City of Minamata and Gongenyama (Mt. Gongen)
![](https://gkbn.kumagaku.ac.jp/minamata/wp-content/themes/minamata/image/marchives/konjyaku/main/past/past_93.jpg)
![](https://gkbn.kumagaku.ac.jp/minamata/wp-content/themes/minamata/image/marchives/konjyaku/main/now/now_93.jpg)
- Mt. Gongen seen from the top of Tatarasan (Mt. Tatara). Minamata City Hall in front. There were few big buildings.
- City of Minamata and Mt. Gongen at present. Large buildings such as the hospital are easy to notice.
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.