Liminal space · Kumamoto, Japan

Manda Pit

A component of a World Cultural Heritage site, where a group of Meiji-era coal mine buildings survives almost as it was. The red-brick winding engine house and a huge headframe stand quietly in an open yard, steeped in the taut stillness peculiar to industrial facilities that have stopped working. As a well-maintained historic site, it is also easy to visit.

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