The east gate of Chisso
- Date
- Dec. 4, 1962
- Jul. 26, 2014
- Address
- 1 Sakae-machi, Minamata City
- The Chisso plant seen from the east gate. A large flag is raised from a picketers’ shed built on a bridge over the drainage ditch. The union headquarters was located in front of the east gate, and the gateposts with round lights on the top defined the boundaries of the premises. The main gate, the back gate, and this east gate were normally entry and exit points, but were occupied during strikes and lockouts.
- The east gate is now completely blocked. Trees around the gate have grown larger.
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.
