Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
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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.[1] 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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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Ōda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
Part of | Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (v) |
Reference | 1246bis-001a |
Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
Extensions | 2010 |
Area | 317.08 ha (783.5 acres) |
Coordinates | 35°06′26″N 132°26′15″E |
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The mines, mining structures, and surrounding cultural landscape — listed as the "Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape" — became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.[2]