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

Female union members led by a union flag bearer

Date
Sept. 25, 1962
Jul. 26, 2014
Address
1-2-5 Hama-machi, Minamata City
  • 昔
  • 今
  • Female union members march led by a union flag bearer, followed by a brass band. A pottery shop with a sign saying “Ceramic wares” and a drug store can be seen.
  • The drug store still remains on the street where female union members once marched. A butcher can also be seen.
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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