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Overview
A town built around a mine, its company housing stepped up the slope beside the tunnel mouths.
About this place
The Kamioka Mine is a zinc, lead, silver and limestone mine in Hida, Gifu Prefecture (formerly Kamioka Town, Yoshiki District). Mining of zinc, lead and silver ended in June 2001 (Heisei 13). Mining had already begun in the Yoro era of the Nara period (around 720), and in 1874 (Meiji 7) the Mitsui group acquired management rights; with modernization it continued large-scale mining, including adopting Japan's first trackless mining method.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Mining facilities and railway remains, Terraced layout of the village Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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