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The 10 Best Monuments & Statues in Shimonoseki, Chugoku
Shimonoseki (下関市, Shimonoseki-shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.
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1. The Site of Dannoura Battlefield
2. Juntetsudokinembutsu Sekikama Kammonkoro Shimonoseki Tetsudosanbashi Ato
3. Bankotsuto
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Reviewed By surambo3 - Shimonoseki, Japan
There was a siginificant society change in Japan about 150 years ago. Fuedalim by Shogun ended, and the political system was restrutured placing the empelor at the center. In the process, there are many people who fought and died. This is a memorial cenotaph for such people. It was surrounded by many stones that names and places were inscribed. 約150年前、日本で大きな社会変革がありました。将軍による封建制度が終わり、天皇を中心に据えた政治制度に構造改革されました。その過程で、多くの人が戦い、死んでいきました。これは、その人たちのための慰霊碑になります。たくさんの石で囲まれており、名前や場所が彫られています。
4. Monument for Shinsaku Takasugi's End of Life
5. St. Francis Xavier Shimonoseki Jorikunoji
6. Song Monument of Wakayama Bokusui
7. Shiraishi Shoichiro Former Residence Site
8. Youth Symphony Monument
9. Heike Odori no Gunzo Statues
10. Saito Mokichi Monument
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