World heritage-listed Japanese mine looking for more tourists

World heritage-listed Japanese mine looking for more tourists

File photo taken in 2007 shows a tunnel in the Iwami Ginzan silver mine in the western Japanese city of Oda, Shimane Prefecture. A bus service directly connecting the world heritage site and the Izumo-taisha, one of the most famous shrines in Japan, will start on Aug. 8, 2015, to draw more tourists to the site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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