Appendix h)-1 Progress report on the urban planning project road construction plan in the vicinity of Shuseikan

Progress report on the urban planning project road construction planin the vicinity of Shuseikan
SummaryThis document reports the progress on the road construction plan in the vicinity of Shuseikan (Component Part2-1), one of the Component Parts that comprises the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” inscribed on the World Heritage List.
We looked into the possibility of constructing a road outside of the Component Part along the seashore to thesoutheast of Shuseikan or in the hilly area to the northwest of it. Taking into account views from the Component
Part, however, we have decided to construct an underground tunnel through the hilly area on the northwest sidearound the Component Part. Accordingly, the Kagoshima Prefectural Government is currently working toward an
urban planning decision on the construction of the tunnel route within 2015.
The new road will run partly through the edge of the Buffer Zone as an underground tunnel in the hilly area tothe northwest of the Component Part. It will have no adverse effect on the Outstanding Universal Value of theComponent Part, in terms of views from inside the Component Part or on the Buffer Zone designed to protect theproperty’s setting.
Following the Prefectural Government’s decision of the aforementioned location of the new road on the urban
planning as an official project, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism will work on thedetailed design, budget for the construction, and take other necessary courses of action in stages. During the process,we will decide whether a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) will need to be conducted according to prevailingcircumstances, and submit a progress report again.
1. Summary of the urban planning decision to construct a new road
(1) The new road (Figures 2 and 3) is to be planned as a bypass of National Route 10, which runs through partof the Component Part. The Kagoshima Prefectural Government is working toward an official decision todetermine the route as an urban planning project within 2015.
(2) The new bypass will be constructed as a tunnel through part of the Buffer Zone outside of the Component
Part, and is principally outside of the Buffer Zone.
(3) National Route 10 connects major cities in Eastern Kyushu, playing a significant role in the local economy,
including industries, culture, and tourism. Topographical constraints along the route, however, have long
been a cause of chronic traffic congestion during commuting hours. The new bypass will reduce traffic
congestion, improve the mobility of vehicles, and ensure road safety through the smooth flow of traffic.
Furthermore, since the bypass will help reduce traffic dramatically on Route 10, which runs through part of
the Component Part, this project is also expected to reduce the adverse effects traffic may have on the
Component Part.

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Length: about 1,230 m
Width: 25.0 m, 4 lanes

Gionnosu

Figure 2: Planned Bypass Route to be Decided on the Urban Planning (wide area)

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Width: 25.0 m

Length to be changed: about 4,680 m

Length: about 3,340 m

Length: about 2,770 m;
15.5 m 4 lanes
Width:(Tunnel)(tunnel)Length: about 4,430 m

4 lanes

Urban planning road after change: about 5,910 m in length, 15.5 m in width, 4 lanes

L: 220m
W:16.5m L: 350m
～22.5m W:15.5m
4 lanes 4 lanes

Current Route Planned by Urban Planning Project

Buffer zone

Former plan
New planComponent part

Length: about 1,340 m

W: 16.0 m～19.5 m, 4 lanes

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Planned route (tunnel)

National Route10

Originally planned route

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Figure 3: Planned Route to be Decided on the Urban Planning (detailed)
2. Outstanding Universal Value of the heritage sites(1) The Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” is stated as follows: (Excerpts from the Statement of Outstanding Universal
Value in the Decision adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session):
A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region of southwest ofJapan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialisation from the West to a non-Western nation. The
rapid industrialisation that Japan achieved from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century was
founded on iron and steel, shipbuilding and coal mining, particularly to meet defence needs. The sites in theseries reflect the three phases of this rapid industrialisation achieved over a short space of just over fifty
years between 1850s and 1910.
The first phase in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu isolation period, at the end of Shogun era in the 1850s andearly 1860s, was a period of experimentation in iron making and shipbuilding. Prompted by the need to
improve the defences of the nation and particularly its sea-going defences in response to foreign threats,
industrialisation was developed by local clans through second hand knowledge, based mostly on Western
textbooks, and copying Western examples, combined with traditional craft skills. Ultimately most were
unsuccessful. Nevertheless this approach marked a substantial move from the isolationism of the Edo period,and in part prompted the Meiji Restoration.
The second phase from the 1860s accelerated by the new Meiji Era, involved the importation of Western
technology and the expertise to operate it; while the third and final phase in the late Meiji period (between
1890 to 1910), was full-blown local industrialisation achieved with newly-acquired Japanese expertise andthrough the active adaptation of Western technology to best suit Japanese needs and social traditions, on
local engineers and supervisors.

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Japan’s own terms. Western technology was adapted to local needs and local materials and organised by

Appendix h)-1 Progress report on the urban planning project road construction plan in the vicinity of Shuseikan(2) Shuseikan is categorised as the remains from the first phase of the three that reflect the aforementioned
Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution,” that is, the period ofexperimentation in iron and steel making. In terms of shipbuilding, it belongs to the first phase as well as thesecond phase that was the beginning of industrialisation when Western technology was directly imported.
(3) The elements (attributes) of Shuseikan that convey the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s
Meiji Industrial Revolution” are the aboveground and underground remains of the reverberatory furnace, theFormer Shuseikan Machinery Factory, the Former Kagoshima Foreign Engineers’ Residence, and the leat,
as well as the underground archaeological remains of the Site of the Kagoshima Spinning Mill.
3. Adverse effect of the route proposed for the urban planning project on the Component Partand its Buffer Zone
(1) Impacts on the Component Part
- The new bypass that this urban planning project is to build will be an underground national route throughthe hilly area to the northwest of the Component Part. It will be away from the Component Part itself, andthus the route will have no adverse effect on the elements (attributes) of Shuseikan that convey the
Outstanding Universal Value, or on any other physical elements (attributes) of the Component Part.
Therefore, it will not damage the Outstanding Universal Value of Shuseikan, which is one of the component
parts of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution”.
(2) Impacts on the Buffer Zone
- In this project, the bypass will be constructed outside of the Component Part. Part of the route will be set
out underground skirting the outer edge of the Component Part’s Buffer Zone, and its length will be very
limited. The section running through the lush hills behind the Component Part will be built by the tunnelling
method, and thus the new road will have no adverse effect on the Outstanding Universal Value in terms ofviews from inside the Component Part, or on the Buffer Zone designed to protect the setting of theComponent Part.
- If any adverse effect unforeseen at the moment starts to loom on the Component Part or its Buffer Zone,
we will look into it as an additional required task and take appropriate remedial actions.
4. Management process- The road plan has been discussed by a committee consisting of scholars and experts. To determine the route,interviews have been conducted with relevant government agencies and a wide range of private citizens.
- The plan was also discussed by the “Shuseikan Conservation Council” organised in accordance with the“General Principles and Strategic Framework of the Conservation and Management of the Sites of Japan’s
Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”
The “Shuseikan Conservation Council” is a body in which those engaging in the project exchange
information and opinions, and make decisions regarding the “Conservation Management Plan, Shuseikan”,
ways to improve approaches to implementation of the plan, and the monitoring for the state of conservationof the Component Part.
- The Kagoshima National Highway Office at the Kyushu Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism is also a member of the “Shuseikan Conservation Council” asthe administrator of the road. As it moves ahead with the project in stages, the Council will continue toshare information and conduct adequate discussions with the owner of the land, the Kagoshima Prefectural
Government, and the Kagoshima City Government. It will also ask the “Industrial Heritage Expert
for advice as necessary.

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Committee including Working Properties” organised by the Government of Japan (the Cabinet Secretariat)

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5. Conclusions- At the present moment, the route planned by the road construction project in the vicinity of the Component
Part, Shuseikan will not have any adverse impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites ofJapan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution” inscribed on the World Heritage List nor on the Buffer Zone designed
to protect the setting of the Component Part.
- The Kagoshima National Highway Office at the Kyushu Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, the Kagoshima Prefectural Government, the Kagoshima City
Government, and the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Japan will continue to meet for discussions
at the “Shuseikan Conservation Council” as the construction plan progresses.

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Heritage impact assessment report on the road bridge construction projectin the vicinity of Mietsu Naval Dock

Executive Summary
This paper is a Heritage Impact Assessment report drawn up by the Government of Japan on theroad bridge construction project at a site outside of and adjacent to the Buffer Zone of Mietsu Naval
Dock, a Component Part (Component ID: 5-1) of the World Heritage property, the “Sites of Japan’s
Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”
Because the elements (attributes) of Mietsu Naval Dock that hold the Outstanding Universal
Value of the World Heritage property are of underground archaeological remains and thegeographical features integrated therewith1), construction outside the property presents no potential
direct impact. In addition, the impact on the landscape is minimized by the design changes that havebeen made based on the assessment of the impact on the views from the Component Part. Sustained
discussions and collaborative work shall be made by and between the road administrator (Ministryof Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism) and the heritage administrator (Saga City).
1) Attributes: The elements that hold the Outstanding Universal Value (attributes) are documented for each
Component Part in the paper submitted to the ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) inNovember 2014, in response to the additional information request therefrom. Please refer to the attachment to thisHeritage Impact Assessment report.

1 Introduction(1) The object of this Heritage Impact Assessment report is the Component Part, Mietsu Naval
Dock (Component ID: 5-1), of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining,” which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2015.
(2) This Heritage Impact Assessment was conducted in accordance with the road bridge
construction and urban development plans and so forth, and with reference to the items set out
in the “Conservation Management Plan (CMP) of Mietsu Naval Dock” as a Component Part of
the World Heritage property and the opinions of experts from both Japan and overseas.
(3) In the process of formulating the above-mentioned plans and so forth, experts in the related
fields including landscape engineering, transportation engineering, structural engineering,
structure analyses, bridge engineering, ground engineering and so forth, participated in addition
to experts in the road construction and cultural property conservation.
(4) The central body of drawing up this Heritage Impact Assessment report is the Department ofIndustrial Heritage World Heritage Inscription, the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan.
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2 Overview of the proposed project(1) The proposed project is the construction of the Hayatsue River Bridge (Fig.2,3), which is to bebuilt at a site to the north of and adjacent to the Buffer Zone so as to constitute a part of the
Ariake Coastal Road, the commencement of the work of which is scheduled for December 2015.
(2) The construction work is to take place at a site outside of the area of the Component Part andoutside of the Buffer Zone as well.
(3) The newly constructed road section that includes the Hayatsue River Bridge is aimed at
supporting the smooth urban activities in the Fukuoka-Saga Urban Development Zone,
enhancing convenience for urban residents and ensuring a positive urban environment. It is
expected that this project will contribute enormously to energizing the industry, economy andculture of the entire Ariake Sea Coastal Region by creating a wide operation zone throughintegration with other sections (Fig.2).

5-1 Mietsu Naval Dock

5-1 Mietsu Naval Dock

Fig.1: Saga Area Location Map

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New road bridge construction site

Hayatsue River
General Road
2008.3.29 OpenRoad for Cars
2008.3.29 OpenAriake Sea Coastal Road (Length: 29.2km)

General Road
2008.3.29 OpenRoad for Cars
2012.9.9 OpenRoad for Cars
2009.3.14 OpenRoad for Cars
2008.3.29 OpenRoad for Cars
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Fig.2: Ariake Sea Coastal Road Explanatory Overview

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Hayatsue River

Ariake Sea Coastal Road

Component part
Buffer Zone

Fig.3: Hayatsue River Bridge Location Map

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3 Heritage Values(1) The Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron andSteel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” is stated as follows (excerpt from the Statement of
Outstanding Universal Value in the Decision adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its
39th session)
A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region ofsouthwest of Japan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialization from the Westto a non-Western nation. The rapid industrialization that Japan achieved from the middle ofthe 19th century to the early 20th century was founded on iron and steel, shipbuilding andcoal mining, particularly to meet defence needs. The sites in the series reflect the three phasesof this rapid industrialisation achieved over a short space of just over fifty years between
1850s and 1910.
The first phase in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu isolation period, at the end of Shogun era in
the 1850s and early 1860s, was a period of experimentation in iron making and shipbuilding.
Prompted by the need to improve the defences of the nation and particularly its sea-going
defences in response to foreign threats, industrialization was developed by local clans
through second hand knowledge, based mostly on Western textbooks, and copying Westernexamples, combined with traditional craft skills. Ultimately most were unsuccessful.
Nevertheless this approach marked a substantial move from the isolationism of the Edo
period, and in part prompted the Meiji Restoration.
The second phase from the 1860s accelerated by the new Meiji Era, involved theimportation of Western technology and the expertise to operate it; while the third and final
phase in the late Meiji period (between 1890 to 1910), was full-blown local industrializationachieved with newly-acquired Japanese expertise and through the active adaptation ofWestern technology to best suit Japanese needs and social traditions, on Japan’s own terms.
Western technology was adapted to local needs and local materials and organised by local
engineers and supervisors.
(2) The Mietsu Naval Dock is a shipbuilding site in the first phase and the remains of the initial
phase of the industrialisation where trial-and-error attempts were made in shipbuilding andrepair. It equipped the oldest dry dock in Japan used for training and the repair of Western-style
ships and operated from 1858 to 1871. The Mietsu Naval Dock was operated based on
knowledge and technologies that were acquired at the Nagasaki Naval Training Institute, which
was established by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1855 after the opening of the country following
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(3) The elements (attributes) of Mietsu Naval Dock that hold the Outstanding Universal Value ofAppendix h)-2 Heritage impact assessment report on the road bridge construction projectin the vicinity of Mietsu Naval Dock

the World Heritage property are archaeological remains of the wooden dry dock (theshipbuilding/repair dock and metal work section), the training ground section and the small
boat dock section as well as the geographical features integrated with those remains. The
Conservation Management Plan of the Component Part sets out the daily maintenance of theseelements (attributes) as follows:[Management by Saga City and Saga City Board of Education]
Elements (attributes) of the Component Part that will be conserved and managed date to
the period when Mietsu Naval Dock was in operation. These elements (attributes) provide
direct evidence of activities relating to shipbuilding and repair work as part of Saga Clan’sgoal to modernize through its own independent efforts. They consist of both buried remains
and geographical features, each of which is to be maintained and managed as follows.
As the Component Part has been designated as a National Historic Site based on the Law
for the Protection of Cultural Properties, all conservation and management work will comply
with the Plan for the National Historic Site Mietsu Naval Facility Site Property Management
Plan, which sets out guidelines on dealing with such things as changes to the Component
Part’s current state in areas where there are historic remains. In addition to this, all work will
be implemented in liaison and coordination with Saga City Board of Education, the site’sadministrator. (“Conservation Management Plan, Mietsu Naval Dock”, pp. 83 –84.）■Buried remains•Shipbuilding/repair docks and metal works section:
Stone remains, furnace remains (1.2), ditch remains, double–stranded furnace(crucible furnace), scrap pit revetment remains (main dock area), revetment remains(dock entrance area), river side revetment remains, construction soil
•Training ground section: Construction soil
•Small boat docks section: Construction soil, embankment
All buried remains have been secured with a sufficiently thick protective layer of 60 100 cm from the current ground surface, and are being maintained and managed so that
nothing can harm them. Therefore, as they will continue to be preserved in this good buried
state, measures will be taken for conservation and management which seek to maintain theircurrent state. In regard to remains that are made of wood in particular, such as revetment
remains, other than for the purpose of surveys, these remains will be left unexposed so as toprevent deterioration.
■Geographical features•Small boat docks section: Geographical features of inlet
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conservation and management which seek to maintain their current state on the assumptionof the area’s ongoing use as a fishing port.
(4) Additionally, the regulations applied to the Buffer Zone are set out as follows: (“Conservation
Management Plan, Mietsu Naval Dock”, p. 87.）
5.4.1 Conditions of the Buffer Zone that are to be maintained (benchmark of
regulation and protection)
The Buffer Zone contains land use divisions and geographical formations that evoke thelandscape when Mietsu Naval Dock was in operation. In order to protect the surroundingarea as the appropriate setting as the appropriate setting as seen from the Component Part,
controls will be placed on the establishment of structures that obstruct the visibility of thissetting.
5.4.2 Regulation and protection policy and overall plan in the Buffer Zone
In order to maintain the conditions set out in 5.4.1, which aims to protect the Component
Part, conservation measures will be taken along with the setting of appropriate boundaries
for the Buffer Zone.
In order that development activities which take place within the Buffer Zone do not harm
the Component Part’s value, appropriate regulations are to be put in place in accordance with
the River Act, the City Planning Act, the Landscape Act, the Act Concerning Establishmentof Agricultural Promotion Areas, and the Agricultural Land Act.
4 Assessment of the overall impact of the proposed construction work
(1)The proposed construction work in no way makes adverse impacts on the buried remains or thegeographical features integrated with those remains which constitute the elements (attributes)of the Outstanding Universal Value, and their integrity and authenticity, because theconstruction is to be carried out at a site outside of the Component Part.
(2) The view from the Component Part has been examined as part of the assessment although it is
not an element (attribute) of the Outstanding Universal Value. This is because the construction
work is planned at a site adjacent to the Buffer Zone, for which the Conservation Management
Plan sets out the consideration requirements concerning the conservation of the Buffer Zone
landscape.
(3) For the section of the Ariake Sea Coastal Road that includes the Hayatsue River Bridge, inMarch 2003, the Saga Prefectural and Saga City Governments began environmental
assessment on the urban planning in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment
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made on the “landscape”, which the Environmental Impact Assessment Act requires toinclude as an environmental assessment item:
In regard to the major view (landscape), a part of the bridge across the Hayatsue River will bevisually noticeable, while the embankment part will be assimilated into the scenery of themain urban area, thus, not visually noticeable. In any case, neither are presumed to block theskyline.
(4) Toward the inscription of the property on the World Heritage List, the “Advisory Committee
for the Consortium for the World Heritage inscription of Modern Industrial Heritage(Kyushu-Yamaguchi)”, established in December 2008 with experts from both Japan andoverseas, carried out site surveys at the Mietsu Naval Dock in April 2009 and April 2010.
The statement, “The construction project of the Ariake Coastal Road does not make any
impact on the values worthy of the World Heritage that the Mietsu Naval Dock holds,” wasmade by council member experts from overseas. Similar statements presuming no impact
were made during the 3rd Advisory Committee meeting mentioned above held in April 2009.
(5) In June 2009, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Cultural
Property Division of the Saga Prefectural Board of Education began collaborative studies
and discussions on the design of the Hayatsue River Bridge. The Cultural Property Divisionof the Saga Prefectural Board of Education conducted archaeological surveys in the area
including the periphery of the site where the construction of bridge piers was planned inparallel to discussions with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The
results of the archaeological surveys at present are described below. The archaeologicalsurvey for the site where the construction of the P5 bridge pier was planned was judged notnecessary because the site was within the water flow area and the existence of archaeologicalremains there was unlikely.
(6) The P6 bridge pier is located in the north edge of the Buffer Zone of the Component Part.
The construction site for this bridge pier is currently occupied by a community road, anirrigation channel and a housing area. In the archaeological surveys, remains were not foundin the survey zone 1. In the survey zone 2, a landform gently inclined toward the north was
found, but any archaeological remains of structures were not. (Fig.4) This survey zone 2 isthe location of farmland and a water channel shown in pictorial materials drawn in the 18th
century, from which the landform is thought to be a part of the vestige of the causeway orwater channel that were built at the edge of the farmland. While roof tiles and 17th-century
ceramicware were excavated from the periphery, none of artifacts related to the Mietsu Naval
Facility Site were excavated. From the above-described results of the archaeological survey,
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farmland and water channel that existed before the construction of the Mietsu Naval Dock

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(1858-1871), a consideration supported by the fact that no artifacts related to the Mietsu
Naval Dock were excavated. Therefore, it is thought that construction of the bridge piers
will have no impact on any archaeological remains related to the dock, which in any casewould be outside the Component Part.

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Hayatsue River

Ariake Sea Coastal Road

Survey zone 2

P6
Survey zone 1

Component part
Buffer Zone
Survey zone for P6
Other survey zone

P5

Fig. 4: Location Map of Archaeological Surveys Conducted in Conjunction with theConstruction of the Bridge Piers for the Ariake Sea Coastal Road

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(7) In July 2009, the Fukuoka National Highway Office of the Kyushu Regional Development
Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism established a conference
on “Discussions on the Basic Design” concerning the bridges across the Chikugo/Hayatsue
rivers that included experts, and held a total of four meetings by July 2011. Based on theoutcome of the conference and thorough consideration for the peripheral environment andlandscape of the site, the Fukuoka National Highway Office drew up its basic policy on thedesign of the bridges as a “Design Concept.”(8) In order to develop the “Discussions on the Basic Design” conference and scrutinize
technical matters comprehensively, the Fukuoka National Highway Office set up the “Ariake
Sea Coastal Road, Chikugo/Hayatsue River Bridges Design Study Committee” (hereinafterreferred to as “Committee”) in September 2011, together with the “Landscape
Subcommittee” and “Ground/Structure Subcommittee” for intensive technical studies. A
total of eight Committee meetings, five Landscape Subcommittee meetings, and four
Ground/Structure Subcommittee meetings were held. In those meetings, in-depth
discussions were conducted on the selection of the bridge types that fit the bridging
conditions and the design of each bridge pier from the perspective of landscape, ground, andstructure. In October 2014, a report was drawn up, and the process and outcome of the work
were released to the public. In the selection of the recommended bridge type in June 2012,
two open-houses were held to inform residents living along the road of the studies and works,
in which mock-ups and display panels were used to facilitate understanding.
(9) In the above Committee, six bridge types applicable to the bridging position: 1. Steel platedeck box girder bridge; 2. Steel arch bridge; 3. Cable-stayed bridge; 4. PC (Prestressed
concrete) Rahmen box girder bridge; 5. Extradosed bridge; 6. PC Cable-stayed bridge (Fig.
5), were subjected to comprehensive evaluations from the standpoint of economy, landscape,structure, workability, maintainability and manageability. In January 2012, they were
narrowed down to the following three types: 1. Steel plate deck box girder bridge; 2. Steelarch bridge; 3. Cable-stayed bridge.

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Plan 1

Steel plate deck box girder bridge

Approach section

Plan 2

River-crossing section

Steel arch bridge (Half-through)Approach section

River-crossing section

Approx. 25 m

Plan 3

Cable-stayed bridge
Approach section

River-crossing section

Approx. 50 m

Plan 4

PC Rahmen box girder bridge
Approach section

Plan 5

River-crossing section

Extradosed bridge
Approach section

River-crossing section

Approx. 30 m

Plan 6

PC Cable-stayed bridge
Approach section

River-crossing section

Approx. 50 m

Fig. 5: Six Bridge Types Applicable to the Bridging Position(10) In June 2012, the Committee assessed the impact on the landscape as follows in choosing the
Steel arch type (Plan 2) as the recommended bridge type (Fig.6).
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impact given by the bridge pier will be minimised. In addition, the section that crosses over theriver near Mietsu Naval Dock is designed using girders with a constant cross-section andminimized height so as to mitigate visual impact.

Front cross-sectional view of the road bridge

Visual impact to Mietsu Naval Dock
1. Steel plate deck box girder bridge

Steel plate deck box girder bridge

Mietsu Naval Dock
Related Section

Mietsu Naval Facility Site related section

Girder height is about 4 m, and the upper
structure gives a greater sense of visual
impact. Pier height is about 4 m, giving agreater sense of visual impact to Mietsu
Naval Dock.

Component Part

Steel arch bridge

2. Steel arch bridge

MietsuNaval Dock
Mietsu Naval Facility Site related section
Related Section

Girder height is controlled at about 3.5 m
which mitigates the visual impact. Halfthrough type arch design contributes to keeppier height at about 4 m and reduce the visual
impact.

Cable-stayed bridge

3. Cable-stayed bridge

Mietsu Naval Dock
Related Section

Mietsu Naval Facility Site related section

While girder height is controlled at about 3
m, pier height is about 12 m with main tower(about 40 m) built on top of it, which gives agreat sense of visual impact.

Fig. 6: Landscape Impact Assessment Conducted in the Selection of the Bridge Types(11) History of main studies and works
Discussions on the basic design of the Chikugo/Hayatsue river bridges
1st meeting

July 22, 2009

2nd meeting

February 9, 2010

3rd meeting

February 22, 2011

4th meeting

July 28, 2011
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Ariake Sea Coastal Road, Chikugo/Hayatsue River Bridges Design Study Committee
1st meeting

September 29, 2011

2nd meeting

December 1, 2011

3rd meeting

February 3, 2012

Open House

February 6 –10, 2012

4th meeting

March 8, 2012

Open House

June 23 –July 1, 2012

5th meeting

November 7, 2012

6th meeting

March 22, 2013

7th meeting

August 1, 2013

8th meeting

June 18, 2014

Open House

October 5–10, 2014

Landscape Subcommittee
1st meeting

October 30, 2011

2nd meeting

December 28, 2011

3rd meeting

February 22, 2012

4th meeting

July 18, 2013

5th meeting

March 17, 2014

Ground/Structure Subcommittee
1st meeting

November 17, 2011

2nd meeting

December 28, 2011

3rd meeting

July 23, 2013

4th meeting

March 18, 2014(12) As an additional measure to further alleviate the impact, the position of the bridge piers has
been reviewed as well. As a result, by extending the span between the piers, two bridge piers
located near the Component Part have been moved as follows: one has been moved into thewater flow area where the probability of the existence of archaeological remains is zero (P5);the other to a position farther away from the Component Part (P6) (cf. the bottom figure in
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Design in the Urban Planning in 2005-2007 (with embankment)

Hayatsue River

Design at the Beginning of the Project in 2008 (with bridge piers)

Hayatsue River

Present Design in 2015 (without bridge pier)Move into water flow area

P6

Hayatsue River

P5

Move to the other side of existingroad away from the riverP4

No change on
the ground form

Fig.7: Review on the pier positions(13) As a result of above-described design changes and so forth, the view from the Component Part

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View location: Hayatsue River Bridge (Completion Drawing)
位 Location
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Point 2. View from the Training Ground Section
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Completion Image

Fig. 8-3: View from the Training Ground Section

Point 3. View from the Small Boat Dock Section
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Point 4. View from the Small Boat Dock Section
Present

Completion Image

Fig. 8-5: View from the Small Boat Dock Section(14) Based on the results of surveys on the environmental colors of the bridge site and its periphery,the color of the bridge was narrowed down based on three main characteristics of color: 1. hue(name of color); 2. value (lightness); and, 3. chroma (intensity). Studies were made utilizing an
on-site check with painted plates and photomontage, and the color 5GY represented by Munsell
color system code and considered to fit in well with a green zone (which has colors within the
GY series) was found to match best. Thus, the bridge color matching up best with thecharacteristics of the location’s environment was chosen.
(15) According to guidelines set forth below in the “Conservation Management Plan, Mietsu Naval
Dock” (page 21), the heritage administrator (Saga City) has been adequately discussing matterswith the road administrator (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) to avoid
any potential impact of the bridge on the Component Part.
The northern area includes the river, agricultural land and embankment. And the Ariake Sea
Coastal Road (planned construction), which will run through the northern area of theComponent Part, is designated as the boundary. The road is the appropriate boundary to clearlyshow the change of views. Since the Ariake Sea Coastal Road will become a structure adjacentto the Buffer Zone, the design and colour of the bridge across the river should be carefully
considered not to affect the value of the Component Part in discussion with the roadadministrator (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism). (“Conservation

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5 Management Process(1) As mentioned above, thorough and in-depth discussions and studies on the impact of the Ariake
Sea Coastal Road Hayatsue Bridge of which construction is planned in the vicinity of Mietsu
Naval Dock and the measures to alleviate any impact have been made for many years among
the road administrator (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), the heritage
administrator (Saga City), experts, and others.
(2) A local conservation council has been set up in each district under the managing framework of
the World Heritage property, “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution,” where informationand opinions shall be communicated and decisions shall be made concerning conservation
management of the heritage and related matters. It is certain from the scheme illustrated belowthat the “Saga Conservation Council” (one of the “Local Conservation Councils” indicated in
the Fig.9) is a body capable of performing an adequate role in the process of implementing thisroad-bridge construction project.

Governance- Governance system and ExpertiseWH
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Cabinet Secretariat

National Committee ofConservation andManagement

Make decisions regarding serieswide issues•••

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Kagoshima
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Under Cabinet secretariat initiative,
with relevant ministries involved,
local governments implement theregulatory tools, etc. to securely
protect the OUV.
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Cabinet secretariat
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Local governments
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Governance system of the Strategic Framework

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in November 2014)(3) Both the Fukuoka and the Saga National Highway Offices of the Kyushu Regional
Development Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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themselves to maintain sufficient information-sharing and discussions with the heritage
administrator for future construction work. In addition, the Council is arranged to obtain advice
from the “Industrial Heritage Expert Committee (including Working Properties)” organized by
the Government of Japan (the Cabinet Secretariat) when needed.
(4) The “Saga Conservation Council” has made the assessment described below in past meetings,
and the contents of this Heritage Impact Assessment report have been discussed during theNovember 16, 2015 meeting as well.
With regard to the construction of the Ariake Sea Coastal Road planned at a site outside ofand adjacent to the Buffer Zone of the Mietsu Naval Dock, the road administrator, Ministry ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism shall proceed with road design with the bridge
structure in which the landscape is also taken into account. At present, no factor that
potentially impacts on the value of the Component Part has been found, thus the constructionof the bridge does not constitute a major environmental threat.
6 Conclusion(1) The construction project of the Ariake Sea Coastal Road Hayatsue Bridge will not have any
adverse impact on the Outstanding Universal Value, the integrity or authenticity of the World
Heritage property, the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”(2) The effort in design work to minimize the impact on the view from the Mietsu Naval Dock to
the proposed bridge has been made through the expert studies and the discussions between theroad administrator (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and the heritage
administrator (Saga City). The framework for continuous collaboration has been established aswell.
(3) As is stated above, the risk posed to the World Heritage Component Part by the project has beenassessed at zero.
7 Cited References
Ariake Coastal Road Chikugo/Hayatsue River Bridges design study committee. (October 2014).
Report of the Ariake Coastal Road Chikugo/Hayatsue River Bridges design study committee
Saga Prefecture, and Fukuoka Prefecture. (November 2007). Environmental Impact Assessment
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Attachment
The elements that hold the Outstanding Universal Value (attributes) of the “Sites ofJapan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining”
Area 1 Hagi
1-1 Hagi Reverberatory Furnace
1-2 Ebisugahana Shipyard
1-3 Ohitayama Tatara Iron
Works
1-4 Hagi Castle Town

Attributes
Twin chimneystacks and archaeological remains.
Breakwater-quay, and slipway and workshop area containingarchaeology.
Archaeological site of a traditional ironworks.

2-2 Terayama Charcoal Kiln
2-3 Sekiyoshi Sluice Gate of
Yoshino Leat

Original layout of feudal planned Castle Town, containing
hierarchical zones of deconstructed castle, moats, streets anddifferentiated residential districts.
Small wooden academy buildings.
Attributes
Garden setting containing a technological ensemble:
2.1.1 Reverberatory Furnace – Lower masonry section.
2.1.2 Former Machinery Factory – Stone-built hybrid WesternJapanese style turnery building.
2.1.3 Foreign Engineers' Residence – British colonial style house.
2.1.4 Site of Spinning Mill – Buried archaeological evidence.
2.1.5 Water supply – Stone-lined leats.
Traditional Japanese horseshoe-shaped masonry charcoal kiln.
Sekiyoshi Sluice Gate of Yoshino Leat – river catchment point andinflow end of the leat.

Area 3 Nirayama
3-1 Nirayama Reverberatory
Furnaces

Attributes
Two twin masonry and brick furnaces together with river and leat
off take point, plus archaeological potential.

Area 4 Kamaishi
4-1 Hashino Iron Mining andSmelting Site

Attributes
4.1.1 Blast Furnaces – masonry lower sections of three furnaces.
4.1.2 River and Leat – natural watercourse and stone lined leats
4.1.3 Office – stone-built foundation.
4.1.4 Roasting Pits – archaeological, excavated.
4.1.5 Shrine – stone monuments in forest setting (wooden gate is‘modern’).
4.1.6 Stone Quarry –cleaved stone outcrops.
4.1.7 Transport Network – ore pack-road and associated features.
4.1.8 Mining Site – opencast mine workings.
4.1.9 Forest – species restoration areas planned.
Attributes
Archaeological site incorporating buried, preserved, wooden dry
dock, area of naval training ground and the site (currently used byfishing boats) of a traditional boat dock.
Attributes
Intact masonry-faced quays, wharfs and slip dock elements
including rails and hauling engine house (brick and timber built)
containing original winch, steam engine and boiler.

1-5 Shokasonjuku Academy
Area 2 Kagoshima
2-1 Shuseikan

Area 5 Saga
5-1 Mietsu Naval DockArea 6 Nagasaki
6-1 Kosuge Slip Dock

6-2 Mitsubishi No.3 Dry Dock

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6-3 Mitsubishi Giant Cantilever
Crane

Landform dock structure, underground chamber with pumps andelectric motors, still in operation.
Steel crane, still in operation.

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6-4 Mitsubishi Former Pattern
Shop
6-5 Senshokaku Guest House
6-6 Takashima Coal Mine
6-7 Hashima Coal Mine
6-8 Glover House and Office
Area 7 Miike
7-1 Miike Coal Mine and MiikePort

7-2 Misumi West Port

Area 8 Yawata
8-1 The Imperial Steel Works,Japan
8-2 Onga River Pumping
StationBrick pattern shop.
Guest house, original contents and garden.
Shaft and archaeological foundations.
Island including artificial land apron, revetments and seawall,
mineshafts, adits/levels and fragmentary primary mining facilities.
House and garden.
Attributes
7.1.1 Miyanohara Pit –Shaft, steel headframe, brick-built winding
house (winding equipment in situ), buried archaeology of theDavey pump engine house and open, stone-lined, discharge
channel.
7.1.2 Manda Pit –Two shafts, steel headframe, brick winding house(winding equipment in situ), brick fan houses, workshop andancillary buildings and structures, standing and archaeological.
7.1.3 Coal Railway – Track bed, embankments and bridges.
7.1.4 Miike Port –Port design (‘hummingbird’ shape, enclosing
channel, harbour and inner basin), breakwaters-groins, quays andlock-sluice ensemble (including engine houses and in situ
equipment), customs house and railway track bed connection. Port
still operational.
Extensive stone quay frontage to reclaimed port land with drainage
channels and bridges, roads, residential and commercial buildings,
leading back to excavated mountainside.
Attributes
8.1.1 First Head Office – Brick building and setting.
8.1.2 Repair Shop – steel framed building, including cranes, still inuse.
8.1.3 Former Forge Shop –steel framed building.
Onga River Pumping Station – brick pumping station still in use.

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Progress report on the visitor facility (guidance facility)
being constructed in the adjacent area of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces
OutlineThis is a progress report drawn up by the Government of Japan and describes the state of progress inconstruction of the visitor facility, or the guidance facility (hereinafter referred to as the “Guidance Facility”),
which is under construction in the Buffer Zone adjacent to the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces (ID 3-1), one
Component Part of the World Heritage property, “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”

1. Introduction

The report describes the outline of the construction project of the Guidance Facility as a facility for providing

information to visitors. It also represents the positioning of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces in the
Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding
and Coal Mining.” Moreover, the report evaluates how the Guidance Facility construction project will impact
the Outstanding Universal Value and clarifies the management process, and then come to a conclusion.

2.

Outline of the Guidance Facility construction

 The Guidance Facility construction project is being carried out with the objective of constructing a main
facility capable of more appropriately sending out information, including the positioning of the Nirayama
Reverberatory Furnaces in the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial
Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” as well as the findings of research studies madethus far.
 The building site for the Guidance Facility is located on the land adjacent to the southeast side of theComponent Part, within the Buffer Zone.
 The building site had long been private land with two privately-owned buildings built on the site.
 To ensure that the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces will continue to be properly conserved in the future,
the Izunokuni City government decided to take possession of the building site, held consultations with thelandowner, and completed conversion of the site from private to public ownership in August 2014.
 Out of the two privately-owned buildings that had existed formerly, one was a private sales facility (partiallythree-story, steel-frame building). This building tended to significantly impair the front view of the
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces due to aging of the building itself which was constructed in 1989 anddeterioration of the environment.
 The other was a two-story, steel-frame building that was rented and utilised by the Izunokuni City
government as the property’s administration office engaged in such activities as the acceptance of visitors
and the displaying exhibits. However, the building of approximately 70 m2 in area used for service wassmall and inadequate to serve as a main facility capable of smoothly accepting visitors to the Component
Part of the World Heritage property and properly providing information.
 In light of the situation described above, having examined possible utilization policies as the landowner,
the Izunokuni City government decided to demolish both private buildings to launch the construction
project of the new Guidance Facility.
・ One-story, steel-frame building
・ Building area 608.51 m2, Total floor area 510.34 m2

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・ Height 7.3m, Height of the building’s eaves 4.8m
・ Museum utilities (exhibition room, multipurpose rooms, an office, restrooms)
・ Costs of land acquisition and property compensation: 404,958 (thousand yen)・ Construction work cost (including production cost of exhibition): 475,200 (thousand yen)・ Demolition of the existing buildings completed: September 2015
・ Construction started: September 2015 (under construction)
・ Operation is scheduled to start: December 2016

3.

Outstanding Universal Value as the World Heritage Sites and the Positioning of the Nirayama
Reverberatory Furnaces(1)The Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” is stated as follows. (Excerpt from the Statement of Outstanding Universal
Value in the Decision adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session)
A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region of southwest ofJapan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialization from the West to a non-Western nation.
The rapid industrialisation that Japan achieved from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century
was founded on iron and steel, shipbuilding and coal mining, particularly to meet defence needs. The sites
in the series reflect the three phases of this rapid industrialization achieved over a short space of just overfifty years between 1850s and 1910.
The first phase in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu isolation period, at the end of Shogun era in the 1850s andearly 1860s, was a period of experimentation in iron making and shipbuilding. Prompted by the need to
improve the defences of the nation and particularly its sea-going defences in response to foreign threats,
industrialisation was developed by local clans through second hand knowledge, based mostly on Western
textbooks, and copying Western examples, combined with traditional craft skills. Ultimately most were
unsuccessful. Nevertheless this approach marked a substantial move from the isolationism of the Edo
period, and in part prompted the Meiji Restoration.
The second phase from the 1860s accelerated by the new Meiji Era, involved the importation of Western
technology and the expertise to operate it; while the third and final phase in the late Meiji period (between
1890 to 1910), was full-blown local industrialization achieved with newly-acquired Japanese expertise andthrough the active adaptation of Western technology to best suit Japanese needs and social traditions, onJapan’s own terms. Western technology was adapted to local needs and local materials and organised by
local engineers and supervisors.
Out of the three phases reflecting the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji
Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining”, the Nirayama Reverberatory
Furnaces are one Component Part belonging to the first phase (a period of experimentation in ironmaking and shipbuilding in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu isolation period, at the end of Shogun era in the
1850’s and early 1860’s) and represent the iron and steel making elements.
The elements (attributes) of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces consist of three sections, (1) thereverberatory furnaces themselves, (2) the underground archaeological remains, and (3) the river section,
which all contribute to the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial
Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.”

Evaluation of the Overall Impact of the Guidance Facility Construction on the Component Part The construction of the Guidance Facility is underway outside of the Component Part area. Therefore, there

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will be no physical effect on the three sections, (1) the reverberatory furnaces themselves, (2) theunderground archaeological remains, and (3) the river section, which are elements (attributes) contributing
to the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.” The Guidance Facility being constructed meets the standards of size, height, colors of outer walls, etc. set
forth in the Izunokuni City Landscape Ordinance.
 When drawing up the plan for the Guidance Facility, utmost consideration was given to its impact on the
Component Part’s landscape as follows. As a consequence, the surrounding environment including the front
view of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces will be significantly improved compared with theenvironment before the construction of the Guidance Facility.
・ Since the front view of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces was significantly impaired by the private
sales facility and the administration office that previously existed, Guidance Facility is being
constructed in the westernmost area of the building site and in front of the Guidance Facility a green
lawned area would be established for landscaping.
・ While the height of the sales facility previously existed was 12.7m, that of the Guidance Facility underconstruction is 7.3m, thereby leading to a considerable reduction in both height and volume of thebuilding.
・ The outer walls of the conventional sales facility were mostly white with high brightness and had a lotof writing, signs, and so on representing the store name on their surfaces. On the other hand, with aview to harmonizing with the surrounding environment, the outer walls of the Guidance Facility being
built are dark brown using corten steel without any writing or signs.
 The Guidance Facility is situated on the path visitors follow when moving from the parking lot to theComponent Part. Therefore, exhibitions in the Guidance Facility should enable visitors to receive and fully
understand information about the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces contributing to the Outstanding
Universal Value of the World Heritage property before touring it.
・ As the Guidance Facility is characterized by its function of guiding visitors to the Reverberatory
Furnaces and offering information and displaying exhibits to visitors beforehand, the basic policies
for the exhibition are to arouse the interest of the visitors, to convey a viewpoint visitors are supposed
to take when touring, and to deepen their understanding of the Component Part.
・ To reflect the latest findings of research studies in the exhibits, exhibition methods that can be updated
will be employed.
・ Using approaches including theater direction positioned as a “three-dimensional theater of thereverberatory furnaces”, the exhibition is aimed at deepening the understanding of visitors visually.
 Decisions on the Guidance Facility, the contents of its exhibitions, etc. mentioned above were made under
the guidance and advice of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan during the decisionmaking process, reflecting discussion with experts and advice from the viewpoint of those experts who aremembers of the “Izunokuni City Historic Site, Etc. Maintenance Investigation Committee” and its relevant
subcommittees, namely the “Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces Maintenance Subcommittee” and the“Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces World Heritage Subcommittee”.

5.

Management process As mentioned above, the Guidance Facility construction project is being carried out by Izunokuni City
those held at above mentioned expert committee meetings.

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At the same time, the construction project is approved by the “Nirayama Conservation Council”
established under the “General Principles and Strategic Framework for Conservation Management ofthe ‘Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.’” 1
The “Nirayama Conservation Council” is an organisation to exchange information and opinions with
relevant parties on any matters related to the “Conservation Management Plan, Nirayama Reverberatory
Furnaces”, its implementation methods, improvement methods when an issue arises, and monitoring of
the condition of the Component Part, and to render pertinent decisions.

 Thus, the Guidance Facility construction project is being carried out under proper management from theinitial planning phase to the current implementation phase of the project.

6.

Conclusion As mentioned above, the Guidance Facility construction project is of a great help in understanding the
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces that contribute to Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's
Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining”, and there is no problem withthe evaluation of the overall impact of the Guidance Facility construction on the Component Part and the
management process.
 Consequently, the Guidance Facility construction project will not have any negative impact on the
Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.” Furthermore, implementing this project will greatly contribute to restriction of development in the adjacentarea of the Reverberatory Furnaces as well as improvement of the landscape of the component part throughefforts in taking the building site into public ownership and demolishing the aging buildings, and so on.

Japan

3-1 Nirayama
Reverberatory Furnaces

Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining ’”; Conservation Management Plan (CMP) attached to the nomination document

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Component
Part

New Guidance Facility
Surrounding Area
Figure 1: Location

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SquareParking Lot

Guidance
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Nirayama
Reverberatory
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Figure 2: Layout of the Facilities in the Adjacent Area of the Component Part

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Exhibition
Room
Multipurpose
Room 2Multipurpose
Room 1

Ground Plan

Elevation View

Cross Section【Outline of the Guidance Facility】
・One-story, steel-frame building
・Building area 608.51m2, Total floor area 510.34 m2
・Height 7.3m, Height of the building’s eaves 4.8m
・Museum utilities (exhibition room, multipurpose rooms, an office, toilets)
・Construction started: September 2015 (under construction)
・Operation is scheduled to start: December 2016

Figure 3: Plan, Elevation and Section of the Guidance Facility

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Road to Reverberatory Furnaces: History of
the Construction and Nirayama

Three-dimensional Theater

Leave (for Reverberatory Furnaces)
Whole picture of Reverberatory Furnaces
Coming to know everything about them

Prologue: Transition tomodernization

Nirayama Reverberatory
Furnaces & World Heritage

Enter(from the Parking Lot)

Facility’s line of flow and exhibition layout

Outline of “Three-dimensional Theater of the Reverberatory Furnaces”

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Using architectural space, the history and technologies of the Nirayama
Reverberatory Furnaces are represented with dynamic and powerful image
contents.
● Direction through a “media mix” approach
Direction through media mix putting together image contents, modeling of theReverberatory Furnaces, and lighting in the entire space enables visitors toexperience the bodily sensation of the Reverberatory Furnaces.
● Utilization of latest CG
The image contents are produced in consultation with a variety of experts on history
and technological history. The Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces are revived withthe latest CG technology.

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Figure 4: Outline of the Exhibition in the Guidance Facility

Picture taken before launching the project (in November 2014)

Perspective drawing after completing the project

Figure 5: Comparison Before and After Construction Completion
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Visitor centre/facility (guidance facility) opened in December 2016at the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces
Background and Outline
The World Heritage Committee brought up Recommendations a) to h) on Decision: 39 COM 8B. 14 related to
the World Heritage listings for the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding
and Coal Mining. In Recommendation h), the Committee requested the Government of Japan to submit astate of conservation report in accordance with paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines for the

Implementation of the World Heritage Convention on four development projects1 for buffer zones andvicinities. The Government responded by submitting the state of conservation reports on three2 of the four
above projects on November 30, 2015, to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
This information augments the Progress Report on the Visitor Facility (Guidance Facility) being Constructed
Adjacent to the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces that was submitted about a proposal to expand and build
a visitor facility (Guidance Facility) in the buffer zone of Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces (Area 3
Nirayama, Component part 3-1), presenting the current statuses of relevant facilities completed and opened
in December 2016.

1.

Background of new Guidance Facility construction

 The Guidance Facility construction project is being carried out with the objective of constructing a main
facility for visitors capable of more appropriately sending out information, including the Outstanding
Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and
Coal Mining,” the positioning of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces in the Value, and the findings ofresearch studies made thus far.
 The construction of Guidance Facility started on August 1, 2015, and was completed on November 30,
2016. It opened on December 11, 2016.

2.

Before and after construction of Guidance Facility

 Prior to the Guidance Facility construction, a privately owned three-story sales facility and a two-story
administrative office building were adjacent to the area of World Heritage component parts, significantly
impairing the front view of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces. To construct the Guidance Facility,
however, these two buildings were demolished, with the height and capacity of the new Guidance Facility
being dramatically reduced. As shown in Photograph 1, the surrounding environment that includes thefront view of the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces was improved significantly after construction of
the Guidance Facility, which included a new lawn space out front.
 Further, before construction of the new Guidance Facility an administrative office covering around 70 m2

Shuseikan road construction, (2) Mietsu Naval Dock road construction, (3) a new anchorage facility at Miike Port, and (4) upgrading ordeveloping visitor facilities, requesting the Government of Japan to submit a report in accordance with Paragraph 172 of the Operational
Guidelines of Implementation of the World Heritage Convention.

2 Projects (1), (2) and (4) mentioned in Note 1.

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1 World Heritage Committee Decision: 39COM 8B.14 4-h）presented a development plan with four project proposals. These were (1)Appendix h)-3-2 Visitor centre/facility (guidance facility) opened in December 2016at the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces

was used in such activities as accepting visitors and displaying exhibits. The new Guidance Facility
devotes about 230 m2 to exhibits and a video area out of a total floor space of 510.34 m2, significantly
increasing and improving information to visitors.

Before construction (November 2014)

After construction (June 2017)
Photo 1: Before and after new Guidance Facility construction

3.

Interpretation (exhibits)

 The Guidance Facility distributes pamphlets at the reception desk, information including the Outstanding
Universal Value of overall World Heritage sites and the positioning of the Nirayama Reverberatory
Furnaces.
 Information also encompasses videos and exhibits presenting the historical background to the constructionof the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces, the cannon manufacturing process, and conservation efforts
since operations were suspended through today. The content provides a full history of component parts.
 After gaining knowledge by seeing the videos and exhibits at the Guidance Facility, visitors can tour the
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces with local guides to learn more (Fig. 1).
and Coal Mining on the World Heritage List near the entrance of Guidance Facility contributes to visitor
understanding.

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 The memorial inscription of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, ShipbuildingAppendix h)-3-2 Visitor centre/facility (guidance facility) opened in December 2016at the Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces

Legends
ScopeComponent parts scope
Visitor route
Access route(3) Northeastern
park
梅 園

(2) Component part
scope(1) Guidance Center

駐車場

Lawn space(4) Viewpoint on Southern
tea plantation

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Photo 2: Exterior of Guidance Facility

Appendix h)-4 Report on new Visitor Center in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town
(Component Part 1-4, Area 1 Hagi)

Report on new Visitor Center in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town
(Component Part 1-4, Area 1 Hagi)
The Government of Japan prepared this document on the new visitor center in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle
Town (Component part 1-4) as a component part of the World Heritage property, Sites of Japan's Meiji
Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.

1.

Introduction
This document first outlines the launch of the Visitor Center to provide visitors with information. It thenclarifies the positioning of Area 1 Hagi and Hagi Castle Town in the Outstanding Universal Value of theSites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. It also clarifies
an assessment of the impact opening of the Visitor Center on the Outstanding Universal Value and the priorconsensus-building process related to this project.

2. Outline of the Visitor Center(1) Background to opening of the Visitor Center The Visitor Center was opened as a prime facility for visitors to better convey the Outstanding Universal
Value of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal
Mining, the positioning of five component parts in Area 1 Hagi in terms of the Outstanding Universal
Value, their attributes, and other information.
 The Visitor Center opened on March 4, 2017, as part of Hagi Meiringakusha, a facility where tourists
visiting Hagi City first encounter such information as city sightseeing spots, history and culture.
 The buildings of Hagi Meiringakusha are refurbished wooden buildings of Hagi City Meirin Elementary
School, founded in 1885, whose classrooms are used as exhibitions spaces. It is also built on the area
designated as a National Historic Site of Hagi Meirinkan, a school of the Hagi Clan.
 The four two-story school buildings were built in 1935. As shown in Figure 4, the No.1 (main) andNo.2 school Buildings were restored on this occasion. As well as maintaining the initial exterior
appearance of the old school, restoration included undertaking seismic reinforcement and repairing
outdoor structures. The former school playground was converted into a parking area for the facility.
 As part of restorations to two old school buildings, the following facilities were set up in the mainbuilding out front. They included: A) Tourist Information Center, B) Exhibition room for Hagi
Meirinkan, C) Exhibition room for Meirin Elementary School, D) Reproduction of elementary
school classroom interior with furniture and fixtures, E) Information center for Hagi Geopark
Concept1. The east half of the second old school building (No. 2 Building) was refurbished as F)
World Heritage Visitor Center, and the west half was turned into G) Bakumatsu Museum.

view to certification as a Japanese Geopark in 2018.

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1 Hagi Geopark Concept: In line with this concept, Hagi City is undertaking conservation, education, and local promotion initiatives with aAppendix h)-4 Report on new Visitor Center in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town
(Component Part 1-4, Area 1 Hagi)

The Bakumatsu Museum showcases such scientific and technological historical items as cannons andguns, as well as medical, astronomical and mechanical instruments from the end of the Edo period
through the Meiji Restoration. It also serves to explain the historical background of five component
parts in Area 1 Hagi of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution.
 The outline of F) World Heritage Visitor Center is as follows:
Structure:

Wooden two-story building

Building area:

913.38 m2 (total floor area; 1,770.32 m2)

Facilities:

Exhibition space and bathroom

Project costs:

Refurbishment costs for No. 2 Building: 731,490,000 yen(of which the costs for exhibition space of World Heritage
Visitor Center were 135,570,000 yen)

Refurbishment period:

FY2015 to FY2016

 Hagi City is looking into repairing the third and fourth old school buildings (Figure 4).

Figure 2:Front of refurbished World Heritage Visitor Centerat Hagi Meiringakusha

Figure 1:Location of Area 1 Hagi of Sites of Japan's
Meiji Industrial Revolution

Ohitayama Tatara
Iron Works
Ebisugahana Shipyard
Hagi
Reverberatory
Furnaces

Shokasonjuku
AcademyHagi Museum

World Heritage Visitor Center(Hagi Meiringakusha)
Hagi Castle Town

Buffer zone

Figure 3

Location of component parts of Area 1 Hagi and the World Heritage Visitor Center

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Building No.4
Building No.3

Building No.2
Old wooden
school building No. 1

World Heritage Visitor Center

Figure 4 Four old wooden school buildings and World Heritage Visitor Center

World Heritage
Visitor Center

Car Park

Main Gate

Southeast
Gate

National Historic Site of Meirinkan,a school of the Hagi Clan
Figure 5 Site and building map of Hagi Meiringakusha, where World Heritage Visitor Center is located Overall route for Hagi Meiringakusha
Visitors to Hagi Meiringakusha pass through the main building (Building No.1) entrance fromthe main gate or the southeast gate and obtain tourist information at the A) Tourist Information
Elementary School, D) Reproduction of elementary school classroom interior with furniture and719

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fixtures, and E) Information center for Hagi Geopark Concept. They will go to Building No. 2 (whichcharges an entry fee) to visit F) the World Heritage Visitor Center and G) the Bakumatsu Museum.
1.

Route for visitors coming by car
Park in car park  Walk  Main Building  Building No. 2

2.

Route for visitors coming by footEnter from the Southeast Gate or the main gate  Main Building  Building No. 2(2) Before and after opening
The following photographs show before and after the World Heritage Visitor Center opened. To open thatfacility, the old school building was seismically reinforced, the building interior and exterior was
refurbished, and exhibition fixtures were installed in each classroom.
BeforeAfterExterior
Classroom interior
Corridor interior

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Figure 6 Old Meirin Elementary School exterior and interiorAppendix h)-4 Report on new Visitor Center in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town
(Component Part 1-4, Area 1 Hagi)(3) Interpretation (exhibits)
F) World Heritage Visitor Center

2nd floorG) Bakumatsu Museum

1st floor
Figure 7Exhibit layout in World Heritage Visitor Center in No. 2 BuildingOutlines of exhibits (see Figure 7 numbers)
 Hagi as the origin of the Meiji Restoration and the history ofmodernization of Japan
Video presentation of how Hagi contributed to the Japan's
modernization and industrial revolution.
 World Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
Introducing the Outstanding Universal Value of the Sites ofJapan's Meiji Industrial Revolution and the positioning of the 23
Component Parts and Area 1 Hagi.
 Mid 19th century industrialization around the world and inJapan: A platform for experimentations
Explaining Japan's situation at the time and how Hagi Castle
Town was a place of experimentation early in the nation's
industrialization.
 Iron-making and shipbuilding - the challenges tomodernization
Explaining the Hagi Reverberatory Furnaces, Ebisugahana
Shipyard, and Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works as symbolizing theindependent modernization experiments of the Hagi (Choshu)
Clan at the end of the Edo period.
 Shoin Yoshida, a pioneer in engineering education
Presenting Shoin Yoshida as a pioneering advocate of theimportance of educating about engineering and head of the
Shokasonjuku Academy in Hagi.
 Meiji Industrialization and the Choshu Five

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Visitor route (see Figure 7 numbers)
1st floor

2nd floor  

1st floor 

GuidesLocating several guides on each floor to explain exhibits to visitors.

3. The Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage property and positioning of Area 1
Hagi and Hagi Castle Town therein
The Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel,
Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” is stated as follows: (Excerpts from the Statement of Outstanding Universal
Value in the Decision: 39COM 8B.14 adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session in 2015):"A series of industrial heritage sites, focused mainly on the Kyushu-Yamaguchi region of southwest of Japan, represent the first successful transfer of industrialization from the West to a nonWestern nation. The rapid industrialization that Japan achieved from the middle of the 19th century
to the early 20th century was founded on iron and steel, shipbuilding and coal mining, particularly tomeet defence needs. The sites in the series reflect the three phases of this rapid industrialisationachieved over a short space of just over fifty years between 1850s and 1910.
The first phase in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu period, at the end of Shogun era in the 1850s and early
1860s, was a period of experimentation in iron making and shipbuilding. Prompted by the need to
improve the defences of the nation and particularly its sea-going defences in response to foreign
threats, industrialisation was developed by local clans through second hand knowledge, based
mostly on Western textbooks, and copying Western examples, combined with traditional craft
skills. Ultimately most were unsuccessful. Nevertheless this approach marked a substantial movefrom the isolationism of the Edo period, and in part prompted the Meiji Restoration.
The second phase from the 1860s accelerated by the new Meiji Era, involved the importation ofWestern technology and the expertise to operate it; while the third and final phase in the late Meiji
period (between 1890 to 1910), was full-blown local industrialisation achieved with newly-acquired
Japanese expertise and through the active adaptation of Western technology to best suit Japaneseneeds and social traditions, on Japan’s own terms. Western technology was adapted to local needs
and local materials and organised by local engineers and supervisors."
Of the three phases reflecting the Outstanding Universal Value of the “Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial
Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining, Area 1 Hagi has five component parts belonging
to the first phase (experimentation in steel making and shipbuilding in the pre-Meiji Bakumatsu period from the1850s to early 1860s). The World Heritage Visitor Center opened in the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town as
one of the component parts of the Area.

4. Impact of opening of World Heritage Visitor Center on Hagi Castle Town
Opening the World Heritage Visitor Center made it possible to maintain two wooden school buildings built
in 1935 as their exteriors were, at the center of the buffer zone of Hagi Castle Town. This enabled722

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(Component Part 1-4, Area 1 Hagi)The exterior of World Heritage Visitor Center is in keeping with that of the Meirin Elementary School
wooden building. Restoration reversed much of the exterior dilapidation of the buildings with age.

The location of World Heritage Visitor Center is on the National Historic Site of Hagi Meirinkan, aschool of the Hagi Clan (Figure 5). The wooden school building was restored for the center,eliminating the need to construct a concrete structure, so underground archaeological remains can bepreserved.



For World Heritage Visitor Center exhibits, expert supervision by historical curators of the Hagi
Museum (Figure 3) under the jurisdiction of Hagi City was augmented with instructions and guidancefrom the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of Japan as needed.

Hagi City set up an exploratory committee of 15 citizens to formulate a policy on using the old wooden
school buildings as a tourist site and providing exhibition areas for historical and cultural artifacts.
Restoration and refurbishment to open the World Heritage Visitor Center was in keeping with a policy
determined through such a civic consensus.

5. Process for building a prior consensus relating to this project

As mentioned in the above, the opening of World Heritage Visitor Center was in keeping with a civic
policy decision, and specific exhibits were based on instructions and guidance from the Cabinet Secretariat
and expert supervision.

At the same time, installation was approved by the Hagi Conservation Council in line with the General
Principles and Strategic Framework for the Conservation and Management of Sites of Japan's Meiji
Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. The Hagi Conservation Council isa decision-making institution that exchanges information and views with relevant stakeholders on suchmatters as the Hagi Area Conservation Management Plan for five component parts, formulating
implementation methods and solutions if there are any issues, and monitoring the state of conservationof each component part.



The opening of World Heritage Visitor Center in Hagi City was thus based on appropriate consensus
building from the initial stage in determining policy through implementation of the project.

6. Conclusion

As explained, the World Heritage Visitor Center opening project contributes significantly tounderstanding the Outstanding Universal Value of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution:
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining as a whole, as well as Area 1 Hagi and the fivecomponent parts included. The Center has presented no issues in terms of any adverse impact on
cultural properties or the consensus building process.



The World Heritage Visitor Center opening project thus poses no threat to the Outstanding Universal
Value of the World Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding
and Coal Mining.
Further, the project has contributed greatly to controlling development in the buffer zone and toconserving and improving the landscape.

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