Amazaki Castle Ruins

...In 1979, the Omishima Bridge (328m) was opened across the Hanaguri Strait between the island of Hakata in the southeast and the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge between Onomichi and Imabari, and it is expected that the entire route, including the Tatara Bridge being constructed between the island of Ikuchi in Hiroshima Prefecture in the east, will soon be fully opened. It has flourished as a key point of inland sea transportation since ancient times, and was particularly closely associated with the Murakami Navy in the Middle Ages, and the ruins of Amasaki Castle on Furushiro Island were their castle. The sweet potato Jizo statue in the grounds of Mukaiunji Temple is dedicated to Shimomi Kichijuro, who popularized sweet potatoes in this area during the Edo period. ...

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…南東部の伯方（はかた）島との間の鼻栗瀬戸には，1979年本四連絡橋尾道～今治ルートの大三島橋(328m)が開通しており，東部の広島県生口（いくち）島との間に建設されている多々羅大橋を含む同ルートの早期全通が期待されている。古くから内海交通の要衝として栄え，とくに中世の村上水軍との関係が深く，古城島にある甘崎城跡はその居城であった。向雲寺境内の甘藷（いも）地蔵は江戸時代，この地にカンショを普及させた下見吉十郎をまつったものである。…

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