Mimizuka
Memorial to sliced noses in Kyoto, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mimizuka (耳塚, "Ear Mound" or "Ear Tomb"), which was renamed from Hanazuka (鼻塚, "Nose Mound"),[1][2][3] is a monument in Kyoto, Japan. It is dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians,[4][5] as well as those of Ming Chinese troops,[6] taken as war trophies during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598. The monument enshrines the severed noses of at least 38,000 Koreans and over 30,000 Chinese killed during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions.[6][7][8][9]
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34°59′29″N 135°46′13″E | |
Location | 533-1 Chayacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan |
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Type | Nose tomb |
Opening date | September 28, 1597 (1597-09-28) |
Dedicated to | The sliced noses of 38,000 Korean people and 30,000 Chinese people |
Website | www2 |
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The shrine is located just to the west of Toyokuni Shrine, the Shinto shrine honoring Hideyoshi in Kyoto.