Mine

Hashino Iron Mining & Smelting Site

SPOTS

Iwate

Castles & Historic Sites

Remains of the blast furnace surrounded by forest at the Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site.

Sado Gold Mine

SPOTS

Niigata

Castles & Historic Sites

Gardens & Nature

The dark, overgrown entrance to the Otokiri Kō mining tunnel at Sado Gold Mine, marked by a wooden signpost under leafy trees.

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

SPOTS

Shimane

Castles & Historic Sites

Craft Making & Workshops

The interior of a dimly lit, hand-dug mine tunnel (mabu) at the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine.