Kōra-san Kōgoishi
Castle ruins in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōra-san kōgoshi (高良山神籠石) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortresses in Japan (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) located in the Mii neighborhood of the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953, with the area under protection expanded in 1976 and again in 1989.[1] It is also referred to as the Kōra-san castle ruins (高良山城跡) , as modern historians tend to discredit earlier theories that similar sites (i.e. kōgoishi were primarily religious in nature).
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Kōra-san kōgoshi | |
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高良山神籠石 | |
Kurume, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 33°18′12″N 130°33′44″E |
Type | Korean-style fortress |
Site information | |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built by | Yamato court |
In use | Asuka period |
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