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Where Japan's first working steamship was built; the timber dock survives underground and is deliberately left buried.
About this place
The Mietsu Naval Dock (三重津海軍所, Mietsu Kaigunsho) was a Bakumatsu period repair and shipbuilding facility, located in what is now the Hayatsue, Kawasoe-machi, neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture Japan. Established by Saga Domain in 1858, it also served as an educational and training institute for the operation of Western ships. It site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2013 In 2015, it was registered as a World Heritage Site as part of the "Meiji Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites of Japan".
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1858 Highlights / collection：World Heritage Site, Wooden dock preserved underground Genre：Architecture
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