World / Japan / Kyoto, 3 km from center Coordinates: 34°59'29"N   135°46'12"E
Hideyoshi's "Hill of Ears"

It is said this mound was made with the remains of human ears brought back from Hideyoshi Toyotomi's abortive campaign to invade Korea and China in the mid-1590's. Some sources say this is a mound of noses, not ears
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