🏭 Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining
UNESCO World Heritage collection of 23 industrial sites across southwestern Japan
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2015
- 23 component parts across 8 prefectures in southwestern Japan
- Spans the Meiji period (1868–1912) industrial transformation
- Covers iron and steel, shipbuilding, and coal mining industries
The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution comprise 23 component parts located mainly in southwestern Japan, inscribed as ...