Hashino iron mining and smelting site
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining | |
|---|---|
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1484-010 |
| Inscription | 2015 (39th Session) |
| Area | 39.55 ha (97.7 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 523.73 ha (1,294.2 acres) |
| Coordinates | 39°19′58″N 141°40′47″E / 39.33278°N 141.67972°E |
  Location of Hashino iron mining and smelting site in Iwate Prefecture  Hashino iron mining and smelting site (Japan) | |
Hashino iron mining and smelting site (橋野高炉跡, Hashino kōro ato) is the ruins of an
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.[1]
History
During the
Mito rebellion and the suppression of western-style innovation during the Ansei Purge by the tairō Ii Naosuke
.
The new Hashino blast furnace was turned by the shogunate to Morioka Domain in April 1859. Morioka Domain quickly expanded operations, constructing two more blast furnaces to produce 1125 tons of
Meiji restoration and the abolition of Morioka Domain, and the No.1 and No.2 blast furnaces were closed at that time.[2]
In 1894, the remaining blast furnace was absorbed into the Kamaishi Tanaka Metals Company and was later closed as well.
The site fell into ruins, and was excavated in 1955. It received protection as a Yawata Iron and Steel Works
.
In 2015, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
See also
References
External links
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