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The Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining (明治日本の産業革命遺産 製鉄・鉄鋼、造船、石炭産業 Meiji nihon no sangyōkakumei isan: seitetsu, tekkō, zōsen, sekitan sangyō) is a world heritage site, comprising 23 components around Japan.

Understand[edit]

During the Bakumatsu and Meiji eras (the second half of the 19th century), Japan transformed from a feudal state to a more modern society. The Emperor Meiji realized that Japan needed to keep up technologically with the West in order not to become a colony. This resulted in an industrial revolution, and Japan is widely regarded as the first non-Western country to industrialize. This site, inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2015 comprises some of the best preserved and most important places from that time.

Sites[edit]

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Map of Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution

Hagi Proto-industrial Heritage[edit]

  • 1 Hagi Reverbatory Furnace.
  • 2 Ebisugahana Shipyard.
  • 3 Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works.
  • 4 Hagi Castle Town.
  • 5 Shokasonjuku Academy.

Kagoshima[edit]

  • 6 Shuseikan.
  • 7 Terayama Charcoal Kiln.
  • 8 Sekiyoshi Sluice gate of Yoshino leat.

Nagasaki Shipyard and near Nagasaki[edit]

  • 9 Kosuge Slip Dock.
  • 10 Mitsubishi No.3 Dry Dock.
  • 11 Mitsubishi Senshokaku Guest House.
  • 12 Mitsubishi Giant Cantilever Crane.
  • 13 Mitsubishi Former Pattern Shop.
  • 14 Takashima Coal Mine.
  • 15 Hashima Coal Mine.
  • 16 Glover House and Office.

Elsewhere in Kyushu[edit]

  • 17 Mietsu Naval Dock (Saga).
  • 18 Miike Coal Mine and Miike Port (Omuta).
  • 19 Misumi West Port (Uki).
  • 20 The Imperial Steel Works, Japan (Kitakyushu).
  • 21 Onga River Pumping Station (Nakama).

Central and northern Japan[edit]

  • 22 Nirayama Reverbatory Furnaces (Izunokuni).
  • 23 Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site (Kamaishi).

See also[edit]

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