The site of the Battle of Dan-no-ura on March 24, 1185, the final clash of the Genpei War where Minamoto no Yoshitsune's forces defeated the Taira clan. Nii no Ama drowned with the young Emperor Antoku here, ending the Taira dynasty. Today the park overlooks the Kanmon Strait, spanned by Kanmon Bridge.
On March 24, 1185, the Battle of Dan-no-ura was fought in the Kanmon Strait off present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, between the Minamoto forces led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune and the Taira forces commanded by Taira no Tomomori. This decisive engagement was the final battle of the Genpei Wa…
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