Overview
The site of the 1185 battle of Dannoura, at Hayatomo-no-Seto, the narrowest and fiercest part of the Kanmon Strait.
About this place
The setting of the Battle of Dan-no-ura, the last great battle between the Minamoto and Taira, in the Kanmon Strait in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. The battle site is also called Hayatomo no Seto, the narrowest and fastest-flowing part of the Kanmon Strait. The shore with a view of the old battlefield has been developed as a park, called Mimosusogawa Park, where you can see passing ships and the Kanmon Bridge up close.
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