Mimizuka

The Mimizuka, which was renamed from Hanazuka, is a monument in , . 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.
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: hill with war trophies in Kyoto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Hanazuka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kyoto National Museum and Hōkō-ji.

Museum
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The is one of the major art museums in . Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses on pre-modern Japanese and art. is situated 280 metres southeast of Mimizuka.

Buddhist temple
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is a temple in , Japan, dating from the 16th century. Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that the capital city should have a Daibutsu temple to surpass that of Nara. is situated 170 metres northeast of Mimizuka.

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine located in , , . It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is the location of the first tamaya ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan. is situated 180 metres east of Mimizuka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Kyoto and Shimogawara-chō.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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

Mimizuka

Latitude
34.99144° or 34° 59′ 29″ north
Longitude
135.77034° or 135° 46′ 13″ east
Open location code
8Q6QXQRC+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5017453391
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q707668
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Mimizuka” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Мимидзука”
  • Chinese: “耳冢”
  • Chinese: “耳塚”
  • Chinese: “鼻塚”
  • Dutch: “Mimizuka”
  • Esperanto: “Oreltombo”
  • French: “Mimizuka”
  • German: “Hanazuka”
  • German: “Mimizuka”
  • German: “Ohrenhügel”
  • Indonesian: “Mimizuka”
  • Japanese: “耳塚”
  • Japanese: “鼻塚”
  • Korean: “귀무덤(코무덤)”
  • Korean: “귀무덤”
  • Korean: “미미즈카”
  • Korean: “코무덤”
  • Malay: “Mimizuka”
  • Persian: “میمیزوکا”
  • Polish: “Mimizuka”
  • Portuguese: “Mimizuka”
  • Russian: “Мимидзука”
  • Spanish: “Hanazuka”
  • Spanish: “Mimizuka”
  • Thai: “มิมิซูกะ”
  • Ukrainian: “Мімідзука”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 耳塚公園 and Senjo-ji(Karasu-dera).

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