Benten Daiba
Benten Daiba was a coastal battery constructed in the late Edo period in what is now Benten-chō, Hakodate City, Hokkaido, as one of a group of coastal fortifications built to defend the northern territories of Ezo against the increasing presence of foreign ships.
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- Description: ezo fortress in Hokkaidō, Japan
- Also known as“Benten Saki”“Benten-misaki”
- Historically known as“Anama Point”“Fort Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hakodate Dock-Mae and Hakodate Station.
Hakodate Station
Railway station
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hakodate and Hokuto.
Hokuto
Hokuto is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.
Benten Daiba
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Latitude
41.77563° or 41° 46′ 32″ north
Longitude
140.70242° or 140° 42′ 9″ east
Open location code
8RH2QPG2+7X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Benten Daiba” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Benten-saki”
- Chinese: “弁天台场”
- Chinese: “弁天台場”
- Chinese: “辯天台場”
- Dutch: “Benten Daiba”
- French: “Benten Daiba”
- French: “castel de Benten Daiba”
- Japanese: “弁天台場”
- Japanese: “弁天岬台場”
- Japanese: “弁天砲台”
- Korean: “벤텐다이바”
- Persian: “بنتن دایبا”
- Vietnamese: “Benten Daiba”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bentencho and Yayoicho.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hakodate Gyokō and Koryuji Temple.
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