Mietsu Naval Dock / UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage, Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. Before Meiji Restoration,
the Mietsu Naval Dock served as a venue for naval drilling and maintenance of Western-style
ship, as the naval base of Saga Clan. Japan’s first practical steam ship, the Ryofu-maru was
constructed there in 1865.
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General information
Address | 446-1 Hayatsuetsu, Kawasoe-machi, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture |
Access |
110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita 90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
Admission fee | No fee is required |
Days closed | Monday, December 29 to January 3 |
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Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
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