Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works
"This is an archeological of ironworks site in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The furnace used at the time is called ""Tatara"" and the produced iron by melting the raw material iron sand with the heat of burning charcoal. In 2015, the site was designated as a ""Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution including Steel and Ironmaking, Ship Building and the Coal Industry"" by the UNESCO world heritage. The buildings maintained at the site date back to the end of the Edo period (1603–1868)."
Spot details
- Address
- Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Shibuki 10257-5 North side of Yamaguchi dam Map
- Area
- Hagi Area
- Phone
- 0838530909
- Hours
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[Inside the ruins] Free stroll
[Exhibition rest room (Oitayama Tatara Museum)] 9:00-17:00 - Closed
- [Exhibition rest room (Oitayama Tatara Museum)] The winter season (Jan.- Feb.) Irregular holidays open
- Fees
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Available (4 units)
*Free - Parking Lot
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Available (Cars4spaces, Microbus 2spaces)
*The access roads around the ruins are narrow, and large buses are not available. - Credit Card
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available(Hagi_Free_Wi-fi)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN