Hirose Takeo Shrine
The soul of Commander Hirose Takeo is enshrined here. He was killed on 27 March 1904, during the Battle of Port Arthur. He was posthumously deified as a "military god" (軍神 gunshin) for heroism.
There is also a memorial for General Korechika Anami.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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