Akamagaseki

Japanese: 赤間関 - あかまがせき

The former name of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It is also called "Akamagane" or "Magasaki". Located on the north bank of the Shimonoseki Strait, it was a key transportation point between Kyushu and the continent. In the Heian period, a waterfront building was established here to entertain foreign ships, and in the Kamakura period, the Nagato Tandai was established here in preparation for the Mongol invasions. In the Edo period, Nishimawari ships (→Kitamaebune) called at the port, and it prospered as a transit point between the Kamigata and northern provinces. In 1889, the city was established. In 1902, it was renamed Shimonoseki City. Akamagane is the center of present-day Shimonoseki City. The festival of the former emperor at Akamagane Shrine, which enshrines Emperor Antoku, has been famous since ancient times. There are many historical sites, such as the old battlefield of Dannoura, Imimiya Shrine at the site of Toyoura Palace, the tomb of Emperor Antoku at Amidaji Temple, the graves of the Heike clan, the remains of the Dannoura battery, the remains of Nagato Senzenji, Sumiyoshi Shrine, and the grave of Takasugi Shinsaku. (→Shikoku Fleet Bombardment of Shimonoseki Incident)

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Japanese:

山口県下関市の旧名。「赤馬関」「馬関」ともいう。下関海峡の北岸に位置し，九州および大陸との交通の要地。平安時代，外国船接待のため臨海館がおかれ，鎌倉時代は元寇に備え長門探題がおかれた。江戸時代，西廻り廻船 (→北前船 ) が寄港し，上方と北国との中継商業地として繁栄した。 1889年市制施行。 1902年下関市と改称。赤間関は現在の下関市の中心部。安徳天皇を祀る赤間宮の先帝祭は古来有名。壇ノ浦古戦場，豊浦宮跡の忌宮神社，安徳天皇阿弥陀寺御陵，平家一門の墓，壇ノ浦砲台跡，長門鋳銭司跡，住吉神社，高杉晋作の墓など史跡も多い。 (→四国艦隊下関砲撃事件 ) 　

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