The operation of Japan’s first steelworks began in Kitakyushu and the city prospered as a steel town. The Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace is a historical site symbolising Japan’s industrial revolution.
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Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace
Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace
Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace (1901), 2 Chome-3-12 東田 Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
