Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, is enjoying a boom with the opening of its next-generation tramway.
The city is also famous for its gyoza (dumplings), and has recently been attracting attention as a production center of Oyaishi (Oya Stone), which is registered as a Japanese Heritage site.
We were given the opportunity to visit an underground Oyaishi mining site, which is still in operation today.
Please take a look at the precious mining process that is taking place deep underground.
🎥 Cooperation
Name: Oyaishi Industry Corporation Underground Mining Site Ishi-no-Sato Hope
Address: 81 Otani-machi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi
TEL : 028-652-5171
Official website:
https://ooyaishisangyo.com/
Instagram:
/ ooyaishisangyo
Facebook:
/ ooyaishisangyo
Google Maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/NT2TQYAboSWnRNQq8
🎬 Chapter
00:00 - Exterior view of the facility
00:19 - Elevator to the underground mining site
01:28 - Mining site level
08:47 - Stone transport
12:02 - Stone lifting
16:13 - Belterrachet Oya
16:44 - Example of construction (general residence)
16:51 - Matsugamine Church
17:02 - Utsunomiya Next Generation Tram LRT and Light Cube Utsunomiya
17:15 - Ending
