Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [065]

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Title Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [065]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 29, Japan, Hirado Castle, 14
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1980
Subject Hirado-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Torii--Japan--Hirado-shi--Photographs; Shinto shrines--Japan--Hirado-shi--Photographs; Gates
Spatial Coverage Hirado-shi (Japan)
Description Photo shows a shinto shrine in the compound of the Hirado Castle, Hirado, Japan
Caption on Slide Shinto Shrine in compound of Hirado Castle Japan.
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 (平戸城, Hirado-jō?), the seat of the Matsuura clan that ruled the area for centuries.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6st85sb
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 331836
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6st85sb
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