Kushigata coalfields

…It faces the Pacific Ocean and occupies the eastern slope of the southern end of the Abukuma Plateau and the lowlands along the coast. The Kushigata area in the east was once a coal mining town at the southern end of the Joban Coalfield, where the Kushigata coalfield was located, but it closed in 1973. An industrial complex was subsequently developed, and Hitachi-affiliated factories have been established there. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Kushigata Coalfield" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…太平洋に面し，阿武隈高地南端東斜面と海岸沿いの低地を占める。東部の櫛形地区はかつて常磐炭田南端の炭坑町で，櫛形炭田があったが，1973年閉山となった。その後工業団地が造成され，日立製作所系列の工場が進出している。…

※「櫛形炭田」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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