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<< Other Photo Pages >> Akama Shrine Fukuoka - Ancient Temple in Japan

Submitted by TheDruid-3X3 on Sunday, 21 February 2021  Page Views: 513

Multi-periodSite Name: Akama Shrine Fukuoka Alternative Name: 赤間神宮, Akama Jingū
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 1.983 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Shimonoseki  Nearest Village: Kitakyushu
Latitude: 33.959167N  Longitude: 130.948611E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Akama Shrine Fukuoka
Akama Shrine Fukuoka submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : The Entrance Gate to the Akama Shrine. Image source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akama_Shrine (Vote or comment on this photo)
Akama Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Antoku, a Japanese emperor who died as a child in the Battle of Dan-no-ura (aka Dannoura), which occurred nearby in 1185. This battle was important in the history of Japan because it brought an end to Genpei War in which the Minamoto clan defeated the rival Taira clan, and ended the Taira bid for control of Japan.

The shrine is situated on the waterfront of the Kanmon Strait, between the centre of Shimonoseki and the tourist restaurants of Karato, Kanmon Wharf. The bright red main gate makes it a very visible sight.

It is because of this story that the Legend of the Heiki Crab which as said to be the Spirits of the vanquished Taira Clan Samurai which is depicted in the Carl Sagan Cosmos Series.
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Akama Shrine Fukuoka
Akama Shrine Fukuoka submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : Some Graves in the Akama Shrine of the Taira Heiki Warriors who Died at the Sea Battle of Dan-No-Ura. Image source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akama_Shrine (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akama Shrine Fukuoka
Akama Shrine Fukuoka submitted by TheDruid-3X3 : The Akama Jinja Shrine built to Honor the Tair Heiki Warriors and their Drowned Tenno Emperor Antoku. Image source Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akama_Shrine (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Akama Shrine Fukuoka by Runemage on Wednesday, 24 February 2021
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There's more information and a forum discussion about this and other Japanese sites here https://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=8304&forum=1

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