耳塚（鼻塚）

Places of Interest Nearby

Mimizuka

Tomb

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The Mimizuka, which was renamed from Hanazuka, is a monument in Kyoto, Japan. It is dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians, as well as those of Ming Chinese troops, taken as war trophies during the Imjin War.

Kyoto National Museum

Museum

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The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art. Kyoto National Museum is situated 300 metres southeast of 耳塚（鼻塚）.

Hōkō-ji

Buddhist temple

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Hōkō-ji is a temple in Kyoto, Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu temple to surpass that of Nara. Hōkō-ji is situated 160 metres east of 耳塚（鼻塚）.

Places in the Area

Central Kyoto

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Central Kyoto encompasses the urban heart of Japan's former imperial capital.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood.

Shimogyō-ku

Suburb

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Shimogyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. First established in 1879, it has been merged and split, and took on its present boundaries in 1955, with the establishment of a separate Minami-ku. Kyoto Tower and Kyoto Station are major landmarks in Shimogyō-ku.

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