2015 Ashio Field Trip Report

June 30, 2015
SUSTEP Program
JDS Program
Univeristy of Tsukuba

2Schedule for Ashio Trip (subject to slight changes)
June 30, 2015
8:00

Leave the University of Tsukuba (bus will be in front of the
University administration building; we do not wait for late comers!)

11:00

Arrive in the Ashio Environment Study Center

11:40

Japan’s first hydroelectric dam site and former village area

12:30

Ashio History Museum (lunch)*

13:30

Kotaki area (former mine site)**

14:30

Leave for Tsukuba

17:30

Arrive in the University

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Preface
The Mater’s Program in Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba has sent
its students to Ashio for many years. Up until recently, however, its Ashio field trips
have focused on informing Japanese students about Ashio’s roles in facilitating
industrial developments in Japanese history. Somewhat different from previous trips,
this 2015 trip aimed to educate international students, especially from developing
countries, about not only Ashio’s industrial development but also the restoration of thenatural environment in the valley by local people and others. The latter topic isparticularly important partly to remind young international students that the future of
their countries, which are now having heavy pollution problems, can be solved.
Apart from what I intended to offer through this field trip, these students
keenly observed a dilemma between nature restoration and population depletion.
Whereas Ashio dramatically has somewhat recovered its pristine nature and wildlife in
the last fifty years, it has constantly lost the population, especially young people. Someof our students, however, did not simply sighed. They recognized a good potential forthe future tourism development in Ashio. Compiled reports below discuss somerefreshing ideas about Ashio’s future economic resurrection. Some other students
placed what they observed in Ashio within an international context and discussed theimplication of pollution on society. I trust that these reports have some value forJapanese people to read and learn.
Before introducing these reports, we must acknowledge an invaluable support
we received from the Ashio History Museum and its members. Mr Kazuo Nagai,
museum director, warmly welcomed our students. He helped organize our tour. Mr
Mikio Aoki and Mr Satoshi Onozaki accompanied with us as guides. They lived in thiscity when Ashio was still thriving. Until recently, they had kept highly successful careerin Tokyo and other places. Their knowledge about Ashio has been hightened by theirstrong commitment to researching and keeping its history alive. Mr Onozaki’s presence
also strengthened our tour when we looked through early twentieth-century photographsof the Ashio city area, which his grandfather, as the first professional photographer intown, took. We sincerely dedicate the following reports to them.
Kenichi Matsui (SUSTEP Program Committee chair, University of Tsukuba)

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A Comparative Study of Mining Impact on the Environment between
Japan and Mongolia
Enkhbat Oyuntselmet (Mongolia)
The Ashio copper mine became the focus point of one of the largest environmental
pollution and restoration cases in Japan. By introducing cutting-edge ore extraction andrefinement technologies since the 1880s, the mine became the biggest copper producers
in Japan (Stolz, 2007), at the cost of the surrounding natural environment.
According to Robert Stolz, the pollution from the copper mine was recognizedin the Watarase River watershed as early as 1885. Local people noted that the fishes
were dead or very weak so that even children could catch them easily. From then Ashio
copper mine observed the worsening environment. Trees and soils were contaminatedwith the sulfur dioxide gas emitted from the refinery, and eventually the forests in the
Ashio valley became barren land. The heavy flood of the 1890s also released heavily
contaminated sediments, bringing much destruction to the lower stream areas (Stolz,2007). The flood also reduced the rice productivity in some areas.
When we visited to the Ashio town, I observed that the surrounding nature has
been restored. The important thing that we have learned is the local people’s persistentcharacter for their environmental conservation and restoration. The long-term struggleof local people, which started in 1980 could influence to stop the mining activity. And
local people’s attempt for the ecosystem restoration could become barren land as aforest. For instance, people had brought the trees and planted. With the help of theirrestoration activities, also the water treatment is now being operated in Ashio town.
Thanks to the local people for their struggling resolutely and persistent effort.
In Mongolia, there are many on-going similar cases to the Ashio mine in termsof mining related environmental destruction and protest activities. Recently, the case of

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the uranium mining in the Ulaanbadrakh soum of Dornogovi province gained muchmedia attention (Tolson, 2013). The mine operator is the COGEGOBI Company, whichis the subsidiary to the Areva group of France. The group aims to ensure the long-term
uranium supplies for nuclear power generation with its own environmental protection.
Despite its claim, in 2012, a large number of livestock had died mysteriously, and in2013 about 20 herder families reported spring birth deformities in their livestock(Tolson, 2013). In Mongolia, the death of livestock is the serious problem because theMongolian economy largely depends on livestock.
In response, local people in collaboration with several NGOs expressed theiropposition against uranium extraction in Mongolia. It informed the public of the fatal
effects of uranium mining in Ulaanbadrakh soum, and urged decision makers to visit thesoum in Dornogovi Province to witness the conditions. The government did not respond(Naranbold, 2013).
In both cases of Japan and Mongolia, local people faced risks of environmental
hazards to their stable economy. In Mongolia, the government has more power than thepeople do. Technocrats have tried to make uninformed local people understand about
the technological effectiveness and mining advantages. And the people are left
powerless still now. The advanced technology is needed, but I think that the mining
should be environmentally sustainable. Mining operators should control pollution tooperate their activity friendly to the environment and local economic activities. And it isimportant that the government should take more active roles in managing andmonitoring mining activities. So Mongolia needs demand of governmental right policy
and intervention. I also think that people should act and protect the natural environment
just as the local people in Ashio did.
During our field trip in Ashio, we also learned about the potential tourism
development in Ashio. I see now that firstly it is important to train the local guide andmake tour routes. The guide should have the best knowledge on their local
environmental history and conservation. They should provide tourists with accurate

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information and make the tour interesting. They can make people become moreinterested in environmental conservation.
Having local guides in Ashio is also good for the development ofcommunity-based tourism and ecotourism. Since the Ashio town’s economy no longer
depends on the copper mine, the tourism activity based on this town’s environmental
history is the another way to support the economy and provide local people with jobs.
And it may also reverse the declining trend of the population.
References:
Naranbold, M. (2013). Unen.mn. Retrieved July 12, 2015, fromhttp://www.unen.mn/content/23319.shtml
Stolz, R. (2007). Remake Politicts, Not Nature: Tanaka Shozo's Philosophies of 'Poison'and 'Flow' and Japan's Environment. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
Tolson, M. (2013, July 1). In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Increased Mining Activities
Raise Pollution Fears. Retrieved July 10, 2015, fromhttp://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/in_mongolias_gobi_desert_increased_mining_activities_raise_pollution_fears/

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Willingness & Awareness of Local People in Reviving the Nature
Caused by Copper Mining at Ashio
Lenggogheni (Indonesia)
Nikko city in Tochigi Prefecture is famous with UNESCO world heritage site, Toshogu
Shrine. Not far from it, there is a place called Ashio that became famous with copper
mining from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. The copper from
Ashio was discovered in the Edo period and used to build Toshogu Shrine and Edo
Castle. [http://www.travel-around-japan.com/k36-34-ashio-copper-mine.html] This city
had become one of the most developed cities in Japan by the early twentieth century.
The most advanced transportation facilities from abroad had been introduced here.
Unfortunately, the mining process caused heavy pollution within this area that
destroyed trees and caused landslides.
The Ashio copper mine is one example of environmental problems caused byhuman activity in Japan. Historically Japanese suffered from not only environmental
degradation but also health problems such as Minamata and the Gunkanjima coal mine.
However, Japan learned from all these cases happened and took action in developing
the environmental law. Japan is one of the countries that developed environmental law
in the 1960s, earlier than many other countries did. Even today the Japaneseenvironmental law has been consistent with those rules and regulations and thegovernment enforces them strictly.
Indonesia, my country, is the largest tin exporter in the world. The biggest tin
deposit is located in Banka, Sumatera. As the global demand for tin constantly exceeds
supply, Bangka has become a free-for-all mining town, where digging feverishly takes
place both offshore and on land. After 13 years of indiscriminate mining, Bangka's
tropical forests are left with thousands of moon-like craters that are contaminated with

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acidic water and heavy metals. Health problems have also occurred.
The Government of Indonesia has been expected to take action quickly andcomprehensively to solve the problems and to avoid further disasters. It can learn from
Ashio experience to prevent further environmental degradation and to protect the citizen
from health problems. Another thing that can be learned from Ashio Copper Mineexperience is the experience in which the Japanese government and people tried torevive and bring nature back. In Ashio, there was once no standing trees. The mountain
was bald. Flooding frequently happened. Today we see green areas around the miningsite. The resurrection of nature has been done because of more than 50 years of efforts
by government, local people and volunteer groups.
Today, this mine has been designated as a national historic site. Though this city is notas prosperous as before anymore, it sends strong messages to many people to be awareof the environment. Our guides this time were local people who had successful life
outside this city but they came back to their hometown in reviving nature.

9Potential tourism development in Ashio
Bayarmaa Enkhbold (Mongolia)
As one of the regular field trips of the SUSTEP program (Sustainability Science,
Technology, and Policy), we went to the Ashio Copper Mine site, which was once thebiggest copper mine in Japan. The purpose of this tour was to gain knowledge about thehistory of mining and rehabilitation of surrounding environment after the decline of themining operation.
When arriving at the target area and investigating the environment, it did notseem there was an operation of mine at my first sight. Nature appeared very beautiful
with the harmonic configuration of river, majestic mountains, trees, and animals. As forthe remains of facilities such as refinery plant, chimneys, and the network of railroads
and bridges, which were being used for mining operation and product transportation,
seemed like an industrial museum in nature.
During the trip guided by Mr. Nagai Kazuo and Mr. Satoshi Onozaki, whoworked in this mining town and are now honorary advisors, I was very impressed about
the rehabilitation of nature by volunteer people, including both children and elders. The
mountains became bald because of mining operations – removing trees in order toextract copper ore inside mountains and, using logs in order to build facilities inunderground mine. Poisonous gas from refinery caused a death of trees. Moreover, theriver was polluted and caused disasters.
Even though the Ashio copper mine had negative impact on the environment, it
helped to develop a military strength and industry, which were a national priority foreconomic and political policies in the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century(United Nations University, 199200). It created the first electronic rail-way andengine-powered cable, which were being used for product transportation, the most10

developed and modern city at that time. At the same time, the mining town triggered –the first movement against mining operation. The town also has nurtured the goodlarge-scale land rehabilitation in the mid-twentieth century (United Nations University,
199200).
After coming back from this field trip, I found out about ways to improve Ashio
tourism. Ashio has a possibility to improve tourism by using railroad. It can also
highlight those initial great actions and measurements taken for rehabilitation in Ashio.
Additionally, an excursion in the underground mine, which should be decorated withmodels of miners, tools, light and other related items with sound like a real mining
activity under operation would be the most exciting tour for tourists. Also, one mayorganize a tour that aims to educates young generations regarding historical events
related to the industrialization era, and successful implementation on environmental
remediation with community based approaches. For example, around 60 years if
environmental remediation was held by replanting around 12,000 trees in 2,600 hectares
each year by volunteer people (Nagai Kazuo 2015).
In conclusion, this trip gave me much knowledge about the situation of Ashio
copper mine operation and the great movement for land rehabilitation. This is one of thelessons other countries should learn from. As for my country, Mongolia, the mining
sector is very important for economic development. The amount of mineralcommodities occupies about 80% of the country’s export and provides about 40% of thetotal national production (UNDP 2013). Therefore, looking at the history of Ashio, I
want my country to strengthen the measures of nature protection during mining. Afterthe end of the mining operation, there is an opportunity to increase state budget bydeveloping tourism in the mining sites.

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Reference
Nagai Kazuo. Ashio copper mine. Field trip. Ashio, Tochigi prefecture, Japan. June 30,
2015.
Naranbold, M. (2013). Unen.mn. Retrieved July 12, 2015, fromhttp://www.unen.mn/content/23319.shtml
Stolz, R. (2007). Remake Politicts, Not Nature: Tanaka Shozo's Philosophies of'Poison' and 'Flow' and Japan's Environment. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan

Focus.
Tolson, M. (2013, July 1). In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Increased Mining Activities

Raise Pollution Fears. Retrieved July 10, 2015, fromhttp://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/in_mongolias_gobi_de
sert_increased_mining_activities_raise_pollution_fears/
UNDP. (2013). UNDP in Mongolia. Retrieved 07 10, 2015, fromhttp://www.mn.undp.org/content/mongolia/en/home/countryinfo/
University, U. N. (1992). Industrial pollution in Japan. Retrieved 07 11, 2015, fromhttp://archive.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu35ie/uu35ie04.htm.

Acknowledgement
I would like to express my deep appreciation to our professor Dr. Kenichi Matsui,honorary advisor and guides Mr.Nagai Kazuo and Mr.Satoshi Onozaki for sharing
valuable information with us. Also, I would like thank people who warmly welcomed
us to visit in their historical museum.

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Introduction of Tourism to Rebuild Ashio
Moreen Bimali Weerasuriya (Sri Lanka)

This report will examine the importance of tourism in Ashio. This place has the historyof the industrial based economy, which bloomed with the copper mining industry but
started to decline with environmental problems in the mid twentieth century. I argue
that tourism can be a remedy to the rapidly declining population.
Ashio is located in Nikko city, which is famous among international tourists
for its historical places and the scenic beauty. The location of Ashio offers a goodpotential for tourists attraction. The dam site, river, copper mining locations, refinery,museum and mountain range will be good sources in developing tourism (fig.1 and 2).

Figure 01: Dam site with the view of mountain range

Figure 02: Refinery

The media can be used to increase the awareness of both local and foreign
tourists about tourism attractions in Ashio so that more tourists can be encouraged tovisit. The introduction of locally grown foods may increase the agriculture sector which
was drastically reduced due to heavy industrious focus in the past (Environmental

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Justice Atlas, 2014).
In Sri Lanka there are successful cases, in which the locally distinctive
architectural designs develop as hotels to attract tourists. For examples, Heritane Tea
Factory Hotel used the buildings of a tea factory, Bandarawela Hotel renovated thehouse for the British colonial government. The re-development of previously utilized
character buildings as hotels or motels could be attractive to foreign visitors. In Ashio
the location of the refinery with the view of the plantation forest and the tailing dam
will be a good location to build a hotel.
In addition integration of eco-tourism into character architectural designs will
increase the fascination among foreign visitors. The development of camping sites will
be a good business potential to attract environmental lovers. Ashio residents can rentout necessities for campers. The plantation forest could be used not only to overcome
environmental problems but also to improve the tourism. Some eco-tourism
programmes can encourage campers to bring plants by themselves. Or residents may
initiate the establishment of nurseries nearby and sell plants to tourists, so that they canparticipate in planting trees. This will help both livelihood and forest development.
Initiating new tourism business can lead to developing of social service facilities,
ensuring healthy places to live. This process will help reduce the out migration andencourage more people to move back to Ashio. Proper promotion can also increase theawareness of people regarding safe living conditions (i.e. safe water, quality air) in
Ashio. So this will be helpful not only sustainable use of resources but also population
growth in Ashio city.

Reference
Environmental Justice Atlas, 2014. Ashio Copper Mine, Japan. http://ejatlas.org

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The Potential Tourism Development in Ashio to Reverse the Declining
Trend of the Population
Renugapathy Kandiah (Sri Lanka)
The one-day field trip was conducted on June 30th, 2015 to the Ashio copper mining sitein Tochigi Prefecture. It is located 127 km northwest of Tsukuba. Seventeen students
participated in this trip and it was directed by Prof. Kenichi Matsui. In this field trip, Mr.
Onozaki and Mr. Aoki, who grew up in Ashio, gave the explanation on the history ofthis mining town, the pollution of the environment and the importance of this place forthem.
The site is a mountainous area with natural water bodies.

The mountain is richwith various mineral deposits. Due to its large copper deposit, the place became thelargest copper mining and advanced city in the 19th and 20th centuries with modern
facilities like the first hydroelectric dam in Japan, the first electric railway and lighting.
The mining company also used compressor and the ventilation system in mining. The
refinery was established on site to produce pure copper until the 1990s from its ore byusing chemicals. The utilization of chemicals in the refining process and mining
activities led to the environmental damage and biodiversity loss of this area.
The population of those who depended on Ashio mine was 100,000 at its peak.
Ashio nurtured the emergence of leading companies in the electronic and mining sectors.
The mining workers resided nearby mining sites; refinery workers resided nearby thefactory. The considerable population has been moved towards other towns in order to
get the job opportunities and prevent them from the polluted environment. The
population is currently less than 20,000. This statistics of population indicates that there
is an urgent need to restore the population in this area. The tourism development can be
the effective way to revitalize the town.

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To promote the tourism in this area, the following suggestions can be taken into
account:
1. The local authorities, the central government, or the mining company canprovide extra protection and maintenance of ruined symbols in former mining
site;
2.

The following places can be of interests to foreign visitors and need additional
explanation in English: the former public bath, some remains of ore
transportation rails, explosive storage site.

3. Many students are not aware of the history of the Ashio copper mining andrelated environmental movements. Therefore, this historical place can be used toenhance the education for sustainable development for future generations;
4. Ashio has both natural beauty and industrial heritage such as the hydroelectric
dam site, old bridges, and railway tracks. These places can be promoted among
younger generations to know how the industrial development was carried out inthe past;
5. The transportion can be improved from the Tokyo area to Ashio with thecoordination of tourism agencies. The quality of catering and recreational
services can help tourism;
6. With more support from different sources, the educational function of the Ashio
History Museum and Ashio Environment Study Center can be enhanced to
attract more visitors;
7. Elders from Ashio can be encouraged to work as volunteer guides;
8. As the 2020 Olympics will be held in Japan, a large number of tourists are
expected to come to the Tokyo area. If the promotional activities will be
implemented within 1-2 years, Ashio a chance to be famous and increase
income;9. The industries like Fujitsu and Hitachi may organize science history workshops.

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These suggestions may help regain the population although they remain to be mypremature speculations.

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Effectiveness of Local Guides in Local Environment History
Pham Thuy Duong (Vietnam)
On 30th June 2015, I attended the fieldtrip to Ashio, a former copper mine in Japan. In
the fieldtrip, we visited the Ashio Environment Study Center, the Hydroelectric Damsite, the History Museum and a former mine site. The trip was very informative andinteresting since some of trip conductors are from local area. Personally, I believe thathaving local guides is one of the most effective ways for students to understandenvironment history due to various reasons.
The locals have their own stories. Through their stories, we can easily visualize
history, whereas history can be a boring subject in books. Local memory can attach
nostalgia to a place in Ashio that used to be the most advanced city in Japan. It also
could convey a painful story of how nature was destroyed and how workers’ health wasaffected. It also could touch on a sense of pride as to how much effort people made to
restore the environment. Some stories are very familiar with what we can read in books.
Some are very unique and interesting because they are personal and were not written inany books. The visitors could easily feel the flow of time, from the beginning to the end,
and this flow thrills them.
The locals are source of information that is not written on books. Indeed, theyspent their lives in the area, experienced the development of technology, suffered from
pollution and enjoyed the achievement of environmental restoration. Being thewitnesses of history makes them able to answer almost all questions from visitors.
Furthermore, they can provide us with some information that you never imagine. They
can show us where workers’ bath was and how it worked. They even can show us where
workers’ children used to wait for their fathers with umbrellas when it rained. That
information will not be printed in anywhere else.
All in all, local guides do play important roles in enhancing not only anenvironment history tour but also cultural and historical tours in general. In Vietnam,
we also have some historical places with local guides and historical witnesses. For

18example, Con Dao Prison can become alive with good guides. The French colonists
built it in 1861 to detain people considered to be dangerous for the colonial government.
Many high-ranking leaders of the Vietnam Communist Government at were imprisoned
there and received severe corporal punishment. It is now designated as a historical relicof Vietnam. When you visit the site, you can see all the equipment that belongs to theformer Prison. You can also talk with some former prisoner and their descendants.
Through their stories as historical witnesses along with the pictures, you can imagine
the horror in this prison. Their stories are more moving than the ones in books. My
experience of visiting this site made me believe that local guides play a very importantrole in making history alive.
On the other hand, local guides may be ineffective if language differences
exist. The local people, especially in a developing area, may not have strength inspeaking different languages, and they will find it difficult to express their stories. In
this case, in a short term, it is required to have an interpreter, who not only can speak
the languages of local residents and the visitors, but also have knowledge on this area.
In a long term, I think local guides should invest more in languages part.
Generally speaking, the effectiveness of local guides is undeniable in term ofhistorical trips. Personally, I just hope that the guides could speak English more so that
we could discuss and have a deeper view of the past and the future.

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Potential Tourism Development in Ashio
Rei Cho (China)
On June 30th, we visited the Ashio Copper Mine area. We learnt about the history of
Ashio copper mine pollution issues, how people and company dealt with pollutions, andtheir efforts to restore the environment and economy in Ashio.
According to the local guides’ introduction, the Ashio Copper Mine in Tochigi was
exploited since the 17th century. The Furukawa Company began to operate this coppermine in 1877, and the mine business developed rapidly in size and output. Its
production was more than 4,000 tons in 1885, nearly 40% of the Japan’s entire copper
production at that time. Due to the development of mine businesses, Ashio became thefirst place of using electric railway and hydro-electric plant in Japan. Ashio town was
regarded as one of Japan’s most technologically advanced centers. However, because of
the serious damage to the environment and copper depletion, this mine was closed in
1971. After that, many workers and local people went out of town, and the population
was rapidly declined from 38,428 in 1916 to 3,220 in 2006. In order to revitalize thissmall town and protect this heritage, the Ashio copper mine was developed as a tourism
destination and is now aiming to gain world heritage designation.
In this report, I will clarify the current tourism situation in Ashio, and then give myown ideas of potential tourism development in this area, which may help to reverse therapidly declining trend of the population in Ashio.
Current tourism situation in Ashio
According to the Ashio Terrace, there are mainly10 tourism resources developed in
Ashio. They are Ashio Copper Mine Tour, Furukawa Kakemizu Club, the Ashio
Environment Study Centre, Mt. Koshinzan, the Ginzandaira Camp Site, Pinguicula
ramosa, Japanese Serow, the Watarase Keikoku Railway, People’s Lodge “Kajika-so”,
and the Ashio History Museum. Among these, the most popular one is Ashio Copper
Mine Tour.

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Ashio Copper Mine Tour was established in 1980. This tourism authenticallyrecreated the copper mine activities. By traveling through the 700 meters long tunnel inthe mine, visitors can observe the real mine structures and also learn about its amazing
history. As soon as Ashio Copper Mine Tour opened, it attracted a lot of tourists. From
Graph 1, we can see that tourist arrivals kept more than 300,000 per year between 1990
and 1993. However, the tourist number rapidly declined in the 1990s. This declining
stopped in 2003 with a number of tourists around 150,000 per year. Thus, the current
tourism situation in Ashio does not seem to be improving since then. Although, in myobservation, it is possible to improve tourism Ashio.
Conclusion
Based on what I learned in this field trip and reading related documents, I would like togive following recommendations that may help revitalize Ashio tourism, thus reversing
the rapidly declining trend of the population in Ashio:
1. Primary or middle schools at least in the Tokyo area can be encouraged to offer
Ashio Copper Mine field trip as a semi-compulsory activity with some government
subsidy. Ashio Copper Mine is not only an important heritage, but also a good place
to educate school children about the significance of protecting the environment.
This policy can also enhance the brand of Ashio Tourism among children andparents.
2. Business promoters may encourage local people to open business of offering somelocal delicious foods and souvenirs. During our field trip, we didn’t see any
restaurants or souvenir shops to have lunch or buy something except the Ashio
History Museum, which only offer some drinks. Thus, offering local foods andsouvenirs can increase local peoples’ income and also tourist satisfaction.
3. Ashio may be connected to an online recruitment for part-time guides who have anexperience living in Ashio. This opportunity can not only attract people comingback to this town, but also promote the brand of Ashio Tourism.

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Graph 1
References
1. Ashio Copper Mine.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%B3%E5%B0%BE%E9%8A%85%E5%B1%B1.
2. Stolz, Robert. “Remake Politics, Not Nature: Tanaka Shozo’s Philosophies of ‘Poison’ and‘Flow’ and Japan’s Environment”. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
3. Ashio, Tochigi. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B6%B3%E5%B0%BE%E7%94%BA.
4. 平成 23 年 栃木県観光客入込数・宿泊数 推定調査結果
http://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/f05/system/honchou/honchou/documents/h23toukei2.pdf.
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