Nippon Steel, Yawata Works
The Yahata Steel Works is a steel mill in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Imperial Steel Works was established in 1896 to meet increasing demand from the nation's burgeoning shipbuilding, railway, construction, and armaments industries.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Kugel, Public domain.
- 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”, and “Yawata Works”
Photo: Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio and Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History.
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
Museum
Photo: Kugel, Public domain.
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio is a museum, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
Museum
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History opened in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, 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. Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History is situated 2 km southeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.
Yahata Station
Railway stop
Photo: Atsasebo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yahata Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Yahata Station is situated 1¼ km south of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Higashida and Wakamatsu-ku.
Wakamatsu-ku
Suburb
Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. Wakamatsu-ku is situated 3 km northeast of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.
Yahatanishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: APS, Public domain.
Yahatanishi-ku 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 Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line, with several schools and universities nearby. Yahatanishi-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Nippon Steel, Yawata Works.
Nippon Steel, Yawata Works
- Categories: ironworks, government-operated model factory, and industry
- Location: Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.8809° or 33° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
130.79554° or 130° 47′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8Q5GVQJW+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 88818243OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=worksWikidata 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”
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