Jodogahama "It's like heaven" Japan

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Jodogahama, located in the center of Sanriku Fukko National Park and Sanriku Geopark, is a typical scenic spot in Miyako.
Sharp, pointed white rhyolite stands in a forest, showing different expressions one by one and coloring the coast. The contrast between the green of the pine trees, the white of the rock surface, and the ultramarine blue of the sea is definitely worth a visit.
The place name of Jodogahama is said to have been named after the Reiko Ryuko (died in 1727) of the VII of Joanji, Miyakoyama, admired that it was just like a paradise Jodo during the Tenna period (1681-1683). It is said.
In addition, the sea of ​​Miyako where Toshizo Hijikata and Heihachiro Togo fought a surprise attack drama betting the dream of the former Shogunate army.
In 1867, following the repatriation of the Taisei Hokan by Shogun Yoshinobu, the Emperor Meiji declared the restoration of the royal government, and Japan was about to be reborn as a modern nation. However, the resistance of the former Shogunate army was also strong, and in 1868, the former Shogunate army and the government army clashed in various places, starting with the battle of Toba-Fushimi. This series of battles is called the role of Boshin. The role of Boshin was the fall of Goryokaku in Hakodate (then Hakodate) in May 1869, which ended in the defeat of the former Shogunate army, but the battle that holds the key to the victory or defeat of this "Battle of Hakodate" is here in Miyako. It was unfolded off the harbor.
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The Battle of Hakodate was a battle against the new government by the escape army of the former Shogunate, who opposed the new government, and established a caretaker government in Goryokaku with Takeaki Enomoto as the leader. The Enomoto fleet, which departed off Shinagawa with a fleet of eight ships on August 19, 1868, included the Shinsengumi Hijikata Toshizo, and the total number is said to have exceeded 2,000. On the other hand, the young Heihachiro Togo, who was active as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War later, participated in the new government army.
March after the new year. The new government army, which had decided that the Ezo turbulence operation would be in the spring, has begun to move. A fleet of four warships and four convoys will arrive in Miyako from the 16th to the 22nd. On the other hand, the Ezo administration side, the Ezo fleet, had significantly reduced its strength due to long voyages and operations to occupy the Ezo territory. Even if you wait for the invasion of the new government army as it is, the victory or defeat is clear. So they decide to do one or eight surprise attacks. It was to ambush the fleet of the new government forces moored at Miyako Port and steal the warships.
On March 20, the former shogunate army headed south with Ikunosuke Arai as the general commander, and the remaining three ships, "Kaiten," "Kairyu," and "Kaohsiung," went south. Lost, Kaohsiung also suffers from an engine failure. Therefore, Arai boldly decides to seize the enemy ship even with one Kaiten ship.
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Early morning on the 25th. Kaiten is about to approach the target warship "Kotetsu". And the porting order. "Aportage!"
The bow of Kaiten rides on the flank of the armor, and soldiers jump onto the deck of the armor and fight. However, soon the Kotetsu side also started a fierce counterattack. The 180-shot quick-firing gun "Gutling machine gun" blew fire in one minute, and the soldiers of the former Shogunate collapsed one after another.
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In just over 30 minutes of battle, many casualties were caused, and the operation of the former shogunate army ended in failure and retreated. It can be said that the sex of the Battle of Hakodate was decided here. After this, Goryokaku fell on May 18. The role of Boshin for one year and five months was put to an end, and the whole of Japan came under the control of the Meiji government. From Miyako City HP
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The dream story of the former bakushin who left Edo and tried to build an independent country in the distant land of Ezo shattered into the sea of ​​Miyako. In honor of the fierce battle, the "Miyako Port Naval Battle Memorial" is built at the entrance of the Odaiba Observatory in Jodogahama, and the "Miyako Port Naval Battle Memorial" is built on Mt. Usuki, which overlooks the bay.
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