Kitakyushu-city is the birthplace of the steel making Industry that the government  first established the steel work, named Yawata Steel (predecessor of Nippon Steel)  in 1901. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the city has become the base for key industries, such as steel, chemical, electrical and ceramic industries  and played an important role in the modernization of Japan. At the present, new industries including the automobile, robot, semiconductor as well as environmentally-related industries are being promoted which has contributed to development of advanced industry and technology in Japan.   You can visit the various companies to learn history and advanced technologies  of these industries.    Companies and Spots can be visited ●Steel making industry 　・Nippon Steel Yawata Works 　・Sumitomo Metal Kokura Works 　・JapanCasting and Forging Corporation ●Robot 　・Yaskawa Electric Corporation  ●Automobile 　・NISSAN 　・TOYOTA MOTOR KYUSHU ●Other industries 　・Shabondama Sekken 　・TOTO 　・Toshiba Semiconductor Company 　・Eco-Town About us　Tailor-made tour　Self-guided tour　Golf tour　Study tour　Contact us  Kyushu Travel Guide　Suggested itinerary　Blog & local News　About Japan　日本語    

Industrial tour in Kitakyushu…の続きを読む

Gunkan-jima Island, although it official name is Hashima Island, it is commonly  known as Gunkan-jima Island, after the Japanese name for battleship. It was registered as the World Cultural Heritage of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution  site in 2015.   The island was once the site of an underwater mining operation and a town with  several thousand residents. Coal was mined at 1,000 meters under the sea here, yielding a significant  annual output. The multiple high-rise housing until on the island employed some of the  most advanced construction methods of the time. The mine itself ceased operation in 1974 and the entire island was abandoned. About us　Tailor-made tour　Self-guided tour　Golf tour　Study tour　Contact us  Kyushu Travel Guide　Suggested itinerary　Blog & local News　About Japan　日本語

Gunkan-jima Island…の続きを読む