Iwao Silver Mine

Japanese: 岩尾銀山 - いわおぎんざん

...The name Atsushio is said to come from the hot water that gushes out within the village, and even today there is Atsushio Onsen (a pure salt spring, 61°C), as well as Jigenji Temple, which has a camellia-carved wooden lacquer scepter (an important cultural property). Kano is home to the Iwao Silver Mine, which was developed during the Keicho era (1596-1615), and was re-excavated as a copper mine during the Meiji era and was called the Kano Mine. There are also other mines, such as Yonaihata and Kuroiwa, and Kano flourished as a mining town. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Iwao Silver Mine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…熱塩の地名は村内に熱湯の湧出することに由来すると伝えられ，現在も熱塩温泉(純食塩泉，61℃)があり，椿彫木彩漆笈(重要文化財)を有する示現寺もある。加納には慶長年間(1596‐1615)に開発された岩尾銀山があり，明治期には銅山として再掘され加納鉱山と呼ばれた。ほかにも与内畑，黒岩などの鉱山があり，加納は鉱山の町として活況を呈した。…

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