Kansai Technical Visit Guide

Japanese

Kishu Binchotan Discovery Museum

Outline

Visitors can see display of various types of charcoal from Japan and around the world, as well as various products made using charcoal.
Visitors can observe charcoal making operation.
Visitors can experience making wind chimes using Binchotan charcoal.
Visitors can enjoy Barbecue.

Address

1491-1 Akizugawa, Tanabe city, Wakayama

Home page

Kishu Binchotan Discovery Museum (Japanese only)

Access

Take the Ryujin bus from "Kii-Tanabe" Station on the JR Kinokuni Line, and get off at "Binchotan Park" stop.

From "Nankai-Tanabe" IC on the Hanwa Expressway, head east on National Route 42 for 2 minutes. From "Akitsu" ramp, take Prefectual Road Tanabe Ryujin Line for 10 kilometers toward Ryujin Onsen and Mount Koya.

Parking

Available
(Large buses can be parked.)

Hours

9:00-17:00 (April - November)
9:00-16:00 (December - March)
Closed: Wednesday (Thursdays following national holidays), year-end and New Year holidays

Number of visitors facility can accept

40 people

Visit requirements

Especially nothing

Average visit length

30-40 minutes

Admission fee

General: 220 yen,
Elementary, middle, and high school students: 110 yen
Preschooler: Free
(Group discount available)

Support in foreign languages

Please come together with an interpreter.

Materials in foreign languages

Brochure in Chinese (for Hong Kong tourists)

Contact

TEL: 0739-36-0226
*Making wind chimes / Barbecue TEL: 0739-36-0184

Applications

Making wind chimes / Barbecue - Reservation required at least one week in advance.

Contact Information
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone：+81-6-6966-6033