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

A signboard of the first union standing in the city.

Date
Aug. 3, 1962
Oct. 2, 2014
Address
2-2-1 Daikoku-cho, Minamata City
  • 昔
  • 今
  • A signboard of the first union says “Don't be misled by false rumors and slurs” stands in the city. A hardware store and a tobacco shop can be seen.
  • A signboard showing the way to a Japanese pinball parlor stands in the place the signboard of the first union stood.
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.