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Explore Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace: Japan’s Only Remaining Industrial Smelter with Stunning Mt. Fuji Views

Visit Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace – Where Industrial Romance Meets Mt. Fuji Views! Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace – A Taste of Japan’s Industrial Revolution Hooray for another UNESCO World Heritage site! I dropped by the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, the only functioning reverberatory furnace still standing in Japan, and boy, it was like stepping into an iron-clad slice of Meiji-era industrial dreams! Located in Izu no Kuni, Shizuoka, Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace was used to melt iron and cast cannons. It’s a real-deal survivor from the 1800s and was recognized in 2015 as a part of the "Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution." And ...

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