Somehow, I wonder if the “Yawata Steel Works” that I learned about in history still exists today? So, I looked it up on Google Maps and found that it is now the Nippon Steel Kyushu Works, one of Japan’s leading steel makers! The entire area is a steelworks, and Yawata Works is still in operation as NIPPON STEEL Kyushu Works (Yawata area) located on the left side of the image above.
Even if you don’t know their role, big facilities like iron ore and coal are attractive.
It has a unique atmosphere. There is a large amount of iron ore on the right side of the image.
Since iron ore is imported from overseas, coastal areas are suitable.
Coal and limestone. After processing both, it is said that it will be used to extract pig iron by throwing it into the blast furnace.
Coal is also the raw material. After that, it is steamed at a high temperature to make coke.
There are various facilities for refining iron.
The blast furnace is in the center of the image.
Pig iron is extracted from iron ore, lime, and coke as raw materials.
Go around the back and look closer.
The jumbled feel of the machine and the color of oxidized iron are very attractive.
The pig iron that is taken out is transported by rail in a melted state.
Therefore, rails are laid right under the blast furnace.
It has the atmosphere of the mako furnace that appears in the early stages of the Japanese RPG game “Final Fantasy 7”.
Each piece of pig iron is transported to a different process, where it is processed from intermediate products to finished products.
Google Earth is amazing to be able to see such details up to the image.
Former Yawata Steel Works can be visited. For details, please see the official website below.
Overview of “Nippon Steel Kyushu Works”
| Info | Nippon Steel Kyushu Works Nakahara Gate ■Location Nakahara, Tobata Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture ■Website www.nipponsteel.com |
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