Nippon Steel, Yawata Works

The Yahata Steel Works is a steel mill in Kitakyūshū, , Japan. Imperial Steel Works was established in 1896 to meet increasing demand from the nation's burgeoning shipbuilding, railway, construction, and armaments industries.
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  • Type: Factory
  • Description: steel works as a component of world heritage site in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “The Imperial Steel Works”, “The Imperial Steel Works, Japan”, “Yahata Steel Works”, “Yawata Steel Works”, “Yawata Works”, and “日本製鉄 八幡製鉄所”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio and Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.

Museum
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Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History opened in , , Japan, in 2002. Exhibiting materials relating to the city's natural history, archaeology, and history, it is successor of the Kitakyushu Museum of History, which opened in 1975, the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1981, and the Kitakyushu Museum of Archaeology, which opened in 1983. is situated 2 km southeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.

Railway stop
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is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, . It is operated by JR Kyushu. is situated 1¼ km south of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashida and Wakamatsu-ku.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. is situated 3 km northeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR , and JR on the Kagoshima Main Line. is situated 3½ km southwest of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.

Nippon Steel, Yawata Works

Latitude
33.8809° or 33° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
130.79554° or 130° 47′ 44″ east
Open location code
8Q5GVQJW+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88818243
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­works
Wiki­data ID
Q2943310
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Nippon Steel, Yawata Works” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “八幡煉鋼廠”
  • Chinese: “八幡製鐵所”
  • Chinese: “八幡鋼鐵廠”
  • Italian: “Acciaierie imperiali di Yawata”
  • Japanese: “八幡製鉄所”
  • Japanese: “八幡製鐵所”
  • Japanese: “官営八幡製鐵所”
  • Korean: “야하타 제철소”
  • Persian: “کارخانه فولاد یاهاتا”
  • Turkish: “Yahata Çelik Fabrikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Явата”
  • Urdu: “یہاتا اسٹیل ورکس”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 八幡東田緑地 and Yahata.

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