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	Ashio Copper Mine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ashio Copper Mine, Ashio, Tochigi prefecture, Japan which became very significant from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century.
		The Ashio mine has been in existence at least since 1600 when it belonged to the Tokugawa shogunate.
		At that time it produced about 1,500 tons annually, although this declined with the mine being closed by 1800.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ashio_Copper_Mine (174 words)

	tochigi.html
		Tochigi, landlocked, contains the mountain systems of Nikko and Nasu in the north and the Kanto Heiya plains in the southeast.
		n the northwest range the Ashio and Taishaku mountains and the Nikko and Nasu volcanoes, and in the east, north and south stretch the Yamizo Mountains.
		Pine, sugi (Japanese cedar) and hinoki (Japanese cypress) are the main trees harvested in the Ashio, Taishiku and Yamizo mountains.
	homepage.mac.com /clvandeventer/imaichi/tochigi.htm (489 words)

	Discover Japan! Sightseeing Database
		The park was created by the collaboration of Tochigi Prefecture and Japanese government, in order to bring back the wild life in the region.
		Ashio Dam is the biggest in size in whole Asia and below the dam, visitors can see the park's symbolic copper bridge that stretches 106 meters.
		One of the largest painting on the wall using Japanse serow in the country, seven dynamic waterfalls that flow from the dam, and the history of Ashio Coppoer Mine, as well as the planting the greenery and managing the water, and learning about the environmental problems are the theme of Ashio Environment Learning Center.
	www.kanko-otakara.jp /webapps/Contribute/Parser.do?codes=09\|0857996452\|093238&prefix=02x01_9MCKI5238zP&l_code=02 (238 words)

	Kamata
		A well-preserved Lower Triassic radiolarian fauna was found in a siliceous claystone and chert sequence in the Kuzu area of the Ashio Terrane, central Japan.
		Based on the faunal analysis and chronological dating by conodonts, this radiolarian fauna probably represents an older part of the Pn Assemblage, where "Paleozoic type" Entactiniidae are still a dominant component in Early Triassic time.
		Ashio Terrane, conodonts, Entactiniidae, Palaeoscenidiidae, Radiolaria, Spathian, Lower Triassic.
	www.mnhn.fr /publication/geodiv/g99n4a9.html (300 words)

	Maenikko Area
		This area includes Kanuma, the former post town along the Reiheishi Route, and Ashio Copper Mine, formerly known as the largest copper mine in the East.
		The Ashio Copper Mine was started under the direct control of the Edo Shogunate and in operation for some 400 years until its closure in 1973.
		Materials on the history of the Ashio Copper Mine and mineral ores produced there are also on display.
	www.tochigi-kankou.jp /en/d_maenikko.xhtml (344 words)

	Tochigi Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Other famous parts of Tochigi include a region called Nasu known for onsen and local sake and ski resorts.
		Prior to the establishment of the present-day system of prefectures, Tochigi was Shimotsuke Province.
		Three wise monkeys at Nikko Toshogu The establishment of the Nikko Toshogu in 1617 brought Nikko to national attention.
	tochigi-prefecture.iqnaut.net (276 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Viewpoint: Pushing an Elephant up the Stairs \| 5/29/2000
		Ashio, therefore, could be regarded as the most important mine in Japan's modernization.
		Trees from the surrounding mountains were harvested recklessly to fuel the smelters or to serve as the walls and pillars of the mine shafts.
		A visit to Ashio now reveals both the prosperity Japan has enjoyed during the past century as well as the tremendous destruction that has been prosperity's flipside.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/2000/0529/japan.viewpoint.html (898 words)

	Nikko, Tochigi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This article is about Nikko the city; see Nikko (priest) for the founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.
		Nikkō (日光市; -shi, lit.: sunlight) is a city located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
		Located about 140 km to the North of Tokyo, it is a popular destination for Japanese tourists, housing the mausoleum of famed shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikko Toshogu) and that of his grandson Iemitsu, as well as the Futarasan Jinja, a shrine which dates to the year 767.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Nikko (335 words)

	Nikko, Tochigi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		is a city located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
		Located about 140 km to the North of Tokyo, it is a popular destination for Japanese tourists, housing the mausoleum of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (Nikko Toshogu) and that of his grandson Iemitsu, as well as the Futarasan Jinja, a shrine which dates to the year 767.
		Nikko, Tochigi, Merger, Significance, Sports, Photo gallery, External links and Cities in Tochigi Prefecture.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Nikko (292 words)

	ICU Gazette
		We planted trees in the polluted mountains in Ashio of Tochigi Prefecture-where pollution is said to have started-and took part in protecting the reef-building coral in Tokyo Bay.
		In 1996, we were able to organize the "Growing Green in Ashio Association" with groups interested in the history and environmental protection of the River Tone water system and River Watarase which run from Ashio.
		Wahei Tatematsu who is a novelist deeply interested in the Ashio copper mine and mine pollution, has participated in our activities along with many other people mainly from the Kanto region.
	subsite.icu.ac.jp /prc/bird/birdsong_e/v.40/38.html (1971 words)

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		Also located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture is one of the largest shopping malls in the North Kanto region, Bell Mall.
		On January 10, 2006, the town of Minamikawachi from Kawachi District, the town of Ishibashi and the village of Kokubunji (both from Shimotsuga District) merged to form the new city of Shimotsuke.
		On March 20, 2006, the city of Imaichi, the town of Ashio from Kamitsuga District, the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District) merged with the old city of Nikko to form the new city of Nikko.
	www.jharkhandin.org /wiki-Tochigi_Prefecture (1052 words)

	Imaichi, Tochigi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		New: Biocrawler.com now with the option to add inline videos.
		Imaichi (今市市; -shi) is a city located in Tochigi, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 62,517 and the density of 256.72 persons per km².
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Imaichi (163 words)

	Tochigi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The establishment of the Nikkō Toshogu in 1617 brought Nikkō to national attention.
		On March 20, 2006, the city of Imaichi, the town of Ashio from Kamitsuga District, the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama (both from Shioya District) merged with the old city of Nikkō to form the new city of Nikkō.
		Tochigi · Tokushima · Tokyo · Tottori · Toyama · Wakayama · Yamagata · Yamaguchi · Yamanashi
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Tochigi_Prefecture (590 words)

	Nikko travel guide - Wikitravel
		Nikkō (日光) is a small town to the north of Tokyo, in Tochigi prefecture.
		Adventurous hikers might want to take the city bus to Matō, down National Route 122 in the far southwestern corner of Nikko city territory, in order to hike to Akagane Shinsui Koen (Copper Hydro Park), billed as Japan's Grand Canyon, as pollution has killed all the trees and left the valley bare.
		The infamous Ashio copper mine was located nearby.
	wikitravel.org /en/Nikko (1719 words)

	Japan Focus
		At one point he was held in an underground pit covered with wooden boards before ending up in the wretched Tanggu concentration camp on the coast.
		Detention conditions were so bad that 812 captives died between the Chinese coast and their intended work sites in Japan, in Liu's case the Ashio copper mine in Tochigi Prefecture.
		I no longer cared what would happen to me. I thought if I died there that would be fine." To survive, he sometimes ate grass and even chewed on dynamite for its minimal nutritional value.
	www.japanfocus.org /products/details/1693 (4807 words)

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		Crustal Structure of the Western Part of Tochigi Prefecture as Derived from Explosion-Seismic Observations (1) ?
		Activity of Microearthquakes in the Ashio region, Tochigi Prefecture.
		Characteristics of coda wave in Nikko-Ashio region, Tochigi Prefecture from seismic array data (abs.) ?
	staff.aist.go.jp /miyagi.iso14000/Works/Review/coop/0006/710.html (511 words)

	Japan Locations List - Ashidambai to Ashiro-machi
		Ashikaga, Tochigi, Populated Place, Long: 139.45 Lat: 36.33333
		Ashino, Tochigi, Populated Place, Long: 140.1667 Lat: 36.98333
		Ashio, Tochigi, Populated Place, Long: 139.45 Lat: 36.63333
	www.traveljournals.net /explore/japan/locations/a/42.html (366 words)

	Torii Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The gardens cover 30,780 square meters (5,960 yards.) The Kyu-Furukawa Gardens were a site of the former residence of Ichibei Furukawa.
		Furukawa owned the Ashio Copper Mine in Tochigi Prefecture, which produced half of Japan’s copper around 1885.
		He owned the Furukawa zaibatsu, or industrial combine and had 84 major companies in Japan.
	www.usarj.army.mil /archives/archives/2000/jul/21/cultural/story01.htm (674 words)

	AsiaMedia :: NHK's finest hour: Japan's official record of Chinese forced labor
		The Ashio Site Report states that an NCLA branch office sent Chinese and Japanese staff to villages around Shijiazhuang and "gathered by hunting," with abductions of local residents and prisoners being carried out in the presence of Furukawa employees.
		After learning (apparently through 1946 records activists possessed) that two Ashio Chinese were unaccounted for, Inose became obsessed with the possibility they could still be hiding in the rugged mountains around the recently closed mine.
		The idea of a memorial at Ashio arose around 1970, as part of a citizens' movement to restore Japan-China diplomatic ties and support China's bid for United Nations membership.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=51017 (10824 words)

	Chalcopyrite from Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Chalcopyrite from Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan
		Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan
		Click here to view Ashio mine, Ashio, Tochigi Prefecture, Kanto region, Honshu Island, Japan
	www.mindat.org /locentry-37917.html (79 words)

	Nikko
		: ''This article is about Nikko the city; see Nikko (priest) for the founder of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.'' Nikkō (日光市; -shi, lit.: sunlight) is a city located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
		Initially built in 1617, during the Edo period, while Ieyasu's son Hidetada was shogun, it was enlarged during the time of the third shogun, Iemitsu.
		This Toshogu is located in the city of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture in the northern part of the Kanto region on the island of Honshu.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/59/nikko.html (1028 words)

	Ashio, Tochigi, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
		Ashio, Tochigi, Japan - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
		/ Explore / Japan / Locations / Ashio, Tochigi
		Maps and coordinates for Ashio, Tochigi, Japan are approximative and not valid for navigation.
	www.traveljournals.net /explore/japan/map/m333923/ashio.html (70 words)

	Urban Exploration Resource: Display Location: Ashio & Mato
		Location DB > Japan > Tochigi > Ashio > Ashio & Mato
		I estimate over 500 individual facilities, scattered over the adjoining valleys.
		Since June 23, 2002, a total of 80982136 pages have been generated.
	www.uer.ca /locations/show.asp?locid=21941 (519 words)

	Ashio Mts. observation sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The observation sites are located in the earstern Ashio Mountains (Kanuma and Tochigi Cities, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan).
		Debris flow initiated at C3U in August, 2005.
		Hattanji, T., Onda, Y. and Matsukura, Y.: Thresholds for bed load transport and channel initiation in a chert area in Ashio Mountains, Japan: An empirical approach from hydrogeomorphic observations.
	www.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp /~chikei/hattanji/ashio_watershed.htm (152 words)

	Japan Focus
		Labor supply and demand realities, along with a deteriorating security environment, created a late-war seller’s market for labor contracts in North China, making it unlikely that Chinese would willingly migrate to the land of their unwelcome occupiers.
		NCLA personnel were recorded as saying to one another, “We will be hated by average Chinese because the recruitment is being done half-forcibly.
		Claimed the Ashio Site Report, with its vested interest in soft-pedaling a 42 percent death rate: “Concerning the treatment of Chinese laborers, facilities established by Chinese authorities were extremely inadequate.
	japanfocus.org /products/details/2187 (10763 words)

	KEIDANREN Nature Consevation Fund: The member's nature conservation activity
		We have been actively conserving and cultivating the Fuji-azami (Cirsium purpuratum) in cooperation with the local senior citizen’s club to promote the greening of the south-eastern side of Mount Fuji, where the ground has been bare since the major volcanic eruption in 1707.
		Efforts are being made by the nation and prefecture joined recently by a citizens’ group called “Ashio Green-Growing Association” to restore plant life in the mountains of Ashio in the western region of Tochigi Prefecture, once destroyed by mining pollution.
		TEPCO is participating as volunteer in this action.
	www.keidanren.or.jp /kncf/en/Comp_elec_tokyo.html (814 words)

	Ashio POW Camp Tokyo 9 B
		Relates experience of Cabanatuam, Bilibid, hell ship, Hitachi and Ashio.
		Clarence Clough- Family history includes his capture at Corregidor, slavery at Palawan and Ashio.
		Submarine SS-44: summary of two survivors taken as POW
	www.mansell.com /pow_resources/camplists/tokyo/Ashio/ashio_main.html (95 words)

	Let's Pollute: A Tribute to Japan's Disregard for the (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Environmental pollution in Japan has accompanied industrialization since the Meiji period.
		The Ashio copper mine in Tochigi prefecture has been recognized as responsible for the earliest industrial pollution by copper poisoning caused by drainage in 1878.
		Widespread air pollution was caused by the use of coal, while the textile, paper and pulp industries contributed to water pollution.
	egj.lib.uidaho.edu /egj11/gros1.html (4039 words)

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