Daisan Daiba (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Tokyo / Daiba 1-chome

artillery battery, artificial island

People made this artificial island during the Edo period (About 100yrs ago). It protected Tokyo from invaders. (Dairoku Daiba and Daisan Daiba, were positioned to defend Japan from Commodore Perry’s)
www.sais-jhu.edu/centers/reischauer/2003BB.pdf

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Coordinates: 35°38'0"N 139°46'19"E

Dai-Roku Daiba (第六台場) 0.6 km
Japanese Shore Battery (Destroyed) 5128 km
Japanese Shore Battery (Intact) 5128 km

tokyo city bay 0.6 km
Ariake 1.7 km
Odaiba(臨海副都心) 1.8 km
Odaiba (Tokyo Waterfront City) 1.8 km
Minato 3.2 km
Shinagawa 3.8 km
Koto 3.8 km
Tokyo Port 4.6 km
Ota 8 km
Tokyo Bay 20 km

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tokyo city bay Ariake Odaiba(臨海副都心) Odaiba (Tokyo Waterfront City) Minato Shinagawa Koto Tokyo Port Ota Tokyo Bay