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<< Our Photo Pages >> Genkō-Bōrui - Artificial Mound in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 04 February 2024  Page Views: 97

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Genkō-Bōrui Alternative Name: Genko-Borui 元寇防塁
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.773 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Fukuoka (Fukuoka prefecture)  Nearest Village: Fukuoka 福岡
Latitude: 33.584210N  Longitude: 130.352940E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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
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Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Nishijin 7-chōme site (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Kyūshū
"Gen Kō Bō Rui" mean Yuan's Attack Defending Base.

Defensive stone wall built along Fukuoka bay in 1276 CE after the 1st Mongolian (Kubla Khan's Yuan dynasty) invasion in 1274. 20km length, 2m height, 2m thickness. Its defensive potential was proved during the 2nd attack in 1281. Kamakura shogunate maintained it until its fall in the mid 12th C. Since then the wall was buried in beach sand and re-used for the construction of Fukupka-jō castle during 1601-07.
At following points, parts of the wall are preserved or signposted :
  1. Hakomatsu (筥松) 4-chōme 33.62914N,130.42744E Jizō-Matsubara Kōen (地蔵松原公園) playground, signpost and monument only
  2. Hakozaki (箱崎) 6-chōme 33.62640N,130.42561 ex-Kyūshū University Hakozaki Campus (九州大学箱崎キャンパス) vacant land, fenced keep-off area
  3. Hakozaki 1-chōme 33.61467N,13.42253E Hakozaki-gū (筥崎宮) shrine, anchor stones of Mongolian battleships are placed
  4. Naraya-machi (奈良屋町) 33.59904N,130.40681E Hakata Shōgakkō (博多小学校) elementary school, underground preservation room (only open on Sunday 10:00-17:00, admission free)
  5. Tōjin-machi (唐人町) 3-chōme 33.59457N,130.37105E Daien-ji (大円寺 大圓寺) temple, fragment
  6. Chigyō (地行) 2-chōme 33.58856E,130.36356E fenced vacant lot, signpost only
  7. Nishijin (西新) 6-chōme 33.58430N,130.35422E courtyard of lecture house no.1 of Seinan Gakuin University (西南学院大学), moved and reconstructed (only open on weekdays 9:00(10:00 summer vacation period)-17:00, admission free)
  8. Nishijin 6-chōme 33.58421N,130.35294 vacant lot in front of gymnasium of Seinan Gakuin University, dug-up
  9. Momochi (百道) 1-chōme 33.58381N,130.34952E cemetery, outcrop
  10. Odo (小戸) 1-chōme 33.59267N,130.32283E vacant land in front of Marinoa City Fukuoka (マリノアシティ福岡) shopping centre, earthen mound
  11. Odo 3-chōme 33.59107N,130.31389E Odo Kōen (小戸公園) seaside park, signpost only
  12. Iki-no-Matsubara (生の松原) 33.58578N,130.30841E Iki-no-Matsubara Kaigan Shinrin Kōen (生の松原海岸森林公園) seaside park, replica
  13. Imajuku-ekimae (今宿駅前) 33.58018N,13028020E Nagatare Kaisui-yokujō (長垂海水浴場) bathing beach, outcrop
  14. Imazu (今津) 33.61021N,130.25279E Nagahama Kaigan (長浜海岸) beach, outcrop and dug-up


According to the Wikipedia article in Japanese, there is unexcavated defensive wall lies on the northern shore of Nagasaki prefecture (40-50km).


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Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan The distribution of the ruins (Vote or comment on this photo)

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Imazu site (Vote or comment on this photo)

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Imajuku-ekimae site (Vote or comment on this photo)

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Iki-no-Matsubara site (Vote or comment on this photo)

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Odo 3-chome (Vote or comment on this photo)

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Odo 1-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Momochi 1-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Nishijin 6-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Chigyō 3-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Tōjin-machi 3-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Naraya-machi site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Hakozaki 1-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Hakozaki 6-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Hakomatsu 4-chōme site

Genkō-Bōrui
Genkō-Bōrui submitted by Aska

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