Ikuno [town] - Ikuno

Japanese: 生野[町] - いくの

An old town in Asago County, central Hyogo Prefecture. It is located in the Chugoku Mountains, and is served by the Bantan Line. Ikuno, the center of the city, prospered since ancient times due to the Ikuno Silver Mine, and was the site of a magistrate's office during the Edo period. During the heyday of the Keicho and Genna periods, the area produced 1,600 to 1,700 kan of silver per year. Since 1896, it has been run by Mitsubishi Metal Mining, and mainly copper and tin have been mined, as well as zinc, gold, silver, and tungsten, but due to a sharp decline in ore reserves, the mine closed in March 1973. In April 2005, it merged with Wadayama Town, Santo Town, and Asago Town in Asago County to become a city, called Asago City. Area: 112.01 ^km2 . Population: 4,960 (2003).

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Japanese:

兵庫県中部，朝来(あさご)郡の旧町。中国山地中にあり，播但(ばんたん)線が通じる。中心の生野は古来生野銀山で栄え，江戸期代官所が置かれ，慶長・元和の最盛期に年1600〜1700貫の銀を産したという。1896年以降三菱金属鉱業が経営し，銅，スズを主とし，亜鉛，金，銀，タングステンなどを採掘してきたが，鉱量が激減して1973年３月閉山。2005年４月朝来郡和田山町，山東町，朝来町と合併し市制，朝来市となる。112.01km²。4960人（2003）。

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