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SABINE.CA - Sensei and Sensibility: Sabine's Journal from Ikuno, Japan
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The history of Ikuno has been greatly influenced by the town's siver mine - Ikuno Ginzan. The mine was reportedly founded in 807 AD. In 1973, due to the exhaustion and deterioration of mineral ores, the mine was forced to close. Since then, it has become a tourist site. Every year it draws about 200,000 visitors.
Ikuno is well known for its nature. In the Kurogawa area, there is Ginzan Lake, and Uogataki falls. In the north-western part of town, one can find the Ikuno highlands, which is famous for its hiking trails, Kassels Resort, and its golf course.
There are two famous temples in Ikuno: Daimyoji Temple, which was founded around 1367, and Ennoji Temple, which is known as the place where the coup d'etat against the Tokugawa government was conspired by young samurais in 1863.
