The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale ...

Iwami Ginzan, a historical ensemble of a silver mine site and mining towns in a seemingly sleepy part of Shimane Prefecture, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But let’s be real, what’s so ...

The town of Omori sits at the foot of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, a UN World Heritage Site. 00:51 With a population of about 400, the small town still bears traces of Japan as it was centuries ago, ...