Comments on: Remnants of Kamaishi Iron Mine

By: David Peck

David Peck — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:43:42 +0000

My father Richard Peck was a POW at the Ohasi iron ore mine near Kamaishi during WW2. He was captured while serving with the RAF in Java in 1942. Contemporary reports suggest that the prisoners at Ohasi, which was also known as Senai 2B camp, were relatively well treated, especially towards the end of the war when the camp was run by Lt Yoshida Zenkichi.

By: carrey

carrey — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:15:48 +0000

Sorry but your photomatix picture is so bad.
HDR is not Photomatix.

By: Glenn Murray

Glenn Murray — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:16:00 +0000

Great photos. I have heard that cast coins were made at this site. Do you have any info on that? Can you help me pinpoint the old blast furnace location on a google map. I can’t read Japanese, so I’m helpless. I am locating historic coining sites around the world. See “WORLD MINTS” section on my website. thanks!
-glenn (please e-mail me inc ase I forget to check back to your site!)

By: MJG

MJG — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:09 +0000

Will- I could’ve taken more, I don’t think there actually was any security guard, perhaps just some guy out walking his dog. But had we stayed any longer, really there were no more things to see or shoot. Just the ruin up the wall, that’s it.

Tornadoes- It was joined on to what might have been a school, which might have been live. As above though- I’m not sure there was anyone patrolling. If there was he did nothing to actively make us leave.

By: Tornadoes28

Tornadoes28 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:45 +0000

Why would they have someone patrolling there? Did you get in trouble?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:47 +0000

Those are some great pics! too bad you had to get out of there before you could take anymore