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were ordered to establish fortifications along their coastlines with shore artillery located at strategic locations. The most critical locations were perceived to be at
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and training grounds were located inside the bastion. On the south side of the bastion was a small harbor in which was moored a small ship equipped with a
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was increasing alarmed by incursions by foreign ships into Japanese territorial waters, fearing that these
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was a strong proponent of western military modernization and coastal defenses, and was authorized by
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warships of the United States or other Western powers would attempt to end Japan's self-imposed
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was constructed on the coast of Honshu to control the Akashi Strait from the opposite side.
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by force, or would attempt an invasion of Japan by landing hostile military forces. Numerous
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The Matsuho battery was M-shaped, with two triangular protrusions on the seaside, and a
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in to construct fortifications in his domains in 1858. This included what became the
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to the rear. It was equipped with 13 cannon and a garrison of around 70
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Location of Tokushima Domain Matsuho Battery in Hyōgo Prefecture
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coast of what is now the Iwaya neighborhood of the city of
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The Matsuho Battery was never used in combat against the
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in 2006, with the area under protection extended in 2011
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Awaji, Hyōgo
34°36′29.8″N 135°0′10.6″E / 34.608278°N 135.002944°E / 34.608278; 135.002944
Matsuho Battery Site is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Matsuho Battery Site is located in Japan
National Historic Site of Japan
Bakumatsu period
coastal artillery
battery
Tokushima Domain
Seto Inland Sea
Awaji
Hyōgo Prefecture
Kansai region
National Historic Site
Edo period
Tokugawa shogunate
kurofune
national isolation policy
feudal domains
Edo Bay
Osaka Bay
Kyoto
daimyō
Hachisuka Narihiro
Shogun
Tokugawa Iemochi
Yura Fortress
Kii Channel
Seto Inland Sea

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