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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