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Takashima Tankou Hockey Seikouato Takashima Coal Mine Hokukei well ruins

Japan's first steam engine shaft

In response to the increased demand for coal as fuel for steamships with the opening of ports at the end of the Edo period, it was developed through an investment project between Thomas Blake Glover (Glover & Co.) and the Saga Domain.
Glover invited British engineers to build the Hokkei well, the first Western-style shaft in Japan to use a steam engine, reaching a depth of 43 meters and is said to have produced 1 tons of coal per day. After that, it was sold to Shojiro Goto and operated until 300.
The Hokkei well pit site has well-remained remains of the shaft and other structures thought to be related to steam engines, giving us a glimpse of what it was like in the early days of modern coal mining.

Busan Area
Iojima/Nomozaki area (Dinosaur Museum, Gunkanjima, etc.)
Categories
world Heritage Remote island
travel theme
Touring world heritage sites

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Address 851-1315 Takashimacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 99-1
Phone 095-896-3110(Nagasaki City Takashima Regional Center)
FAX 095-896-2316
Contact 095-829-1193 (Nagasaki City Culture and Tourism Department Cultural Properties Division)
Prices Free
Transportation access About 25 minutes walk from Takashima Port or about 1 minute walk from the loop bus "Honmachi" bus stop
Take the Takashima Port Terminal bus stop, get off at Honmachi bus stop and walk for 1 minute.
Parking None
Link URL Takashima sightseeing guide
Meiji Japan's Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites
Nagasaki City official website
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