Izu Tabishirube
Highlights
- A furnace built at the end of the Edo period to melt iron for casting cannons. It is the only surviving reverberatory furnace in Japan that was actually used.
- Registered as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2015 as one of the "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution".
- On clear days you can see the furnace and Mt. Fuji together from the viewing platform.
Contact & basic information
| Address | 静岡県伊豆の国市中268 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 055-949-3450 |
| Opening hours | 9:00–17:00 (until 16:30 Oct–Mar); closed on the 3rd Wednesday |
| Admission | General 500 yen, elementary/junior high students 50 yen (combined ticket with the Egawa Residence available) |
| Parking | Free, about 160 spaces |
| Access | About 30 min on foot from Izu-Nagaoka Station |
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