Mitsubishi Former Pattern Shop

三菱長崎造船所旧木型場

Est. 90Nagasaki, Kyushu

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Overview

An 1898 shipyard building now functioning as a museum for Japan's shipbuilding history.

Built in 1898, this is the oldest surviving building at the Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard. It originally housed the production of wooden casting patterns for ship parts. Today, it serves as an excellent museum displaying the heavy machinery and technological timeline of Japan's shipbuilding revolution.

Local tips

Because this museum sits inside an active industrial shipyard, you must take the mandatory free shuttle bus from Nagasaki Station to enter.

Practical info

Japanese name: 三菱長崎造船所旧木型場
Nearest station: Nagasaki Station (15 min shuttle bus)

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