Shirikendani Refinery Ruins
尻剣谷製錬所跡／Shirikendani Seirenjo-ato
- Historic Site (Town Designated)
Details
Within Shirikendani Valley, a tributary of the Nachi River, the remnants of a historical ore smelting facility remain. Here, twenty kilns, once part of an smelting operation in the mid-16th to mid-18th centuries, stand well-preserved among traces of slag, a byproduct of the ore refining process, highlighting the area’s industrial past.
| Address | Ichinono Nachikatsura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-5302 Japan |
| Parking | Parking available (Fureai Park parking lot). |
| Traffic Access | About 5 minutes walk from "Ichinono-Shogakko-mae" bus stop on the Kumano-Gobo Nankai Bus Nachiyama Line. |
| Remarks | Restrooms available (Fureai Park public restrooms). |
| Cultural Heritage | Historic Site (Town) |
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