Wakato bridge is Japan’s first suspension bridge over the Dokai Bay, connecting Wakamatsu and Tobata, and was completed in 1962.   At the time of its completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the East, and due to problems with welding reliability, it was constructed using riveted joints. 24,000 tons of steel used manufactured at Yawata Steel Works.

Wakato bridge in Kitakyushu-city, constr…の続きを読む

  In 1868, Meiji Restoration, the most important event in Japanese history, which heralded a new era of modernization in Japan.    This revolution restored the imperial rule to Japan after more than 250years of Tokugawa Shogunate.

Meiji Restoration in 1868…の続きを読む

  Disastrous War must not be repeated. The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945.  The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of lives were lost.   And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died instantly, and up to 60,000 were injured. The radius of total destruction was about 1.6km, followed by fires across the northern portion of the  city to 3.2km south of the bomb. The total number of residents died may have been as many as 80,000, including those who died from radiation poisoning in the following months. Even now, many atomic bomb survivors are suffering. The list of names of the atomic bomb victim who died up to now is stored in the monument.  

Atomic bomb in Nagasaki in 1945…の続きを読む