Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site

For Japanese Industrial History buffs

This is like an ancient ruin as a few stones is all that’s left of this industrial site where, in 1857, Japan first mass produced iron, for making cannons to defend itself. But I got a great feel for ...

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This is apparently a World Heritage site, and celebrates the local history of iron in the Kamaishi area. However, there isn't much to see. Ruins of the iron mine consist of a few rocks. There is a vis...

160 years ほど before の industrial level が judge る world heritage

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Looking around the ruins of the iron ore mining sites that can be collected here, from the ruins of the blast furnace to the ruins of Nagaya, I feel that the time is short, and I wonder if I was still starting to make iron like this about 160 years ago. Perhaps because of the high altitude, I feel the hardship of making cherry blossoms in the cold mountains with buds in early May. The shape of the blast furnace has collapsed greatly, but the preservation state that is different from the Busan reflector furnace in Shizuoka Prefecture, which is included in the same World Heritage Group, such as coal debris and iron mass at the bottom of the furnace, is actually used. ...

It takes about ５０ from the center of Kamaishi!

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It takes about ５０ from the center of Kamaishi, but it is a spot worth visiting. I could feel that it was a cornerstone in knowing modern iron making! !!

Iwate Travel Agency

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I found a bus tour of Iwate Travel Service when I was wondering how to get here without a car. It's from Kamaishi Station, but I took the Sanriku Railway to the residence, visited the Miraikan, which connects life there, and then got on. The guide explained it, so I could hear the background and behind the iron mine, even the fact that it wasn't on the Internet. At the same time, I was able to understand why this became a World Heritage Site.