Omine anthracite - Omine muentan

Japanese: 大嶺無煙炭 - おおみねむえんたん
Omine anthracite - Omine muentan

…In the early modern period, Isa flourished as a market town and a distribution center for various goods. It was also known as a drug-selling town, with Tokujiyo at its center. From the mid-Meiji period onwards, Omine anthracite, which was used as fuel for warships, once accounted for 60% of the nation's production. The light railway that opened between Omine and Asaza in 1905 to transport anthracite, became the predecessor of today's JR Mine Line. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Omine Anthracite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近世,伊佐は市場町として栄え,諸物資の集散地となり,徳定(とくじよう)を中心とする伊佐売薬の町としても知られた。明治中期以降,軍艦用燃料として利用された大嶺無煙炭は,一時期は全国生産の6割を占めた。無煙炭搬出のため大嶺~厚狭間に1905年開通した軽便鉄道が,今日のJR美祢線の前身となった。…

※「大嶺無煙炭」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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