Iwami mine

...In the Middle Ages, the town was centered in Omori, which prospered due to the Iwami (Omori) silver mine. The silver mine magistrate's office and later the magistrate's office were located there as government territory, but after the Meiji period, the silver veins declined and the mine was closed in 1939. After World War II, gypsum and black ore were produced at the Iwami mine in Isotake on the coast, and the Minakami area in the southwest, blessed with abundant clay layers, is known as a producer of high-quality Sekishu tiles. There are tourist spots such as Mt. Sanbe, Sanbe Onsen, the Omori Silver Mine Historic Site and the remains of the magistrate's office, the remains of the Mabu (mining tunnel), the Gohyaku Rakan, and Kawai no Ido Shrine, all of which are part of Daisen-Oki National Park. ...

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…中世には石見(大森)銀山で栄えた大森に中心があり，天領として銀山奉行所，のち代官所が置かれていたが，明治以後銀脈が衰え，1939年閉山した。第2次世界大戦後は沿岸の五十猛の石見鉱山でセッコウや黒鉱が産出され，また豊富な粘土層に恵まれた南西部の水上地区は，良質の石州瓦の産地として知られる。大山隠岐国立公園に含まれる三瓶（さんべ）山，三瓶温泉，大森銀山史跡を中心とした代官所跡，間歩（まぶ）(坑道)跡，五百羅漢，川合の井戸神社などの観光地がある。…

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