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Former Brick Manufacturing Facility Hoffmann Ring Kiln

Saitama · · Culture & History

Japanese name: 旧煉瓦製造施設ホフマン輪窯

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Former Brick Manufacturing Facility Hoffmann Ring Kiln
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WHAT TO DOFormer Brick Manufacturing Facility Hoffmann Ring Kiln

The site of a brick factory in Fukaya. A Hoffmann ring kiln remains, and the bricks for Tokyo Station were fired here.

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The site of a brick factory in Fukaya. A Hoffmann ring kiln remains, and the bricks for Tokyo Station were fired here.

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Field:Brick, modern industrial heritage

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