Ashio Douzan copper mine in Tochigi; beautiful and mysterious atmosphere

Ashio Douzan in Tochigi prefecture is one of the most famous copper mine in Japan. You can enjoy mysterious atmosphere there.

You can access to there by Watarase-Keikoku railway. You can enjoy is there the country Side View of Japan and you can see snow in the season

This is an entrance of Ashio-Douzan copper mine.
It takes about 5 minutes from Tsudo station by foot.

This is an entrance. The entrance fee is 820 yen (for adults).

You can enter the mine by trolley train.

After you got off the train, you can walk around in the mine.

This guide means that the length of mineroad is more than 1.2 Million meter!

The dolls displays the situation of mining at that time.

Of course, there is a sourvenir shop. You can get copper items, manju and so on there.