Ikuno Silver Mine
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An interesting look into the past through the view of a mine, operating until the 70's the Ikuno silver mine was active for over a thousand years. Info pamphlets are available in English as well as Chinese and Korean. Signs in the mine itself are only in Japanese and English, and the small museum is Japanese only. If you are fond of mines or are living locally and would like to learn a bit about the region's history I'd recommend it. But I would not describe it as a must see if you're just passing through.
Zane HepburnZane Hepburn
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Good place to go in any weather to get out of the elements. The mine entrance is near the parking lot and you can walk about 1500m of the ridiculously long tunnels. Good history lesson and informative museum next to the parking lot too. The souvenir shop didn't have anything for us to get, but if you like power stones or mineral rocks, they have a lot of types. If the weather is good, it's also nice to walk outside too, and find all the cave/mine openings from hundreds of years ago.
Bryan MorossBryan Moross
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Very impressive to walk through the mine. The main tour route through the mine was well presented. There is also an app so you can take a virtual tour from home. The taxi driver gave us a lot of information on the way from the station. There is a hiking trail around the mountain but there was no map and the scant signpost did not indicate how much more of trail remained for us to explore or if there were any attractions we should look for.
Justin HankinsJustin Hankins
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A few things you can buy and a quick place to grab lunch if you are in the area. You can also pan for silver which isn't too expensive. Worth a look if you are passing through the area. Also has a museum if you are interested in that type of place which costs 100 yen.
Christopher MillsChristopher Mills
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８０７年に生野銀山が発見されて、 １５４２年から銀の産出が盛んになったそうです。 フランス人の技師さんの指導が入ったのが1868年。ダイナマイト🧨始まる！！ つまり、326年間程はずーっと手彫り。 人の手だけで掘り続けていたそうです。 その当時の平均寿命は40年もいかなかったそうです。岩の粉砕したものや懐中電灯代わりにしてた菜種油の煤を直接吸い込んでいた為だそうです。 ※菜種油はサザエの殻に入れていたようです。 山の岩肌には、『南無阿弥陀』と『仏像』が掘られています。それだけ危険と隣り合わせだったんでしょう。本当に多くの方が命を落とされた証拠でしょうね。 手彫りの道は『狸堀』と言い、幅70センチほどらしいです。そこを這いながら作業をしていたそうです。中に沢山ありますよ！ 地下38階まであります。 私たちが入るところは地上一階で通年13度程度ですが、地下38階になると地熱で40度超え湿度90%以上。かなり過酷な作業現場だったことがわかります。 フランス人技師さんが来てからは、地下38階へは二階建てエレベーターが導入されたようです。 ただし、手すりや壁がないのでかなり危険な乗り物です。 そして、朝それに乗り込んだら作業が終わる夕方まではエレベーターには乗れません。 お昼休みのみ、電気の通った広場でお昼ご飯が食べれるらしいです。 それ以外の時間は、自分のヘルメットに付けてある懐中電灯が唯一の光らしいです。 ボランティアガイドさんがいらっしゃるので、無料で案内してくださります。 1時間程です。結構、一瞬で終わる感じです。 上記のように色々教えてくださります。 是非、ご参加くださいませ♡
山田麻実子山田麻実子
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The Ikuno Silver Mine offers an out of the ordinary activity by discovering how a silver mine used to operate centuries ago till the modern days.
Jerome BecaasJerome Becaas
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