Wadamisaki Battery
Wadamisaki Battery is a fort in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wadamisaki Battery is situated nearby to the fort Wadamisaki Batterry, as well as near Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wadamisaki Batterry and Wadamisaki Station.
Wadamisaki Batterry
Fort
Photo: Ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wadamisaki Battery is a coastal defense located in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan. It was built in 1864 by the Tokugawa shogunate in the Bakumatsu period, shortly before the end of the Shōgun's reign.
Wadamisaki Station
Railway stop
Wadamisaki Station is a railway station in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company and Kobe Municipal Subway. Wadamisaki Station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wadamisaki Battery.
Mitsuishi shrine
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Mitsuishi shrine is situated 1 km northwest of Wadamisaki Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatobachō and Nagata-ku.
Hatobachō
Neighborhood
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Hatobachō is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of Wadamisaki Battery.
Nagata-ku
Suburb
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nagata is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. 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. Nagata-ku is situated 3½ km northwest of Wadamisaki Battery.
Chuo-ku
Suburb
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Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. 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. Chuo-ku is situated 4½ km north of Wadamisaki Battery.
Wadamisaki Battery
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.65225° or 34° 39′ 8″ northLongitude
135.18494° or 135° 11′ 6″ eastInception
1864Open location code
8Q6QM52M+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1154272042OpenStreetMap feature
building=batteryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
“Wadamisaki Battery” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “和田岬砲台”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Wadamisaki Elementary School.
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