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

Near Umedo Tunnel‐1

Date
Jul. 30, 1962
Jul. 26, 2014
Address
1 Umedo-cho, Minamata City
  • 昔
  • 今
  • An office of Senko Unyu near Chisso Umedo Tunnel. Phosphate rocks (raw material for phosphate fertilizer) were piled up on the left. Umedo Port can be seen in the background.
  • The present scenery around Chisso Umedo Tunnel. The office has been demolished. At the site stands a monument celebrating the birthplace of Senko Unyu.
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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