Emperor Kameyama Statue

Didn't know who Kameyama Joko was.

He was a minor emperor with not much to brag about. I still don't know why he had such a big statue. I questioned my Japanese wife and a couple of Japanese, and they shrugged too. The garden around...

Dominative

This statue is found on a top of a mound, which dominates in front of Fukuoka Prefectural Government. Kameyama Joko was an emperor emeritus at the time of Mongolian invasions. In Higashi Park there, b...

I was able to feel the history of the Mongol invasion.

Original Text

It is located in Higashi Park in front of the Fukuoka Prefectural Government Office. It is said that Emperor Kameyama prayed for the surrender of the enemy country with ｢ ｣ instead of national disaster in 1274 and 1281 during the two Mongol invasions. In 1904, the statue of Emperor Kameyama was built in Hakata, where the Mongolian army rushed in. The pedestal says ｢ Enemy State Surrender ｣. There is also a Mongol Invasion Museum nearby. Also, if you go to Nishi Ward, there is a bus stop called "Base Mae", and there is a base defense in preparation for the invasion of the Mongol invasion on the coastline.

It is a large statue of the retired emperor.

Original Text

Later, the Jimyoin line, which is the founder of the Daikakuji line and is based on his older brother, will develop into a major conflict during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. During the reign of the Emperor Kameyama, the invasion of the Mongol invasion occurred and actively prayed for Shinto and Buddhism. To commemorate it, it is a statue built in the early century and is located in the center of East Park.

King of the Mountains

Original Text

The statue of retired emperor Kameyama is located in Higashi Park near JR Yoshizuka Station. The retired emperor Kameyama (emperor) is the 90th emperor of the Kamakura period. This statue was built in commemoration of the retired emperor who prayed to repel the Mongol invasion, and it took nearly 20 years and was completed in 1904. It is a large statue 4.84m and is a tangible cultural property designated by Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a symbol of Higashi Park. There is also a statue of Nichiren Shonin and Heihachiro Togo in Higashi Park.