Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

The industrial complex comprises 23 locations featuring iron furnaces, shipyards, and coal mines that shaped Japan's modernization during the nineteenth century.

The Hagi Reverberatory Furnace and Ebisugahana Shipyard marked the beginning of Japan's transition from feudal society to industrial power between 1850 and 1910.

The Choshu Five samurai students traveled to Britain, gaining knowledge that influenced the development of these industrial facilities and Japan's constitutional structure.

Visitors access the sites through guided tours departing from Hagi Station, with detailed exhibitions explaining the industrial processes at each location.

The Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works demonstrates the combination of traditional Japanese metallurgy with Western technologies in early industrial development.

Location: Hagi

Website: http://japansmeijiindustrialrevolution.com

GPS coordinates: 34.43056,131.41222

Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:20