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.

General information

Address	446-1 Hayatsuetsu, Kawasoe-machi, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture
Access	110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita 90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city
Open hours	9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee	No fee is required
Days closed	Monday, December 29 to January 3