Kitami Mint Memorial Museum/Mint Distillation Building

4.0

"Beginning production in 1902, Kitami Mint grew to gain a 70% market share of the world's mint market before World War II. This facility displays materials and documents demonstrating that history. The third Sunday every month is ""Mint Day"", featuring events like distributing mint water and free mint tea."

Spot details

Kitami Mint Memorial Museum/Mint Distillation Building

Address: Hokkaido Kitami-shi Minaminakamachi 1-7-28 Map
Area: Abashiri / Mombetsu Area
Phone: 0157236200
Hours: [5/1-10/31]9:00-17:00
[11/1-4/30]9:30-16:30
Closed: Monday (The next day if it is a public holiday), The next day of Public holiday (If Friday or Saturday is a public holiday, the museum will be open and the next day will also be open), New Year's Holiday (12/30-1/6)
Fees: [Admission fee]Free
Parking Lot: Available(20spaces)
Credit Card: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Its free! And so work it!

Reviewed : 2022.10.03

Had no idea that mint was provided to the world via Hokkaido farms! And how sad it had to come to an end. The final little shop that had a small view of how it was done was great, the building...
Small Museum

Reviewed : 2018.09.01

I think this place have a great building like another museum, but i was suprise that museum just like home, But its okay, visited this place was great experience for me, in here you can study all...
Small but nice

Reviewed : 2018.08.31

I was using this museum as a stopover, but it turned out to be a worth while visit. It showed the mint industry. There was mint distillation demo, so we could smell the fresh mint oil. It was a very...