Kamaishi Iron Mine

Japanese: 釜石鉄山 - かまいしてつざん
Kamaishi Iron Mine

… In addition, when a plan to build a reverberatory furnace was proposed by Fujita Toko and others in the Mito domain in 1853 (Kaei 6), he actively participated as an engineer and succeeded in its construction in 1855 (Ansei 2). In order to secure pig iron for casting, he promoted the development of the Kamaishi iron mine in the Nanbu domain, and built the first Western-style blast furnace in Japan using iron ore as raw material. On December 1, 1857, this Western-style blast furnace successfully produced its first pig iron, and today, December 1 is designated as "Iron Memorial Day." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamaishi Iron Mine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… また,53年(嘉永6)藤田東湖らによって水戸藩に反射炉を築造する計画が出されたとき,技術者として積極的に参加し,55年(安政2)その築造を成功させている。そして,鋳造用銑鉄を確保するために,南部藩釜石鉄山の開発を進め,鉄鉱石を原料とする洋式高炉を日本で最初に建設した。57年12月1日,この洋式高炉で初出銑に成功し,今日,この12月1日が〈鉄の記念日〉とされている。…

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