library
The library offers various
books on the environment.

ECO Store:Shop for
Reused & Recycled Goods

The shop helps to circulate reusable items athome to someone who needs them.

7

6

Kids Recycle
Corner Workshop

5EventSpace

ZONE3
ZONE4

Registered organizations
Please take a look at organizations working
on environmental protection activities.

5 Conservation of biodiversity

Fl oor gui dance
8910WCDisabledToilet

An image of the globe is renderedusing the latest digital technology.
While watching the dynamic live imageof Earth from space and climate
simulation, you can feel the Earth isalive.

4Food Workshop

Nursing Room
Elevator

1F

2F

7 Establishing a circular economy

3

Coin locker
AED

Activity
AssistanceRoom

6 Environmental preservation

ZONE2

Entrance

2

ZONE1

1

MIRAI terraceLet’ s have afun experiencestudying the globe.

Entrance
Multi-purpose HallClass room

8 Establishing a low-carbon economy