Mietsu Naval Dock, in Saga

 

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.

The site has been registered on UNESCO World Heritage, Site of Japan’s Meiji

Industrial Revolution.