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🏭 Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

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🏭 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


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 12:51

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  • 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 ...

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