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

The back gate of Chisso

Date
Aug. 9, 1962
Jul. 26, 2014
Address
3-1 Marushima-cho, Minamata City
  • 昔
  • 今
  • Picketers gathered in front of the Chisso back gate. The audience watching the gathering includes a man with cropped hair, who looks like a student.
  • The road in front of the back gate is now well-paved. Its sidewalks are tiled and trees are planted at regular intervals along the road.
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.