把已經停採的廢棄銅礦坑,打造成為觀光景點,原本採礦用的軌道可以搭乘觀光小火車,雖然不很長但也是一種難得體驗。
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Ashio Copper Mine
A museum that preserves over 400 years of history of the center of Japan’s mine.
Ashio Copper Mine operated for 400 years until its closure in 1973. It was a national history site. Opened in 1610, After finding copper in Bizentateyama Mountain, it became busy as a copper mine designated by the Edo Bakufu government. 1871 saw the mine being privatized, and became an industry that supported Japan’s modernization. In the beginning of the 20th century, the mine accounted for 40% of copper exports in Japan.
Still, despite its development, there were concerns and long-standing problems such as forestry, smog from refining copper, environmental waste, water pollution, and soil pollution.
Some of the mineways of Ashio Copper Mine opened to the public. Visitors can learn the light and darkness of the mine’s history and how it supported Japan’s development. After going inside the 460m long mine on a mine train, mannequin dioramas explore the mining process according to periods of time. It is evident, work was done in extreme conditions.
Visitors can also see exhibits and documents such as the copper museum and coin issuing. They can learn how ores turn into copper, and the making of a coin.
Highlights
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Explore a 460m long mine aboard a mine train.
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See realistic mannequin dioramas of mining.
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The history museum has exhibits on Japan’s modernization.
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The museum features a rest house selling souvenirs made of copper.
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Details
- Name in Japanese
- 足尾銅山
- Postal Code
- 321-1514
- Address
- 9-2 Ashiomachitsudo, Nikko City, Tochigi
- Telephone
- 0288-93-3240
- Closed
- Open every day
- Business Hours
- 9:00am-5:00pm (Mine Train Final Boarding 4:15pm)
- Admission
- Adults 830 yen, Elementary / Middle-School Students 410 yen
- Directions
- 50 minute bus ride from JR Tobu Nikko station
- Credit Cards
- Not accepted
- Official Website
- Official Website (Japanese)