Kosuge Slip Dock, Maritime industrial site in Nagasaki, Japan
The Kosuge Slip Dock features a Western-style slipway system with railway tracks and a steam-powered engine for pulling vessels onto land for repairs.
Built in 1869 through collaboration between Japanese entrepreneurs and Thomas Blake Glover, this facility marked Japan's first foreign joint venture in ship repair technology.
The site represents the transfer of Western maritime technology to Japan during the Meiji period, including construction techniques learned from Dutch naval engineers.
Visitors can reach the facility by taking a bus or taxi from central Nagasaki, with limited parking spaces available near the entrance.
The brick engine house at Kosuge Slip Dock remains the oldest standing brick structure in Japan, incorporating locally manufactured materials under Dutch supervision.
Location: Nagasaki
Inception: January 1869
Founders: Komatsu Kiyokado, Godai Tomoatsu, Thomas Blake Glover
Part of: Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
GPS coordinates: 32.72237,129.86695
Latest update: May 23, 2025 21:54
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