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Ashio Copper Mine and Upper Watarase River Related Materials in Gunma

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Japanese name: 足尾銅山と渡良瀬川上流関連群馬資料

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Ashio Copper Mine and Upper Watarase River Related Materials in Gunma
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WHAT TO DOAshio Copper Mine and Upper Watarase River Related Materials in Gunma

Through materials from the Gunma side, it tells how mining pollution from the Ashio Copper Mine reached the lower Watarase River.

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Overview

Through materials from the Gunma side, it tells how mining pollution from the Ashio Copper Mine reached the lower Watarase River.

Key facts

Field：Mining pollution, environmental history

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worldheritage.pref.gunma.jphttps://worldheritage.pref.gunma.jp/JH/pref.gunma.jphttps://www.pref.gunma.jp/site/monodzukuri/

Information checked on: 2026-09-03

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