Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Museum
石見銀山資料館
A museum on the site of the Ōmori magistrate's office, housed in a former district office, showing silver coins, ore, mining tools and office documents.
The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Museum occupies the former Nima District Office, a Meiji-era building, on the site of the Ōmori magistrate's office under direct Edo shogunate control. The magistrate's office gate and long row house remain in front. The museum displays silver coins including chōgin, a range of ore specimens, mining and smelting tools, magistrate's office documents, and illustrated scrolls of the silver mine. These help visitors understand the rise and decline of the mines and their place in the global silver trade. Admission is about 550 yen. It is open around 9:00–17:00, until 16:30 in winter. The museum sits at the northern end of the old street and is the starting point for walking the street from north to south.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00 (until 16:30 in winter)
Nearby sights
- Kigami Shrine
- Kumagai Residence
- Omori Ginzan Townscape
- Rakan-ji Five Hundred Arhats
- Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center
- Shimizudani Refinery Ruins
- Okubo Mabu Mine Shaft
- Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft