Fukushima

Photographs and the History
Abandoned Mines in Fukushima

高玉鉱山

Takatama Mine

高玉鉱山は 1573 年の開山と伝えられ、大正中期に本格操業を迎えて日本三大金山の一つとして数えられるまでに発展しす。
1976 年閉山

According to tradition, the mine opened in 1573. Full-scale mining operations commenced in 1918, and later the mine grew into one of Japan's three largest gold mines.
closure in 1976

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