Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites registered on UNESCO World Heritafe in 2015 Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan. The UNESCO World Heritages consist of eight areas with thirty component sites located throughout Japan from Northern part Tohoku to Kyushu. Kyushu has 5 areas with 16 sites as follows; ・Kitakyushu : 4 sites for Iron and Steel ・Miike (Omuta, Arao and Misumi)  : 3 sites for Coal Mining ・Saga : 1 site for Shipbuilding ・Nagasaki : 5 sites for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining ・Kagoshima : 3 sites for Iron and Steel

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  Guzoni is a local cuisine in Shimabara. It is said to create during the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637.         When Christians were fought under the leader ship of Amakusa Shiro, they brought various ingredients such as rice cake, fishes and vegetables, and made a stew.   This is the origin of Guzoni.

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