Yawata was selected as Japanese Steel Works site in 1897

 

Japanese Government selected Yawata as the site for construction of Japanese Steel Works

from the 17 candidate sites across the country 1897.

The 17 candidate locations are as follows.

From the north; Aomori, Kamaishi, Shiogama, Chiba, Shinagawa, Tsurumi, Shizuoka,

Wakayama, Umeda, Onomichi, Kure, Otake, Omuta, Nagasaki, Dairi (Kitakyushu-city),

Itabitsu (Kitakyushu-city), Yawata (Kitakyushu-city)

The reasons selected Yawata are;

Coal and limestone are available nearby

Convenient sea and land transportation

Large construction area

Rich industrial water

Yawata belongs to current Kitakyushu-city

 

And Construction activity of Steel Works was commenced in 1898.