Kamaishi is an iron making town where the blast furnace, the first of this type in Japan, was built. Nearby is the primary tourist attraction is “Kamaishi Dai-Kannon,” the big statue of Kannon or Goddess of Mercy (観音像), which is 48.5-m high that overlooks the intricate Bayof Kamaishi. Enshrined inside are 33 small wooden Kannon statues.
It started off with a multimedia presentation on the history of the iron and steel industry of the country where the first furnace was built. Yes, we saw the replica at the museum too. There were collections that illustrate the development of the industry in the country, too; including samples of materials extracted and products in its early days at the exhibition areas. Unfortunately, all the explanations were in Japanese which most of us could not quite make-out the essences of the presentation. It ended up as another site to take photographs. What a pity.
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