Onga River Pump Station
Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver
industrial water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. This supply is integral to the steel
production process and was necessary to cope with the 1st phase expansion of the
Imperial Steel Works. The site has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage,
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
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Onga River |
Onga River Pump Station |
Water piping to the Steel Works |
