Chikuhō coalfield

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The Chikuhō coalfield (筑豊炭田) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. With the promotion of industrial development and the establishment of the Yahata Steel Works, zaibatsu companies and major capital investment led to rapid development of coal mines and the area produced more than half of the nation's coal, making it the largest coal field in Japan before World War II.

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Chikuhō Coal Field
coal mine, coal basin, Q17

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Location: 33.6667, 130.75, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Mejiro-do cave
    cave in Japan
  • Seiryū Cave
    cave in Japan
  • Senbutsu-shōnyūdō
    cave in Japan
  • Unknown
  • Unknown
  • 不動洞
  • Chikuhō coalfield
    coalfield on Kyushu Island, Japan
  • Unknown
  • Miyawaka City Coalmining Museum
  • Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum
    museum in Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan
  • Fukuoka tunnel
    railway tunnel in Japan
  • Kitakyushu tunnel
    railway tunnel in Kyushu, Japan
  • 冷水トンネル
  • 第二石坂トンネル
1983-05-01T00:00:00Z
1983-05-01T00:00:00Z
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Aso Yoshikuma mineAso Yoshikuma mine
Showa coal mine, Chikuho in 1953Showa coal mine, Chikuho in 1953
炭住 up200606242310炭住 up200606242310
Mitsubishi-Iizuka coal mineMitsubishi-Iizuka coal mine
Replica of coal mine and Kaijima Class 32 in Nogata Coal Mine MuseumReplica of coal mine and Kaijima Class 32 in Nogata Coal Mine Museum
Hojo collieryHojo colliery
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveMejiro-do cavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveSeiryū CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveSenbutsu-shōnyūdōcaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecaveUnknowncaveWikidata
    sitecave不動洞solutional caveWikidata
    sitemineChikuhō coalfieldcoal basin, coal mineWikidata
    sitemineUnknownquarryWikidata
    sitemuseumMiyawaka City Coalmining Museummining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1983Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museummining museumWikidata
    sitetunnelFukuoka tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKitakyushu tunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel冷水トンネルtunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel第二石坂トンネルrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageAso Yoshikuma mine Commons
    commonsimageShowa coal mine, Chikuho in 1953 Commons
    commonsimage炭住 up200606242310 Commons
    commonsimageMitsubishi-Iizuka coal mine Commons
    commonsimageReplica of coal mine and Kaijima Class 32 in Nogata Coal Mine Museum Commons
    commonsimageHojo colliery Commons