| Title |
Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [060] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 29, Japan, Hirado Castle, 11 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Hirado-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Gates |
| Spatial Coverage |
Hirado-shi (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo showing a gate at Hirado Castle, an 18th-century structure reconstructed on site near Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Castle gate Hirado Hirado Japa. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi?) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on the island of the same name. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyūshū. The components are connected by the Hirado Bridge."--Wikipedia. Hirado is the site of Hirado Castle (平城, Hirado-jō?), the seat of the Matsuura clan that ruled the area for centuries. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fn1p50 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
331831 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fn1p50 |
