Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, Izunokuni

Name: Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace
Address: Izunokuni, Japan

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Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, Izunokuni

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The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces are a set of four Edo period reverberatory furnaces erected by the Tokugawa shogunate in what is now the Nirayama neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka in the Tokai region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1922. and was later designed as a component of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, which received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2015. ()

Alternative names: Area: 83.67 acres (0.1307 mi²)Coordinates: 35°2'23"N, 138°57'43"E

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Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kashiya Cave Tombs, Numazu Imperial Villa, Sano Art Museum, Shuzenji Onsen.

3 miN
Archaeological site
Kashiya Cave Tombs, Izunokuni
77 min walk • The Kashiya Cave Tombs is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a final Kofun period to early Nara period necropolis in the Kashiya neighborhood of the town of Kannami, Shizuoka in the Tōkai region of Japan.
5.6 miNW
Park
Numazu Imperial Villa, Numazu
143 min walk • The Numazu Imperial Villa is a former imperial summer residence located in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. The villa was constructed by Emperor Meiji in July 1893 and was a favorite residence of his son, Crown Prince Yoshihito, the future Emperor Taishō.
5.8 miNW
Museum
Sano Art Museum, Mishima
148 min walk • The Sano Art Museum is a private art museum, located in the Nakata neighborhood of the city of Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.
5.1 miS
Hot springs
Shuzenji Onsen, Izu
131 min walk • Shuzenji Onsen is a geothermal spring system in the Tagata District of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the central region of Izu Peninsula.
1.3 miW
Buddhist temple, Temple
Ganjōju-in, Izunokuni
34 min walk • Ganjōju-in is a Buddhist temple of the Kōyasan Shingon-shū sect in the Hike neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai. The temple grounds were designated a National Historic Site on February 14, 1973.
4.2 miW
Theme park, Aquarium, Zoo
Awashima Kaijō Ropeway, Numazu
106 min walk • The Awashima Kaijō Ropeway is Japanese aerial lift line in Numazu, Shizuoka, operated by Awashima Marine Park. On Awashima Island, the former deserted island off the shore of Numazu, the Awashima Marine Park developed a resort with the same name, which includes a hotel and a public aquarium.
5 miS
Town, Area
Shuzenji, Izu
129 min walk • Shuzenji was a town located in Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in central Izu Peninsula. As of March 1, 2004, final population data before the amalgamation, the town had an estimated population of 16,328 and a density of 236.5 persons per km².
1 miN
Historic walking areas, Forts and castles
Nirayama Castle, Izunokuni
27 min walk • Nirayama Castle is a hilltop castle, now largely ruins, built by Hōjō Sōun in the Izu Province in 1493. Originally, Sōun had his main castle at Kōkokuji Castle.
5 miNE
Geologic formation, Park, Memorial
Tanna Fault, Mishima
129 min walk • Tanna Fault is a left lateral strike-slip fault which runs along the northeast side of Izu Peninsula south 30 km to Izu City in Japan. It was responsible for the magnitude 7.0 1930 North Izu earthquake.
3.7 miN
Town, Area
Kannami, Mishima
96 min walk • Kannami is a town located in Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019, the town had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16,401 households and a population density of 580 persons per km².
1.5 miW
Archaeological site
Enjō-ji Hōjō residence ruins, Izunokuni
38 min walk • The Hōjō Residence ruins, Hōjō-shi-tei is an archaeological site containing the ruins of the late Heian through Kamakura period residence of the Hōjō clan in the Jike neighborhood of the city of Izunokuni, Shizuoka in the Tōkai region of Japan.