Hekirichi Bastion Fort
Hekirichi Bastion Fort (Japanese: 戸切地陣屋, romanized: Hekirichi Jinya, as historic site name: Hekirichi Bastion Fort of Matsumae clan site was a fortified administrative center of the Matsumae clan during the late Edo period, located in present-day Nozaki, Hokuto City, Hokkaido.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ruins
- Description: first star-shaped Bastion fort in Japan
- Also known as: “Hekirichi Bastion Fort of matsumae clan”, “戸切地陣屋(Hekirichi jin’ya)”, and “松前藩戸切地陣屋跡(Matsumae-han Hekirichi Jin’ya ato)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanbuzaka Dam.
Nanbuzaka Dam
Dam
Nanbuzaka Dam is a rockfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 12.7 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 965 thousand cubic meters of water. Nanbuzaka Dam is situated 2 km west of Hekirichi Bastion Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hokuto and Nanae.
Hokuto
Photo: DrTerraKhan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hokuto is a city in the center of the Oshima Subprefecture in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. It serves as a bedroom community for Hakodate, to the east of the city.
Nanae
Town
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Nanae is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimated population of 28,514, with 13,639 households, and a population density of 130/km2. The total area is 216.61 km2. Nanae is situated 8 km northeast of Hekirichi Bastion Fort.
Hekirichi Bastion Fort
- Categories: Japanese castle, bastion fort, and historic site
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
41.85416° or 41° 51′ 15″ northLongitude
140.61936° or 140° 37′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8RH2VJ39+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 984388153OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q11496251
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Hekirichi Bastion Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “戶切地陣屋”
- Chinese: “松前藩户切地阵屋遗址”
- French: “Fort bastionné de Hekirichi”
- French: “Forteresse bastionnée de Hekirichi du clan Matsumae”
- French: “戸切地陣屋(Hekirichi jin’ya)”
- French: “松前藩戸切地陣屋跡(Matsumae-han Hekirichi Jin’ya ato)”
- German: “Hekirichi Bastionsfestung”
- German: “Hekirichi-Bastionsfestung des Matsumae-Clans”
- German: “戸切地陣屋(Hekirichi jin’ya)”
- German: “松前藩戸切地陣屋跡(Matsumae-han Hekirichi Jin’ya ato)”
- Japanese: “まつまえはんへきりちじんやあと”
- Japanese: “戸切地陣屋”
- Japanese: “松前藩戸切地陣屋跡”
- “Hekirichi Bastion Fort”
- “Hekirichi Bastion Fort of matsumae clan”
- “戸切地陣屋(Hekirichi jin’ya)”
- “松前藩戸切地陣屋跡(Matsumae-han Hekirichi Jin’ya ato)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 松前藩戸切地陣屋跡史跡公園 and 清川の千本桜.
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