The Imperial Steel Works, which began operating in 1901, contributed to Japan's industrial modernization and laid a foundation for the development of Kitakyushu City as an industrial city. Four of the buildings dating from its establishment period still remain today, which are among the components of the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining," inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2015.
Related Facilities of The Yawata Imperial Steel Works are currently closed to the public, as they are located on the premises of an active steel plant. A Viewing deck has been prepared for visitors to allow viewing of the First Head Office, one of the component sites. Please enjoy the industrial landscape of the previous century.

Map: World Heritage Site Yawata Works Former Head Office Observation Space

Viewing Deck for The First Head Office of Yawata Imperial Steel Works

Address

5 Higashida, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Telephone No.

Tel : 093-582-2922City of Kitakyushu, Policy Management Bureau, General Affairs Division

Opening Hours

9:30～17:00 (Last admission 16:30.)

Closed Day

Mondays (when Monday falls on a national holiday, the site will instead be closed on the subsequent Tuesday instead), New Year's Holiday (from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3)

Entrance Fee

Free

Access
By Car

A 5-minute drive from the Edamitsu Ramp on the Urban Expressway

By public transportation

A 10-minute walk from Space World Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line

Parking

Available (Free)

Libraries

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World Heritage Site Yawata Works Former Head Office Observation Space