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conducted in 2003, the remains were found to be in good condition, although the height of the remaining stone walls was no more than six meters as the upper part was removed due to a fire at the end of the
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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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stone walls. According to contemporary accounts, there were 15 guns along a width of about 70 meters and a height of about 10 meters. The
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was increasing alarmed by incursions by foreign ships into Japanese territorial waters, fearing that these
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by force, or would attempt an invasion of Japan by landing hostile military forces. Numerous
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was constructed on Awaji Island to control the Akashi Strait from the opposite side.
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or other Western powers would attempt to end Japan's self-imposed
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was a strong supporter of the shogunate, and was ordered by
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Location of Akashi Domain Maiko Battery in Hyōgo Prefecture
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in 1863 to construct a fortification to control the
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Tarumi-ku, Kobe
Japan
34°37′58.5″N 135°1′56.2″E / 34.632917°N 135.032278°E / 34.632917; 135.032278
Maiko Battery is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Maiko Battery is located in Japan
National Historic Site of Japan
Bakumatsu period
coastal artillery
battery
Akashi Domain
Seto Inland Sea
Tarumi-ku, Kobe
Hyōgo Prefecture
Kansai region
Japan
National Historic Site
Edo period
Tokugawa shogunate
kurofune
United States
national isolation policy
feudal domains
Edo Bay
Osaka Bay
Kyoto
daimyō
Matsudaira Yoshinori
Shogun
Tokugawa Iemochi

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