Scenery from on the top of Umedo Tunnel
- Date
- Aug. 12, 1962
- Jul. 26, 2014
- Address
- 1 Umedo-cho, Minamata City
- Scenery from on the top of Umedo Tunnel. On the right were Umedo Port and the office of Senko Unyu where freight was unloaded. The Tunnel under the fence was one of the gathering spots for picketers. The sign attached to the fence showed the statement of lock out published by the name of the Minamata plant manager.
- The present scenery from on the top of Umedo Tunnel. A walking path follows the track of the former tram rail.
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.
