Overview
The traditional furnace that supplied iron for the shipyard - old technology feeding a new industry.
About this place
The Ohitayama Tatara Ironworks (大板山たたら製鉄遺跡, Ōitayama tatara seitetsu iseki) was a premodern steelworks for the production of tatara steel located in the Shibuki neighborhood of the town of Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the San'yō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2012.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1750s Highlights / collection：Remains of a tatara furnace, Supplied iron for shipbuilding Genre：Metalwork, Architecture
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