Onokoba Sabo Miraikan

〜A center for learning about disaster prevention, passing on knowledge to future generations〜

The Onokoba monitoring station is generally open to the public, known as the “Onokoba Sabo Miraikan.” The center is a place that conveys the extent of the damage caused by the past eruption and debris flow from Mt. Unzen–Fugen.

The old Onokoba elementary school,which was damaged in an instant by the pyroclastic flow from the eruption, has been preserved as is. The center also features photos and videotape recordings of what it was like before and after the eruption. While on the tour, visitors can also see the construction site of the erosion control dam, which is being built to protect the town and its people from debris flow disasters.

At the upper basin of the Mizunashi River, unmanned construction technology has been developed and advanced; and the unmanned construction technology that has been refined in this way plays an active role at many disaster sites, such as that of the Kumamoto earthquake.

Since 2002, more that 910,000 visitors have visited the Onokoba Sabo Miraikan.
An average of 50,000 people visit the museum each year.

Tours are held at Fukaechobo in Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
The tours operate from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, excepting New Year holidays.
Anyone can feel free to join the tour.