Iwao Silver Mine

...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. ...

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…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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