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Amakusa collegio museum

 We display a lot of information about European medieval culture that we were informed by place of Kawaura after the 16th century including the opening of a school of Amakusa collagio and publication of Amakusa edition.
 Amakusa edition by first Japanese type printing and displayed Gutenberg press (reproduction) are must-see. We can look at video (20 minutes) following steps of early European ship model, reproduction of Western ancient music bowl and Tensho mission.
 Boy mission of four people who traveled in Europe as Japanese for the first time in the Tensho era year took Gutenberg press home with it, and the reproduction is displayed.
 German, Johan Gutenberg of wine squeeze, and invent plane for hint. Then we obtain more than 150 years, and press is set up in 1591 from katsu* of Nagasaki to Amakusa collagio. It is said that 1,500 copies or more were printed in Amakusa collagio in those days while circulation of Europe was said to be 300-500 copies. However, this press was sent back to Macao with deportation of propagator.
 In addition, hall of world peace ambassador doll of juxtaposition prays for world peace, and doll reaches from 57 countries and displays 117 dolls which wore folk costume reporting happiness and peace of children.

The name Amakusa collagio building (amakusakorejiyokan)
Contact information Tel: 0969-76-0388
Fax: 0969-76-0080
The location [Kawaura, Amakusa-shi area]
175-13, Kawauramachishirakikawachi, Amakusa-shi
Business hours ・Opening time
  9:30-18:00 (last admission 17:30)
・Closed days
  Every Monday (at the age of holiday the next day), 12/29-1/3
Rate General 200 yen
High school student 150 yen
Primary and secondary student 100 yen
※Group discount is 20% off in 20 or more
Access ・It is 2 hours 40 minutes by car (via Route 266) from Kumamoto-shi
・It is two hours ten minutes by car from Kyushu Expressway Matsubase IC
・It is 45 minutes by car from Amakusa Airport
・It is a 2-minute walk from "in front of Sports Park" (Kawaura) bus stop
Parking lot 20, large size three (Sports Park parking lot where is adjacent as for the bus)
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