Northern Coal Mine

Japanese: 北方炭鉱 - きたかたたんこう
Northern Coal Mine

…There are gently sloping mountains in the north and south, and the Rokkaku River meanders east through the center, forming fertile alluvial land. Coal mining has been carried out here since the Edo period, and the town flourished as a mining town before and immediately after World War II, but the Kitakata coal mine closed in 1964, and all the other mines closed in 1972. In recent years, efforts have been made to promote post-coal industries by attracting factories to abandoned mine sites and establishing golf courses. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Northern Coal Mines" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北部と南部に緩傾斜の山地があり,中央を六角川が蛇行しながら東流し,肥沃な沖積地を形成している。江戸時代から石炭の採掘が行われ,第2次世界大戦前や戦争直後は炭鉱の町として活況を呈したが,北方炭鉱は1964年に閉山,72年にはすべての炭鉱が閉山された。近年は閉山遊休地への工場の誘致,ゴルフ場設置などにより石炭後の産業振興がはかられている。…

※「北方炭鉱」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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