⚙️ Yahata Steel Works

Japan · Asia · 33.90°N, 130.83°E

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. The site chosen was the former town of Yahata, now merged into Kitakyūshū, near coal mines and with easy access to the sea.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	33.90°N, 130.83°E · view on map

Yahata Steel Works is located in Japan, in Asia.

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Kakogawa Steel Works · Kuriki Iron Mine · Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works.

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