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Explore Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace: Japan’s Only Remaining Industrial Smelter with Stunning Mt. Fuji Views
Day Trips from Tokyo, hidden gems Japan, Historic Sites in Shizuoka, Japanese Cast Iron History, Japanese Industrial Heritage, Kuraya Narusawa Observatory, Meiji Industrial Revolution, Mt. Fuji Viewpoints, Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, Samurai Era Technology, Things to Do in Izu, UNESCO World Heritage Japan
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 ...