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Ōmeguri-Komeguri Mountain Castle
was an ancient castle (also known as a located in what is now the Kusakabe neighborhood of Higashi-ku, Okayama, Higashi-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site since 2005. History After the defeat of the combined Baekje and Yamato period, Yamato Japan forces, at the hands of the Silla and Tang dynasty, Tang China alliance at the Battle of Baekgang, Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663, the Yamato court feared an invasion from either or both Tang or Silla. In response, they built a huge network of shore fortifications throughout the rest of the 600s, often with the assistance of Baekje engineers, generals and artisans. Unaware of the outbreak of the Silla-Tang War (670–676), the Japanese would continue to build fortifications until 701, after finding out that Silla was no longer friendly with Tang. The fortifications encompass the summits of Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashi-ku, Okayama
is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 160.28 km2 and a population of 96,718. The population density is 603 per km2. The name means "East Ward." The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009. Geography is a mountain in Higashi-ku that is sacred to the Honbushin (or 本普請, ) is a Tenrikyo-based ''Japanese new religions, shinshūkyō'' (Japanese new religion) founded on April 26, 1961 by Ōnishi Tama (大西玉), also known as "Miroku-sama" (みろく様) in the religion. It is headquartered in Okaya ... religion. It is 149 metres tall. References External links 岡山市東区役所(Ward office official home page) Wards of Okayama {{Okayama-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
