Miyanohara Pit at the Miike Coal Mine

三池炭鉱　宮原坑

Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015 is Miyanohara Pit at the Miike Coal Mine, one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.
The Pit began its operation back in 1898 and yielded anywhere from 400,000 to 500,000 tons of coal annually. Here remains today is the second vertical shaft sinking machine which was first activated in 1901. The facilities on site have been left relatively untouched even years after shutting down. Some of the most important pieces are still in tact including some of the most monumental buildings such as the old steel shaft remaining in the country as well as the brick room with hoist control for the winch.
The scene at the site is sure to bring back the old-time industrial town feel to the eyes of the visitors.
Adjacent to this particular site is a part of UNESCO-registered Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution, the Miike Coal Railway.

Address (Japanese)	836-0872　福岡県大牟田市宮原町1-86-3 三池炭鉱宮原坑
Address	1-86-3 Miyaharamachi, Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Telephone Number	0944-41-2750（大牟田市観光おもてなし課）
Open	Sunday Sundays and holidays, festival day (from 10:00 to 17:00)
Closed	Sunday, weekdays except celebration, the festival day
Car Park	Regular sized vehicles: 57 Large sized vehicles: 5
Access	10 min-walk from Nishitetsu Bus Hayaganemeganebashi bus stop.
Website	https://www.miike-coalmines.jp/miyanohara.html