Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : Mechanical Engineering Congress,Japan
Date : September 11, 2016 - September 14, 2016
This study examined the current state of industrial heritage in Kitakyushu. Currently, industrial heritage is often used as a museum exhibit in Mojiko Retro area. On the other hand, it is in the trial, has also conducted tour to visit the machinery running in the name of industrial tourism tour. Although Yawata Imperial Works facility has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015 as the "SITES OF JAPAN'S MEIJI INDUSRIAL REVOLUTION", this has contributed greatly to the movement to save take advantage of the historic machine.
