Kitaura (Fukuoka) - Kitaura

Japanese: 北浦(福岡) - きたうら
Kitaura (Fukuoka) - Kitaura

…The plateau also contained the Nokonoshima Cow Ranch. In the 13th century, it was a battlefield during the Mongol invasions of Japan. During the Edo period, it was a horse ranch and deer hunting ground for the Fukuoka Domain. Kitaura and Enokuchi in the south prospered as a shipping industry. During World War II, the area was developed and vegetable cultivation began. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Kitaura (Fukuoka)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また台地上には〈能古島牛牧〉があった。13世紀には元寇の古戦場となり,江戸時代は福岡藩の馬牧,鹿の狩場がおかれ,南部の北浦や江ノ口などは廻船業で栄えた。第2次大戦中から開拓され,野菜栽培が行われる。…

※「北浦(福岡)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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