Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

The birth place where Japan’s steel industry began in 1901

It contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese steel industry and was used until 1972,

and has been preserved just as it was.

The big signboard at the top of the Blast Furnace displaying “1901” indicates the year in which

the Blast Furnace commenced operation.

Equipment and tools which were actually used are exhibited in the square, and you can see

the iron-making process from the raw material （ore and coke）to production of pig iron.

Name Plate indicated blow in year　　　　　Blast Furnace Proper Hot Stove and Stack

　Dust Chatcher & Cast house　　　　　　　　 Torped Car Converter

　　Cast house floor Tap hole Tapping activity

　　 Bustle main and Goose neck Tuyere Shaft shell

　Inside of Furnace after blow-off　 Valves of Hot Stove Bustle main brick waork

General information

Address	2-3-12 Higashida, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	10 minutes walk from JR Space World Station 20 minutes by vehicle from JR Kokura Station
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No fee is required
Days closed	No closing days