The “Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces” is located in Izunokuni city, Shizuoka Prefecture.It is a valuable remnant that exists only one in Japan as a practical refractory furnace.
The Japanese industrial structure has undergone a major transformation from the agriculture-centered society to the industrial-centered society.
The remarkable Heritages of Industrial Modernization in this era is in the eight prefectures, such as Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Iwate, Shizuoka.
The “Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces” is one of them.
In 1853 Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Uraga in Tokyo Bay and asked that Japan open itself to foreign trade.
Because of the Perry’s arrival, Japan was exposed to foreign threats.
【Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces】
Address: 268 narutaki,naka,Izunokuni-city,Shizuoka, Zip Code 410-2113
Open Hours: 9:00～17:00 (April～September), 9:00～16:30 (Octorber～March)
Closed: The third Wednesday of every month
Admissions: Adults 500 Yen, The students of elementary school and junior high school 50 Yen
【Contacts】
Office: TEL 055-949-3450
