Hagi Reverberatory Furnace

Substantial stone remains of an experimental Western-style reverberatory furnace, with twin 10.5m high furnace chimneys, built in 1856 in an attempt to reproduce a Dutch design that has also been copied by the Saga clan in 1850. Experimental Hagi Reverberatory Furnace shows the Clan Samurai's attempt to conduct experiments in what were essentially proto-industrial processes. Though unsuccessful, such action provided practical experience that served as a foundation for the subsequent successful adoption, and adaptation, of Western technology and eventually the emergence of heavy industry in Japan.