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● 268 Naka, Izunokuni-city, shizuoka☎ 055-948-1425
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Two minute walk from the Kobukuro-Kyuitodenemontei-mae bus stop ●Three minute walk fromKobukuro Honmachi bus stop on the JR Kyushu Bus line
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Former Kamaishi Mine's Office Building／90-2, Dai 1 Chiwari, Kasshi-town, Kamaishi-city, Iwate ☎ 0193-55-5521
Kamaishi Historical Materials Display／15-2, Suzuko-town, Kamaishi-city, Iwate ☎ 0193-22-2046

Iizuka City, Fukuoka pref.

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Kagoshima City Museum of the Meiji Restoration／23-1, Kajiyacho, Kagoshima-city, Kagoshima ☎ 099-239-7700

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Kagoshima Prefecture

The factory complex includes pioneering examples of industrial development

30 minutes by car from JR Kagoshima-Chuo
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● Hashima, Takashima-town, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki☎ 095-829-1314

Nagasaki City Gunkanjima museum／562-1,Nomo-town,Nagasaki-city,Nagasaki ☎ 095-893-1651
Gunkanjima digital museum／5-6, Matsugae-town, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki ☎ 095-895-5000
Nagasaki-city Takashima Coal Museum／2706-8, Takashima-town, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki ☎ 095-896-3110
Dejima／6-1, Dejima-town, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki ☎ 095-821-7200
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture／1-1-1, Tateyama, Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki ☎ 095-818-8366

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Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum／6-23, Misaki-town, Omuta-city, Fukuoka ☎ 0944-53-2377
Old Nagasaki Customs Miike Branch／1-25, Shinminato-town, Omuta-city, Fukuoka☎ 0944-41-2750
Mikawa Pit Remains／2, Nishiminato-town, Omuta-city, Fukuoka☎ 0944-41-2501
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