Minamata Konjyaku

The west side of the Chisso Minamata factory

Date
Nov. 14, 1962
Oct. 10, 2014
Address
Noguchi-cho, Minamata
  • 昔
  • 今
  • The west side of the Chisso Minamata factory seen from the top of Mt. Tatara. Some smoky chimneys are seen.
  • The west side of the Chisso Minamata factory seen from the top of Mt. Tatara at present. The Shiranui Sea is in distance.
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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