Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

Summary

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 0.03% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #1 of 3,303).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is credited with the discovery of Kamiya Jutei[3].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is located in Ōda-shi[4].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's instance of is recorded as mine[7].
  • Iwami Province is named after Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[8].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine took place at Ōmori[9].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[10].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's Commons category is recorded as Iwami Silver Mine[11].
  • 1527 marks the founding of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[12].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1526[13].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.107222, 'lon': 132.4375}[14].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's service entry is recorded as 1527[15].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's significant event is recorded as UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification[16].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's significant event is recorded as Oshibara Kuzure[17].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's significant event is recorded as Battle of Gōrozaka[18].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape[19].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's product or material produced is recorded as silver ore[20].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[21].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[22].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's heritage designation is recorded as Important Preservation District for a Group of Traditional Buildings[23].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '石見銀山'}[24].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+529.17'}[25].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3134'}[26].
  • Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[27].

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Geography

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine is in the country of Japan[5]. It is located in Ōda-shi[4]. It is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[10].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+529.17'}[25] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+3134'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[6] and mine[7]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site[21], Historic Site of Japan[22], and Important Preservation District for a Group of Traditional Buildings[23].

History and Context

1527 marks the founding of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[12]. Iwami Province is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine ranks in the top 0.03% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month, #1 of 3,303).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'g
    Sitelink count → 37
    Fandom article id → shinto:Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  2. 21d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → silver ore
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1056]]: [[Q1090]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789540564585"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3xdnTp
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → archaeological site, mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40497|batch #40497]]: silver mine,silver"
  5. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Service retirement → —
    Date of official closure → +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P730]] to [[Property:P3999]]"
  6. 20w ago · 663highland · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Part of → Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan
    World heritage criteria → (ii), (iii), (v)
    Instance of → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: 180504 Shimizudani Refinery Ruins of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Oda Shimane pref Japan03s.jpg"
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