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Roadside Station Mine Topia Besshi Ehime · · Historic Districts
Japanese name: 道の駅 マイントピア別子
Photo: As6022014 / Public domain · Source ↗ WHAT TO DO Roadside Station Mine Topia Besshi A roadside station in Niihama, with a visitor complex on the site of the Besshi copper mine.
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Address 707-3 Tachikawa-cho, Niihama, Ehime
Hours & fees Hours: [Mine tour] 9:00–17:00 (last admission 15:50) * Varies by season
[Gold panning experience] 9:30–16:00 (last admission 15:30) * Varies by season
[Besshi Onsen - Tenku no Yu] 10:00–22:00 (last admission [hot spring] 21:00 / [bedrock bath] 20:30)
[Akagane Kids Park] 10:00–18:00 (last admission 16:00)
[Machu Picchu of the East 'Tonaru' scheduled tour bus] (1) 11:00 departure operates every weekend and national holiday * Also operates on weekdays in May, August and November / (2) 13:00 departure operates daily Duration about 2 hours * Operating period March to November
Closed: Closed for about one week from the Monday of the third week of February for periodic inspection
Fees: [Mine tour] Mine railway and tourist tunnel: Adults 1,500 yen / junior high and high school students 1,100 yen / age 3 and over 900 yen
[Gold panning experience] Single ticket 1,000 yen / group ticket 1,600 yen
[Besshi Onsen - Tenku no Yu] [Weekdays] Adults (high school and over) 700 yen / children (elementary and junior high) 300 yen / infants (age 3 and over) 200 yen / age 65 and over or people with disabilities 600 yen [Weekends and national holidays] Adults (high school and over) 750 yen / children (elementary and junior high) 300 yen / infants (age 3 and over) 200 yen / age 65 and over or people with disabilities 650 yen
[Akagane Kids Park] 6 months to elementary school (2 hours) 550 yen / junior high school and over 300 yen
* Group rates (20 or more) available
[Machu Picchu of the East 'Tonaru' scheduled tour bus] Adults (elementary school and over) 2,200 yen
[Rental bicycles] Adult 1 hour 500 yen / child 1 hour 300 yen / electric bicycle 1 hour 800 yen
Booking & access About 10 minutes by car from Niihama IC / 15 minutes by car from JR Niihama Station
Parking: Available, about 380 spaces
Themes Local sightseeing & town walks Contents Overview About this place Verification notes Official website Before you go Check before you visit · References Overview A roadside station in Niihama, with a visitor complex on the site of the Besshi copper mine.
About this place Mintopia Besshi is a tourist facility in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, using the ruins of the Besshi Copper Mine facilities and others. It has Michi-no-Eki Mintopia Besshi attached.
There is the Hadeba Zone, developed in the Hadeba district where the last mining headquarters was located, and the Tonaru Zone, developed in the Tonaru district, the base at the height of mining.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Verification notes [Gold panning experience] Some days are excluded from group ticket use
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