Ikuno Ginzan silver mine

What it is

• A hands-on tourist facility, opened in 1974.
• A former silver and copper mine.
• Operated by the Edo Shogunate and Meiji government.
• Acquired by Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha in 1896.

What to see

• About 1000 meters of mining tunnels.
• Modernization Industrial Heritage site.
• One of Japan's Top 100 Geological Sites.
• Stored liquor, rice shochu, barley shochu, and sake.

When to go

• Tunnels maintain 13 degrees Celsius year-round.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.