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Shimonoseki Karato's Lover's Lighthouse in the morning
At the tip of the Honshu side of the Kanmon Strait, Karado in Shimonoseki City
The lighthouse that stands in pairs at the exit of the port where the ferry to Moji Port on the Kyushu side departs is called the "lover lighthouse", and it is said that if you pledge your love here, you will be united
Beyond the silhouette of the lighthouse in the photo is the tip of Kyushu, where the Mojisai Lighthouse stands
The narrowest part of this strait is called Hayatoseto, and currents of up to 8 knots wash ships and wash both shores
The Kanmon Humanitarian Tunnel passes under this Seto, and the Kanmon Bridge connects the two banks in the sky
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Mekari Shrine
The Mekari Shrine, which stands on the Kyushu side of the Kanmon Strait, is said to have been built around 200 AD, and has been revered by many people to this day as a festival to celebrate the god who controls the tides
The current Shrine was rebuilt in 1767 (Meiwa 4) by Ogasawara Tadaso, the lord of the Ogura Domain
The midnight Mekari Shinto ritual on Lunar New Year's Day, in which wakame seaweed from Hayatose is harvested and offered to the gods, has been held annually since Empress Shen Gong first Implementation to pray for safe navigation and good fishing
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Kanmon Strait Torii (shrine gate) gate and bridge
Kanmon Strait dividing Honshu and Kyushu
It is the silhouette of the Torii (shrine gate) gate of Mekari Shrine standing on the Kyushu side and the Kanmon Bridge connecting Honshu and Kyushu
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In front of the station seen from the 3rd floor con course of Kokura Station
The scenery in front of JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which is the gateway to Kyushu on the Shinkansen
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![[Image1]In the city of Kokura, the castle tower of Kokura Castle seen from the bridge insideThe castle tower](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/3a8e35d94e9b27b63f1fc6d3925295b40de25cc9.jpg)
In the city of Kokura, the castle tower of Kokura Castle seen from the bridge inside
The castle tower of Kokura Castle, built in 1602, was destroyed by fire in 1837, and the castle itself was reduced to ashes in the civil war of the Four Borders War (a defensive war against the Second Conquest of Choshu)
However, with the strong enthusiasm of Local residents, it was rebuilt in its current form in 1959 and has become a symbol of the city
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