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Modern SitesSite Name: Iwami Ginzan silver mine Alternative Name: 石見銀山Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 1.894 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Ōda (Shimane prefecture) Nearest Village: Ōmori-chō 大森
Latitude: 35.122210N Longitude: 132.447400E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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A UNESCO World Heritage. Discovered in early 14th century and closed in 1948, once produced 1/3 of global output. The reconstructed administrator’s house (代官所) has a dry landscape garden.
Like Newgrange, you have to park your car at the visitor centre and take a bus (not free of charge!) to the mining village.
Open 8:30-17:30, closed on the last Tuesday of the month and the days around the New Years Day, foreigner admission 300 Japanese Yen (2024 price, passport required).
Official site in Japanese
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