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defunct mine in Fukuoka prefecture
Mine waste remaining from a defunct mine at the Chikuhō Coalfield, Iizuka, Fukuoka prefecture, northern Kyushu, Japan.
Iizuka
Japan
Iizuka, city, north-central Fukuoka ken (prefecture), northern Kyushu, Japan. It is in the valley of the upper Onga River, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Tagawa.
The city developed as a mining centre with the opening of the Chikuhō Coalfield and a railway from Wakamatsu (now in Kitakyūshū) in the 1890s. The mines were gradually closed after World War II. Iizuka is now a commercial centre and railway hub for the upper Onga valley. Pop. (2010) 131,492; (2015) 129,146.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.
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