Zoyama Kōgoishi
Castle ruins in Miyama, Fukuoka, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoyama kōgoshi (女山神籠石, Zoyama-kōgoshi) was an ancient castle (also known as a Korean-style fortress (朝鮮式山城, Chōsen-shiki yamajiro) located in the Ōkusa, Setaka-chō neighborhood of the city of Kōge, Chikujō District, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1953, with the area under protection expanded in 1977.[1]
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Zoyama kōgoshi | |
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女山神籠石 | |
Miyama, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |
Coordinates | 33°9′47.90″N 130°31′8.32″E |
Type | Korean-style fortress |
Site information | |
Condition | Ruins |
Site history | |
Built by | Yamato court |
In use | Asuka period |
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