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Mar. 8, 2025 (edited)
[Image1]Manda Pit is also hugely popular as a cosplay photo spot!Arao City's symbol Manda PitIn 2015 (Heisei
[Image2]Manda Pit is also hugely popular as a cosplay photo spot!Arao City's symbol Manda PitIn 2015 (Heisei

Manda Pit is also hugely popular as a cosplay photo spot!

Arao City's symbol Manda Pit
In 2015 (Heisei 27) it was registered as part of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution World Heritage.
The Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution—iron and steel, shipbuilding, and coal mining—represent the first successful spread of the Industrial Revolution from Europe to the non-Western world.
Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, Japan achieved rapid industrialization in just over half a century.
Now preserved as valuable industrial remains, Manda Pit has newly become extremely popular as a cosplay photo location!!
Many cosplayers and photographers use the site.
Visitors and staff alike find themselves captivated by the authentic costumes and makeup.
Here are some precious off‑shot photos.

When a shoot starts, the site feels different from the Manda Pit we usually see as staff, and that gives us a strange, wonderful feeling.
Manda Pit is perfect for cosplay photography, offering everything from striking action shots to nostalgic scenes.
You’re sure to get photos you’ll love—highly recommended.
We look forward to your visit.



Information
Filming requires advance reservation and a photo shoot application form.
Please download the application form from the Arao City website.

For changing rooms and luggage storage please use the Manda Coal Mine Museum (paid).
This also requires advance reservation.
Please contact the Manda Coal Mine Museum for room availability.
Manda Coal Mine Museum: Phone 0968-64-1300

If you have any questions, please contact Manda Pit Station.
◆ Manda Pit Station
〒864-0001
200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture
◆ Phone: 0968-57-9155
◆ FAX: 0968-57-9156
◆ Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a holiday), and during the New Year holidays
◆ Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)
◆ Admission fees: Manda Pit ruins / Adults: ¥410, High school students: ¥310, Elementary and junior high students: ¥210, Preschool children: free
◆ Access: Bus / 8 minutes from JR Arao Station
◆ Parking: 5 large buses, 3 medium buses, 72 passenger cars

#Kumamoto #World Heritage #World Cultural Heritage #Miike Coal Mine #Manda Pit #Manda Coal Mine Museum #cosplay #photo spot #Arao City website

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Mar. 10, 2025
A coal mine trolley will run at Manda Pit! The coal mine trolley displayed at the Manda Pit coal preparation plant will run! Of the two displayed cars, No. 12 will run. The coal mine trolley used the Miike Coal Mine private railway to carry coal mined at Manda Pit for export from Miike Port. Be sure to see the trolley as it glides along in pleasant operation. Scheduled running times Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 Manda Pit Postal code 864-0001 200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture ◆Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday) and during the New Year holidays ◆Admission fees: Adults 410 yen, High school students 310 yen, Elementary and junior high students 210 yen, Infants free *Group rates available (20 people or more) ◆Opening hours: 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30) ◆Phone: 0968-57-9155
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What did the mine baths look like? At the Miike Coal Mine Manda Pit there is a newly opened Safety Lamp Room and Bathhouse that opened to the public in fiscal 2024. This bathhouse is the facility that was used from around 1951 (Showa 26), about 74 years after coal extraction stopped at Manda Pit, until 1997 (Heisei 9). Because this bathhouse served the small number of miners who performed maintenance work underground, it is different from the large bathhouses from Manda Pit’s heyday. Although smaller in scale, it served the same purpose of washing off the grime from underground work. Because coal dust that stuck to workers during work was hard to wash off, the washing area was separate from the tubs, and the tubs were divided into the "first bath" and an "up-bath (kakari-yu)" used after cleaning oneself thoroughly. (For details about the large bathhouse used by about 3,500 miners at Manda Pit’s peak, guided tours at Manda Pit offer more information, so please consider using a guide.) The Miike Coal Mine had abundant groundwater and required constant pumping. You might think that plentiful groundwater would be suitable for filling the tubs, but the water used for bathing was tap water. The reason was that water drawn from underground contained fine fragments of coal and other materials that posed a risk of injury, so it was not used at Manda Pit. On Hashima (Gunkanjima), water had to be brought in by supply ship from the mainland until a submarine water pipeline opened in 1953 (Showa 28). At that time, sea water was boiled for baths, and fresh water was reserved for the final "up-bath (kakari-yu)." A scene in the 2024 drama "Diamonds Sleeping in the Sea" also shows miners using the bathhouse after finishing underground work, so please pay attention to that when you watch.

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