A cape jutting out into the Seto Inland Sea in Hyogo Ward, southern Kobe City. The sand spit was formed by the accumulation of sediment carried by coastal currents from the areas of Shioya and Tarumi, and is shaped as if it embraces Hyogo Port, which occupies the western part of Kobe Port. Since the Meiji period, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Kobe Shipyard and related factories have been located on the cape, and it is now part of the Hanshin Industrial Zone. Within the premises of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the Wadamisaki Battery (a national historic site). It was built in 1864 (Genji 1) by the Edo Shogunate for coastal defense purposes. [Hiroko Fujioka] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
神戸市南部、兵庫区にある瀬戸内海に突き出た岬。塩屋、垂水(たるみ)方面から沿岸流によって運ばれた土砂が堆積(たいせき)してできた砂嘴(さし)で、神戸港の西部を占める兵庫港を抱くような形をしている。明治以後、岬には三菱(みつびし)重工業神戸造船所やその関連工場が立地し、現在、阪神工業地帯の一部をなしている。三菱重工の構内に和田岬砲台(国の史跡)がある。江戸幕府が海防のため設けたもので、1864年(元治1)の築造である。 [藤岡ひろ子] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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