"The Myth of Flammable Stone"
"In 1469 when a farmer Denjiro-zaemon was making a fire outside for a meal in
Touka village, he found a stone burning. This is the first time a coal stone is founded.
In 1738, about three hundred years after the incident, Miike suzerain established a coal
mine at Mt. Touka and got started an excavation. Miike coal mine has 500-year long history
since coal stone was discovered."
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