Kosugeshusenbato [Barrier-free] Kosuge Shipyard Ruins (Site of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution)

[Notice]
Due to preservation and maintenance work on the historic site Kosuge Shipyard Site Towing Machine Hut, we apologize for the inconvenience, but you will not be able to tour the inside of the towing machine shed during this period.
Please note that there are some areas where entry is prohibited, so we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Construction period: January 16, 2020 to September 30, 2020
　　　　　8:00-17:00 (hours may be extended in some cases)　
Construction details: Seismic reinforcement work and environmental improvement work for the towing machine shed in the ruins of Kosuge Shipyard, a nationally designated historic site.

Kosuge Shipyard is a Western-style slip dock equipped with Japan's first steam engine-powered towing equipment, and is a nationally designated historic site. In 2015, it was registered as a World Heritage Site as one of the 23 assets that make up the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, and Coal Industries."
Because the shape of the slide (which no longer exists) on which ships were lifted up looked like an abacus, it was popularly known as the ``Solo Bandock''.
For the purpose of repairing foreign ships, the shipyard was jointly invested by Saisuke Godai (later Tomoatsu), a feudal samurai of Satsuma, Taito Komatsu, and Thomas B. Glover, and in December 1868, a set of towing equipment was ordered from England. Completed on. The following year, it was acquired by the new Meiji government and managed by the Nagasaki Steel Works. It became owned by Mitsubishi in 12 and remains there today.
What remains today is the towing shed, towing machinery, tracks, stone walls, etc., and many of the Amakusa stone walls on both banks remain as they were originally, making them extremely valuable as Japan's first Western-style ship cradle. Thing.

Photo provided by: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works

Busan Area: Nagasaki city center area (Peace Park, Mt. Inasa, Glover Garden, etc.)

Tokai Maruba 1877 (Meiji 10)
[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Collection]
Panoramic view of Kosuge Shipyard, circa 1907 (Meiji 40)
[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works Collection]

Address	Kosuge-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 850-0934
Telephone number	095-829-1314
FAX	095-829-1232
Contact	Nagasaki City Culture and Tourism Department Tourism Policy Division
Prices	Free
Transportation access	Approximately 15 minutes by Nagasaki bus (bound for Nomo Peninsula (via Tomachi)) from JR Nagasaki Station. Get off at Kosugecho and walk for about 5 minutes.
Parking	None
Link URL	http://www.japansmeijiindustrialrevolution.com/site/nagasaki/component01.html