Yahata steel works
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Yahata steel works is a historic Japanese steelmaking complex in Kitakyushu that played a central role in the country’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji era and is now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage industrial site.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yahata steel works canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic site
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industrial complex ⓘ steelworks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce
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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | major source of industrial pollution in early 20th century Kitakyushu ⓘ |
| era | Meiji era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blast furnaces
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coke ovens ⓘ power plant facilities ⓘ rolling mills ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | protected under Japanese cultural property and industrial heritage frameworks ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important supplier of steel for shipbuilding
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principal steel supplier for Japanese railways ⓘ strategic industrial facility during early 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1901 ⓘ |
| industry |
iron and steel
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steelmaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fukuoka Prefecture
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Japan ⓘ Kitakyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernUse |
partly preserved as industrial heritage
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partly still operating as a steel production site ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of modern Western steelmaking technology to Japan
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large-scale integrated steel production ⓘ role in Japan’s emergence as a major industrial power ⓘ |
| operator |
Nippon Steel Corporation
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Yawata Steel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Japan
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Nippon Steel Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese government steel industry
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Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key facility for Japanese heavy industry
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major producer of steel in prewar Japan ⓘ played a central role in Japan’s rapid industrialization ⓘ symbol of state-led industrialization in Japan ⓘ |
| transportConnection | near JR Yahata Station ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
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Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution (including Hashima Island)
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