The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces & The Egawa Residence

Welcome to the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces & The Egawa Residence.

Izunokuni-City provides free English-language guided tours at the above two sites in order to promote better understanding for visitors. we recommend that you make an advance reservation.

The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces (HANSHARO in Japanese) were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2015 as one of the “ sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution”. These furnaces were built in the closing days of the SAMURAI era to make iron cannon to defend the Japanese coast against the western threat. Thanks to this iron making technology, Japan was able to achieve a rapid Industrial Revolution in just half a century.

The Egawa Residence was the family home of Lord Egawa Hidetatsu who was the governor of this area. Egawa Hidetatsu built the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces in 1854. He played an especially important role in Japan’s history at the end of the 19^th century.

Please enjoy these historical spots of Izunokuni-City.

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