Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009

Name: Inujima Refinery
Location: Seto Inland Sea, Okayama Prefecture
Background: Located on one of the many islands of the Seto Inland Sea, Inujima Refinery was one of several facilities established to support the prospering copper industry. Opened in 1909, it would only see ten years of service, due to a collapse in the value of copper. The many stores, homes and offices built on Inujima reflect the promising future that copper once had during its glory years. What’s left is a unique industrial landscape created by the remnants of the refinery’s past.
Access: Take a bus from Okayama station to
Hodenko Port, then a ferry to Inujima island.
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