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

In front of main gate of Chisso Minamata plant - 3

Date
Jul. 9, 1962
Jul. 26, 2014
Address
Main gate of Chisso Minamata plant
  • 昔
  • 今
  • Employees were leaving from the main gate after a 96-hour all-out strike began. On the front right side, members of the union’s organizing division with armbands were handing out leaflets.
  • The present scenery around the main gate of Chisso Minamata plant. The place that used to be crowded and lively is now quiet and empty.
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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