Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

The Iwami Ginzan (石見銀山) was an underground silver mine in the city of Ōda, in Shimane Prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. It was the largest silver mine in Japanese history. It was active for almost four hundred years, from its discovery in 1526 to its closing in 1923.

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1527  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Sama Ginzan; Ōmori Ginzan
archaeological site, Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan, silver mine, Q17, 

• Cultural Inventory page^@
• part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page^@
• World Heritage Site page^@
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Location: 35.1072, 132.4375, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places

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  Shizu no Iwaya ⓘ
  

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  Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine ⓘ
  mine

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  Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center ⓘ
  

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  Iwami Silver Mine Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ōda, Shimane, Japan

1527-01-01T00:00:00Z

1527-01-01T00:00:00Z

1527 Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

1976-08-01T00:00:00Z

1976-08-01T00:00:00Z

1976 Iwami Silver Mine Museum

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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft 001

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Shimizudani Refinery Ruins 001

Sekishu Chogin

Omori shimogawara hukuya ato

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道11

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道15

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道1

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道16

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道10

銀山街道温泉津沖泊道(温泉津沖泊往還)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
link	page		World Heritage Site page@		Wikidata
site	cave		Shizu no Iwaya	sea cave	Wikidata
site	mine	1527	Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine	silver mine, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	museum		Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Iwami Silver Mine Museum	history museum, mining museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft 001		Commons
commons	image		Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Shimizudani Refinery Ruins 001		Commons
commons	image		Sekishu Chogin		Commons
commons	image		Omori shimogawara hukuya ato		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道11		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道15		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道1		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道16		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道10		Commons
commons	image		銀山街道温泉津沖泊道(温泉津沖泊往還)		Commons