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๐Ÿญ Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

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๐Ÿญ Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
23 interconnected industrial heritage sites across southwestern Japan, 1868โ€“1912


๐Ÿ• 4 min read ยท Updated 19 Apr 2026 at 13:16

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๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Location: Eight areas across southwestern Japan
  • Component sites: 23 interconnected locations
  • Period represented: Meiji era, 1868โ€“1912
  • UNESCO inscription: 2015

The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution comprise 23 component industrial heritage locations distributed across eight areas in ...

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