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The fort was built by the Tokugawa shogunate, he ordered Takeda Ayasaburō to design the fort for the purpose of protecting Tsugaru Strait. [3] It became the capital of the Republic of Ezo, a state that existed only in 1869. It was the site of the last battle of the Boshin War between the Republic and the Empire of Japan. The fighting lasted ...
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as two of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan [7] Irie-Takasago Shell Mounds 42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E / 42.54710056; 140.77019889 ( Irie-Takasago Shell
a ten-arch 147 metres (482 ft) long 21.7 metres (71 ft) high concrete railway bridge, the largest on the island; never complete, two piers were removed during work on Japan National Route 244 in 1973 43°50′12″N 144°47′28″E / 43.836672°N 144.791079°E / 43.836672; 144.791079 ( Koshikawa
Hakodate, Hokkaido: 1855: Vauban style star fort [6] Reconstructed Tatsuoka Castle: Saku, Nagano Prefecture: 1864-1867: Vauban style star fort [7] One Building remains Shiryōkaku: Hakodate, Hokkaido: 1869: French style bastion fort [8] Ruins Shichiryōkaku: Nanae, Hokkaido? French style bastion fort [8] Ruins
Shiryōkaku (四稜郭) (literally, "four-point fort") is a fort in the city of Hakodate in southern Hokkaidō, Japan. It was constructed in April 1869, during the Battle of Hakodate , three kilometres to the northeast of Goryōkaku by two hundred soldiers of the former Tokugawa shogunate and a hundred local villagers, likely under the ...
Hokkaido was formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso. [4] Although Japanese settlers ruled the southern tip of the island since the 16th century, Hokkaido was primarily inhabited by the Ainu people. [5] In 1869, following the Meiji Restoration, the entire island was annexed, colonized and renamed Hokkaido by Japan.
Hokkaido Canis lupus familiaris 北海道犬 Hokkaidō-ken: 1.4: Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inu-washi: 1.2: White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojiro-washi: 1.2: Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ō-washi: 1.2: Blakiston's fish owl Bubo blakistoni blakistoni エゾシマフクロウ Ezo ...
Hokkaido Prefecture designated tangible cultural property (1 P) ... (Japan) districts in Hokkaido (7 P) S. History of Sapporo (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of ...