Title Nakaze Mine Ruins and Mining Town

  • Hyogo
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Activities
Medium/Media of Use:
Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
The Gin no Bashamichi / Koseki no Michi Japan Heritage Site Promotion Association
Associated Address:
816-10 Nakaze, Yabu-shi , Hyogo

1573年,中瀬を流れる八木川で金が発見された。その後まもなく鉱山が開かれ,それは政府にとって非常に重要な収入源となったのでその発掘地域は城下町と同じくらい厳重に警備された。つづいてアンチモンが発見され,20世紀中頃までに中瀬鉱山は,日本で最大のアンチモン鉱石の資源地となった。鉱山は1969年に閉鎖したが,アンチモンの精錬は続いた。今日では,国内すべてのアンチモン製品の7割が今も中瀬で生産されている。旧鉱山はツアー用に開かれていないが,中瀬観光案内所は町のガイド付きツアーを提供している。

In 1573, gold was discovered in the Yagigawa River which runs through Nakaze. A mine was opened soon after, and it became such an important source of income for the government that the mining community was as heavily guarded as a castle town. The discovery of antimony followed, and by the mid-twentieth century Nakaze mine became Japan’s largest source of antimony ore. The mine closed in 1969, but antimony refining continued. Today, 70 percent of all domestic antimony products are still produced in Nakaze. The old mine is not open for tours, but the Nakaze visitor center offers guided tours of the town.

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