Kiyomori-zuka
This memorial marker stands at the foot of the Ondo-ohashi Bridge. According to legend, the mighty samurai leader Taira no Kiyomori once called back the setting sun here; threw countless stones into the ocean, each carved with a single character comprising the entirety of a sutra, in place of a human sacrifice to be conducted; and opened up the Ondo-no-Seto strait in a single day. This marker was erected to memorialize Kiyomori and honor his achievements respecting human life. The marker is encircled by a roughly 40-meter-long stone fence and the site was designated a Historic Site by the prefecture in 1951.
Spot details
- Address
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Hiroshima Kure-shi Ondocho Iwashihama
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- Area
- Kure Area
- Phone
- 0823237845
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- Note
- *Telephone connects to Hakure Tourist Information Plaza.
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
- Pet friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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