Imodaikan Museum (Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Museum)

The Imodaikan Museum (Iwami Ginzan Silvermine Museum) exhibits historical records, mine records and mineral specimens. The building was originally constructed in 1902 as a public office.

The place name Iwami Ginzan is found on early European maps as one of the important silver mines worldwide. The silver mine became a bridge between Asia and Europe and promoted economic and cultural exchange, and this museum explains that history.

The museum name "Imodaikan" refers to a man called Ido Hezaemon Masaakira, who introduced and promoted the cultivation of sweet potatoes (Imo) as a hardy plant for people suffering from hunger and saved many lives.

＜Important information＞

・Address : 51-1 Omori-cho ha (ハ), Oda, Shimane

・Open : from 9:30am to 17:00pm

　 ※Closed Tuesdays (If Tuesday is a holiday, they're closed the next day)

　※From December 29^th to January 4^th

・Tel : 0854-89-0846 in Japanese only

・Fee : Adult 600 yen Child /300 yen

(※If you visit there in a group of more than 20 people, you can receive a discount.

Adult 500 yen, Child 250 yen)

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