Kamioda (Saga)

…The northern part of the city is dominated by mountainous areas that branch off from the Chikushi Mountains, while the central and southern part forms the western corner of the Chikushi Plain. Kamioda, located in the center of the city, flourished as a post town during the Edo period, at the junction of the Nagasaki Kaido and the Tara Highway. In the early Showa period, the fifth Kishima coal mine was opened, and the town once had a population of over 10,000 people. However, in 1969, the mine was closed due to the coal recession, and the town suffered from rapid depopulation and mining damage. …

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…北部は筑紫山地支脈の山地で占められ，中南部は筑紫平野の西の一角をなす。中心の上小田は江戸時代，長崎街道と多良往還の分岐点にあたる宿場町として栄えた。昭和初期，杵島炭鉱第5坑が開かれ，一時は人口1万数千を数えたが，1969年に石炭不況で閉山され，急激な過疎化と鉱害に苦しんだ。…

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