Kumamoto Prefectural Environmental Center
The prefecture's environmental center. It covers environmental education and resource recycling.
13,910 entries. Some places appear in more than one collection. Confirm visits with each facility.
7,801 entries / page 266 of 326
The prefecture's environmental center. It covers environmental education and resource recycling.
The prefecture's agricultural research center. It works on citrus such as Dekopon, and on tomatoes.
The prefecture's forestry research and training center. It works on the breeding of sugi cedar and on bed logs for dried shiitake.
The prefecture's fisheries research center. It surveys the resources of the Ariake Sea and the Yatsushiro Sea.
Kumamoto University's Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics. It researches the medicine of development and regeneration.
Kumamoto University's research center for coastal environmental science. It researches coastal environments.
The Tsujun Irrigation Canal Museum in Yamato. It presents the civil engineering of irrigation.
The site of the removed Arase Dam in Yatsushiro. The first dam in Japan to undergo full-scale removal, where the process of the river returning can be seen.
Ryumon Dam in Kikuchi. A composite dam combining gravity and rockfill types.
Midorikawa Dam in Kumamoto. A gravity dam that serves water resources.
Kumamoto Port. A port built on tidal flats that serves logistics.
The dolphin center in Amakusa. Wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins can be seen year-round.
The museum of urushi art in Wajima. It is said to be the only museum in Japan devoted solely to urushi art.
The workshop row houses in Wajima. Visitors can watch artisans at work and try chinkin and maki-e.
A prefectural training institute in Yamanaka. It passes the techniques of lathe woodturning on to the next generation.
The Kutani ware museum in Nomi. As the Gosaikan, it displays works from the production area.
Kutani Pottery Village in Nomi. Kilns are gathered here and sell their works.
The Hakukokan in Kanazawa. It shows the process by which gold leaf is made, and visitors can try applying leaf.
A gold and silver leaf craft maker in Kanazawa. It accepts visitors for hands-on leaf application.
Buddhist altars from Kanazawa. They are decorated with Kaga maki-e and are distinguished by their carved transoms.
Buddhist altars from Nanao. Known for their sturdy construction.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.