Manufacturing company visit in Kitakyushu-city

 

The city of Kitakyushu is the birthplace of the modern Japanese steel industry which began

operation in 1901, and is now the world’s leading environmental future city after overcoming

serious environmental pollution while it contributed greatly to Japan’s industrial development.

Now it is called industrial and environmental city which is representative of Japan.

 

Therefore the various manufacturing can be visited for learning State-of-the-art technologies

 

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Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal / Yawata Works

Japan’s first modern steel making company established in Kitakyushu in 1901.  Now, becoming

the best steel maker with World-leading capabiities.  Process of steel making can be learned to

visit Blast Furnace and Hot rolling mill plants.

 

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Yaskawa Electric

World-leading motor and industrial robots manufacturing company established

in Kitakyushu in 1915. The robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packing, 

assembly, painting and other activities.
Robot manufacturing factory and Yaskawa Innovation Centre can be visited.

 

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TOTO

The world’s largest toilet manufacturer established in Kitakyushu in 1917. 
The company is well-known in Washlet which is an innovative toilet seat that features an

integrated bidet. The sanitary ware manufacturing factory and TOTO Museum can be visited

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NISSAN Motor Kyushu

The roots of NISSAN is Tobata Casting funded in Kitakyushu in 1911.
The factory was commenced operation in 1975. Now TEANA, X-TRAIL ROGUE, SERENA

and MURANO are being manufactured.  The process from assembly of the parts to final

products can be seen.

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TOYOTA Motor Kyushu

Established in 1991, 100% shareholder of Toyota Motor.  Major manufactured car is Lexus,

and annual production volume is 430,000 cars.  Assembly line and Inspection line are visited

at the factory tour.

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 Contact us   

Company inspection tour in Kyushu

 

KAIZEN is one of the most important key word

for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries.

 

KAIZEN is the Japanese word for “improvement”. In business, KAIZEN refers to activities

that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the

workers on site. It also applies to processes, such as purchasing and logistics, that cross

organizational boundaries into the supply chain.

 

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 Manufacturing Company  

 

Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal / Yawata Works

Japan’s first modern steel making company established in Kitakyushu in 1901.  Now, becoming

the best steel maker with World-leading capabiities.  Process of steel making can be learned to

visit Blast Furnace and Hot rolling mill plants.

 

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Yaskawa Electric

World-leading motor and industrial robots manufacturing company established

in Kitakyushu in 1915. The robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packing, assembly, painting and other activities.
Robot manufacturing factory and Yaskawa Innovation Center can be visited.

 

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TOTO

The world’s largest toilet manufacturer established in Kitakyushu in 1917. 
The company is well-known in Washlet which is an innovative toilet seat that features an

integrated bidet. The sanitary ware manufacturing factory and TOTO Museum can be visited

 

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NISSAN Motor Kyushu

The roots of NISSAN is Tobata Casting funded in Kitakyushu in 1911.
The factory was commenced operation in 1975. Now TEANA, X-TRAIL ROGUE, SERENA

and MURANO are being manufactured.  The process from assembly of the parts to final

products can be seen.

 

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TOYOTA Motor Kyushu

Established in 1991, 100% shareholder of Toyota Motor.  Major manufactured car is Lexus,

and annual production volume is 430,000 cars.  Assembly line and Inspection line are visited

at the factory tour.

 

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 Power Generation  

 

Kyushu Electric Power / LNG thermal plant in Kitakyushu-city

Kyushu’s first thermal power plant used LNG and power generation capacity is 1,800,000kw.  

Generation of electricity process can be learned by visiting the turbine room, control room and

boiler plant

 

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Kyushu Electric Power / Geothermal power plant in Oita-prefecture        

Japan’s largest thermal power plant utilized Geothermal.

Geothermal power generation is a method of generating electricity by turning the turbine

directly with steam taken from the deep underground.

 

Introduce generation system

Turbine room

Boilor plant

 

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J-Power

The company have been supplying low-cost and reliable electricity for over 60 years.  

And research and development of the environmental measurement have been conducted.

New solar power generation and wind power generation systems can be learned.

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Wind Power Generation 

Japan’s first wind power generation plant constructed at the coast line facing windy strong

Hibikinada sea. 10 wind power generators line up and total generation capacity is 15,000kw.  

 

 

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West Japan Industrial Club

 

Historic Building representing modern Japanese architecture

 

The building was constructed in 1911 as the former Matsumoto Kenjiro residence, and

was designed by renown architectural designer Tatsuno Kingo, whose representative

works was JR Tokyo Station.  

 

The building is designated as a national cultural asset.

 

Former owner, Matsumoto Kenjiro was a Japan’s prominent business person and one

of founder of Meiji Senmon Gakkō or Meiji Technical College, Current Kyushu Institute

of Technology.

 

This building is now open to the public, and it is used as a restaurant, party and wedding reception.

 

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 General information  

 

Address	1-4-3 Ichieda, Tobata, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	20 minutes by a vihecle from JR Kokura World Station 10 minutes by a vihecle from JR Tobata Station

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Industrial Heritage tour in Kitakyushu

Tour condition
・Start and end of the tour is to be Kitakyushu
・Guided by Industrial Heritage guide 
・Chartered vehicle such as a jumbo taxi or bus

 

Environmental Museum in Kitakyushu

 

Environmental learning Museum

 

The museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and

Environmental activity function.

The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu, Global warming and other various

environmental issues can be learned.

 

The Museum Building

Learn the Global warming

The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu

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 General information  

 

Address	2-2-6 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No admission fee is required
Days closed	evey Monday

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Kitakyushu Eco House

 

Contributing to the prevention of Global Warming

 

The Eco House proposes an energy-saving lifestyle at home.

It is made environmentally friendly, such as blocking & heat insulation structure and

improving ventilation by ingenerating the arrangement of windows.

 

Concept of Eco house

1. Comfortable housing with the minimum energy required for life

2. Making maximum use of natural energy without fossil fuels, considering sunlight, solar heat,

    underground heat, wind, water and temperature difference

3. Improvement of combatable life style utilized green and water

The Eco house surounding the green

Heat insulation structure

Inside of Enegy saving house

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 General information  

 

Address	2-2-6 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No admission fee is required
Days closed	evey Monday

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Hiraodai karst plateau

 

One of the three largest in Japan 

 

It is located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city. 

At altitudes between 400 and 600 meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to

south and 2 km from east to west.  

 

Yougunbaru, which was so names because of the limestone which stands in row like a flock of sheep

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Water Plaza

 

The Plant making fresh water from sea water and sewage water established in 2011.
The desalination process and technology can be leared.

 

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 General information  

 

Address	96-1 Nishiminato-machi, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station
Days of visit	Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays
Fee	No visiting fee is required
Arrangment	Japan KYUSHU Tourist organize to visit

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Kitakyushu Firefly Museum

 

The learning facility for ecology of Firefly

 

The activities for protecting fireflies have been continued for over 30 years by citizens

in Kitakyushu-city.

 

Firefly Museum was established as a facility that supports activities related to preservation

of the natural environment, learning and research on fireflies and other waterside

creatures and their habitats.

 

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 General information  

 

Address	2-5-1 Kumagai, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	15 by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No fee is required
Days closed	Tuesday, New year holidays

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Environmental Museum of Water

 

The learning facility of the water environment

 

The Museum was established along the Murasaki River.  

You can see and feel the Nature from the view point of fishes, birds and insects at the

experience corner.

There are ecology tanks, you can learn about the river and the environment in Kitakyushu-city.

And also there is the huge River observation window with 2.3 metre high and 7.2 metre wide,

You can observe River creatures and fishes as well as Seawater fishes.

 

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 General information  

 

Address	1-2 Senbamachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	10 minutes walk from JR Kokura Station
Open hours	10:00 to 19:00
Admission fee	No fee is required
Days closed	New year holidays

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