日本の産業発展のために頑張ってきた直方駅 1891年に筑豊興業鉄道の若松～直方が開業、1899年には本格的に石炭輸送拠点駅とするため、 拡張が開始された。 　　 そして、日本の産業ためになくてはならない筑豊からの石炭運び続けた。    第二次世界大戦後はエネルギー革命によって石炭の出荷量が減少するようになった。 そして1958年からは筑豊地区からの石炭輸送が減少に転じ、直方駅の作業も縮小していき、 1984年に貨物輸送駅としての幕を閉じる。

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  Type of the tour : Study tour Customer :  International University of Japan Participant : 22 International Studens and professor from Myanmar                      Student countries of origin : Myanmer, Philippines, Indonesia. Laos Schedule : March 28 through 31 in 2016  Where to visit : Kitakyushu-city and Nagasaki-city Tour conductor and interpretor ; Masa Kondo, Japan KYUSHU Tourist      Tour guide :  Licensed English speaking guide What to learn  Japan’s Economy, Industry as well as Environmental technologies     Tour result   Day 1, March 28Kitakyushu-city Kitakyushu-city is the birthplace of Japanese modern industry, is now the world leading environmental future city after overcoming serious environmental pollution while it contributed greatly of Japan’s industrial development. Here is the Wakamatsu port where was flourished as the coal port. YASKAWA Electric Corporation, is world leading industrial robot company  using state–of-art technologies. The factory tour that the robots such as  welding and painting robots are being producing by the manufacturing robot. Mt. Sarakura is the highest mountain in Kitakyushu–city with an altitude of 622 meters  above sea level, a magnificent and spectacular view of Kitakyushu is enjoyed from the top.   Day 2, March 29　Kitakyushu-city Japanese steel industry began here and the Head office of Yawata Steel Works has  been registered to World Heritage as Meiji Japan’s Industrial Revolution. Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace, is historical place where Japan’s steel industry  began in 1901. …

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