Foreigner's House / Folklore Museum

I didn’t know till this visit that Aniai was once one of the largest copper and precious minerals mines in Japan

I didn’t know till this visit that Aniai was once one of the largest copper and precious minerals mines in Japan. All I knew was that Akita had a lot of mines and many refineries but that the ore has ...

A museum about the Ajin mine

Original Text

It is a museum about the Anin mine that was once operated. The building used as a residence for foreign engineers was also preserved, and it was an interesting tour. It was a little disappointing that the building was not well seen during the exterior construction at the time of the visit.

History of mines

Original Text

A brick building near Aniai Station on the Akita Inland Jukan Railway. It is a facility where you can learn about the history of the mines in the Ani district that once prospered and the life of overseas engineers who came to Japan with it at that time. It's not a must-see, but it's recommended to visit even when you have time.

You can see the history of the coal mine.

Original Text

Many materials from the once prosperous Ain mine, the life of the miners, tools used for drilling, and real ore are on display. There is a German engineer's house next door, which is connected by an underground passage, and you can visit it at the same time. Shooting is prohibited inside. It is located ５ minutes walk from Anai Station

Kengfu の Test meteorite

Original Text

It is a few minutes walk from Anai Station on the Akita Inland Jukan Railway. The museum that introduces the history of the old Ani mine and the Western-style residence (Ijinkan) of a German engineer who called for the development of the mine are preserved and exhibited. You can enter the Ijinkan through the underground tunnel (is it snow in winter) from the museum. Outdoors, there is a stone with countless holes in the rock called "miner's test stone" that competed for the time to make a hole with tagane. It seems that there was a gap in wages due to its skill. Cad ... everywhere