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Inamura no Hi no Yakata

Wakayama · · Historic Districts

Japanese name: 稲むらの火の館

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Inamura no Hi no Yakata
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WHAT TO DOInamura no Hi no Yakata

Inamura no Hi no Yakata in Hirogawa. It tells of Hamaguchi Goryo, who set fire to rice sheaves in the tsunami of 1854 and guided the villagers.

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Inamura no Hi no Yakata in Hirogawa. It tells of Hamaguchi Goryo, who set fire to rice sheaves in the tsunami of 1854 and guided the villagers.

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Field:Tsunami prevention, passing on memories

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