Kitakyushu Environment Museum

The Kitakyushu Environment Museum is an educational facility in Higashida with six exhibition zones presenting environmental questions at local and global scales. Interactive displays and teaching materials enable visitors to explore ecological challenges directly.

The institution opened in 2002 to document Kitakyushu's transformation from a heavily polluted industrial city to a model of environmental restoration. It recorded the story of a place that demonstrated how large-scale change was possible.

The Play and Learn Environmental Lab allows visitors to join games and projects led by local volunteers, building understanding of environmental topics through hands-on activity. This approach connects learning with direct experience and shows how environmental care appears in everyday life.

The museum sits in an easy-to-reach area and offers a mix of indoor and outdoor experiences that can take several hours to fully enjoy. Plan enough time to explore all zones and especially to really use the interactive areas.

The Dome Theater with its dome-shaped structure displays environmental messages projected onto the inside of the dome, creating an uncommon viewing experience. The adjacent Earth Path tells the story of planetary development through installations.

Location: Higashida

Inception: April 6, 2002

Official opening: April 6, 2002

Website: https://eco-museum.com

GPS coordinates: 33.86787,130.80750

Latest update: December 14, 2025 11:23