Iriomote Coal Mine
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The Iriomote Coal Mine was a producing coal mine in the northwestern area of Uchibanare and Iriomote Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. At its peak, between 120,000 and 130,000 tons of coal were produced annually in the years 1936 and 1937 by 1,400 coal mine workers, but production ceased in 1960.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Ishigaki Stalactite Cave | Nanto, solutional cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |


