Sado Island in Japan Sea has a Gold mine site.
The Mine had been exploited for 388 years from Edo Era until 1989.
According to the latest research, the technology of pumps used in the mines was transferred from Netherlands via China. It was same as that is used for wind mill system in northern netherlands.
There are researches the pump system is said to be used later for the development of new fields not only in Sado but Niigata on Honshu.
The mine is now registered the tentative Lists of World Heritage last year.
The site has tour courses which offer you experiences to know how the mine is like by
exploring the site.
Further Information on Sado Gold Mine(English)
http://www.sado-kinzan.com/en/
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2012年11月23日金曜日
2012年11月16日金曜日
Winter Has Come
Niigata Local Meteorological Observatory announced they observed 3 cm snow in Uonuma City yesterday, which is the first observation in this season.
2012年11月11日日曜日
Furutsu Hachiman Kohun tomb
Furutsu Hachimanyama Kohun was a ancient tomb built about 1,600 years ago located in Akiha ward, Niigata city.
Recent study by the city's archaeological center found it had been built by a cutting edge method at the time which is a mixture by methods used for tombs in East Japan and those in West Japan. It is sixth time to find such a mixed tomb in Japan. The center inferred that the person who had constructed the tomb must be a very influential man in the region because he had called building engineers from west Japan.
The tomb is located in Furutsu Hachimanayama Iseki(Ruins), which 11 hectare site designated as a national historical relic site in 2005.
The ruins is open to public excluding under excavation site like tomb written above.
You can find some tombs and ancient villages like restored pit houses in the site. There are also a museum of the ruins.
Recent study by the city's archaeological center found it had been built by a cutting edge method at the time which is a mixture by methods used for tombs in East Japan and those in West Japan. It is sixth time to find such a mixed tomb in Japan. The center inferred that the person who had constructed the tomb must be a very influential man in the region because he had called building engineers from west Japan.
The tomb is located in Furutsu Hachimanayama Iseki(Ruins), which 11 hectare site designated as a national historical relic site in 2005.
The ruins is open to public excluding under excavation site like tomb written above.
You can find some tombs and ancient villages like restored pit houses in the site. There are also a museum of the ruins.
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