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The Battle of Dannoura in 1185 was the final confrontation between the forces of the Taira and Minamoto families. Led by the young warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the naval battle ended in a decisive victory for the Minamoto. (via Pattern Recognition)
Dannoura is very close, 10 minutes walk, to my family house. This area is very beautiful. Besides the Battle of Dannoura, there was another historical event around here in 1863-1864. It is the Bombardment of Shimonoseki, which is the attack against Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States. You can go through the details at a Wiki page of Shimonoseki War.
Plus, you can see the current Dannoura and the neighborhood at my flickr.
3 years ago