Miike coal mine (三池炭鉱, Miike Tankō?), also known as the Mitsui Miike Coal Mine (三井三池炭鉱, Mitsui Miike Tankō?), was the largest coal mine in Japan, located in the area of Ōmuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto, Japan.
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