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Wadamisaki Batterry

The Wadamisaki Battery is a coastal defense located in , . It was built in 1864 by the Tokugawa shogunate in the Bakumatsu period, shortly before the end of the Shōgun's reign.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: coastal defense in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan
  • Also known as: “Wadamisaki Battery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wadamisaki Station and Mitsuishi shrine.

Railway stop
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is a railway station in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kobe Municipal Subway. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wadamisaki Batterry.

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is situated 1 km northwest of Wadamisaki Batterry.

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is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wadamisaki Batterry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagata-ku and Chuo-ku.

Suburb
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Nagata is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 11.46 km2, and a population of 96,072. This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake. is situated 3½ km northwest of Wadamisaki Batterry.

Suburb
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Chūō is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku. is situated 4½ km north of Wadamisaki Batterry.

Suburb
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Suma is one of 9 wards of , . is situated 4½ km west of Wadamisaki Batterry.

Wadamisaki Batterry

Latitude
34.65232° or 34° 39′ 8″ north
Longitude
135.18489° or 135° 11′ 6″ east
Inception
1864
Height
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QM52M+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1154272041
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­battery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q11417985
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In Other Languages

“Wadamisaki Batterry” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “和田岬砲台”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wadamisaki Battery and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wadamisaki Batterry”. Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.