Journey through Time and Space with the Shin-Nihon Chisso Labor Union

Drainage ditch passing by Minamata 2nd Elementary School

Date
Oct. 10, 1962
Sept. 10, 2014
Address
1-3-1 Sakae-machi, Minamata City
  • 昔
  • 今
  • The drainage ditch of Chisso passing by Minamata 2nd Elementary School. This picture gives an idea of the large width of the ditch.
  • The present state of the drainage ditch. The bottom is raised and covered with concrete. It appears to be narrower than before.
Reference sources
  • The Edo Period:
    The Picture Map of Ashikita-gun, Collection of Kumamoto Gakuen University Library, the late Edo Period.
  • The Meiji Period:
    The Japanese National Atlas at the end of Edo Period and in the Meiji Period, Kashiwa Shobo, Collection of Kumamoto Gakuen University Library, 1983.
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