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Nippon Steel Corporation North Nippon Works San Shrine

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釜石製鐡所山神社

A guardian shrine of a steelworks, preserving unique iron artifacts from Japan's industrial past.

Nippon Steel Corporation North Nippon Works San Shrine
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What it is

  • Guardian shrine of Nippon Steel Kamaishi Works.
  • Originated from a relocation of Hachiman Shrine.
  • Moved to Ogawa-cho in July 1963.
  • Shrine building donated by the Tanaka family.

What to see

  • Iron votive tablet from 1894 is a city cultural property.
  • Tablet cast from Japan's first coke pig iron.
  • Kamaishi Mining Sanjinja Stone Monument is a cultural property.
  • Monument has an inscription from November 1857.

When to go

  • Annual festival held jointly with Ozaki Shrine.
  • Festival includes a 'Hikifune Matsuri' on the middle day.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岩手県釜石市桜木町1-5-1 Open in Google Maps

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