, or simply Tennōzan, is a mountain in
Ōyamazaki, Kyoto
is a town located in Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,452 and a density of 2,600 persons per km². The total area is 5.97 km².
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, Japan. The name originates from a shrine on the mountain dedicated to Gozutennō.
History
Throughout history, the mountain was a place of great strategic importance due to its location. Many wars were fought on its sides, including the
Battle of Yamazaki between
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...
and
Akechi Mitsuhide
, first called Jūbei from his clan and later from his title, was a Japanese ''samurai'' general of the Sengoku period best known as the assassin of Oda Nobunaga. Mitsuhide was a bodyguard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and later a successful general under ...
.
Due to its strategic location the Japanese phrase was born.
References
External links
Tennozan
History of Kyoto Prefecture
Yamashiro Province
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