Shimonoseki's history is filled with battles that took place in the narrow Kanmon Straits. One battle in 1185 determined the dominance of the Minamoto clan in Japan, ushering in 700 years of samurai rule. The Akama Jingu is dedicated to the child Emperor who died in this battle.
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After the Reformation of Taika, Nagato-no-Kokufu was founded at this place, and since then it has been called Chofu. Provincial temples have also been built in ...
On 1 April 1883 when the city status was first given in Japan, Shimonoseki was founded as the only city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and at the time was named ...
Takasugi. … Shimonoseki Strait resulted in the Shimonoseki Incident (1864)—the demolition of all Chōshū forts along the strait by warships from Britain, France ...