The Kodaki mine opened in 1885, and the area arounded became known as The Kodaki. Kodaki area spans from the national highway to the Ginzandaira area.
The Kodaki Copper Mine was closed in 1954; it had fallen into ruins. Now, there are remains of the mine entrance, company houses, hospitals, school and so on; one could visualize their previous existence.
Also here, one can see the conditions of the Chinese and Koreans who were forced to work inthe mines during WWⅡ.
After the mines closed, the people left the Kodaki Village. Later they erected a monument in the middle of the old town in rememblance of the past.
Monument of the Kodaki Village
