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Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works

  • Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works was excavated in 1991-1994. Remains include the furnace (lower center right) with a stepping-bellows site either side, drainage channels and quenching/hardening pit (lower center left).
  • Furnace remains
  • Ruins of dusting facility of iron sand at Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works.
Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works was excavated in 1991-1994. Remains include the furnace (lower center right) with a stepping-bellows site either side, drainage channels and quenching/hardening pit (lower center left). Furnace remains Ruins of dusting facility of iron sand at Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works.

An archaeological site of a Tatara ironworks, the largest in the Hagi area, which supplied iron materials for nails, anchors and other fittings to the Ebisugahana Shipyard. It is indicative of the scale of traditional Japanese iron-making that existed for centuries and which eventually failed to compete with modern Western methods; but the tacit knowledge and inherent skills of tatara steelmakers persisted as a valuable contribution to the success of the new iron and steel industry.

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Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works
Designation: National historic site
Address: 257-5 Shibuki, Hagi city, Yamaguchi
Tel: 0838-25-3139
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