Cannonball Fired in the Battle of 1868 found in Ueno Park 砲弾(四斤山砲)ほうだん(よんきんさんぽう)
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明治元年(1868)五月、幕府を支持する彰義隊が上野の山に立て籠もり新政府軍に対抗したため、寛永寺山内は戦場となった。この砲弾は、戦争のさなかに飛び交ったものといわれ、立ち木に命中し、めり込んだものを採取した。
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
March 30, 2026