Mimitsuka

Local name耳塚
LocationHigashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan

The Mimizuka, an alteration of the original Hanazuka is a monument in Kyoto, Japan, dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians as well as Ming Chinese troops taken as war trophies during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598. The monument enshrines the severed noses of at least 38,000 Koreans killed during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions.

The shrine is located just to the west of Toyokuni Shrine, the Shinto shrine honoring Hideyoshi in Kyoto.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimizuka

Address Kyoto, Japan

Coordinates 34°59'29.174" N 135°46'13.23" E

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