Minamata is located in Japan (Minamata Shi, Kumamoto) and time zone Asia/Tokyo.
Places nearby are Izumi, Ōkuchi-shinohara and Akune.
Fukuoka is 152 km away, Osaka is 491 km away and Nagoya is 614 km away as the crow flies.
Distances from Minamata to the most important cities in Japan and the world.
Source: zeitverschiebung.net » Current Local Time » Minamata
32.2166700°
130.4000000°
Severe neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_diseaseInternational treaty to reduce releases of mercury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_Convention_on_Mercury