白河関跡　Shirakawa Checkpoint

白河関跡

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Shirakawa Checkpoint is one of the three most famous points in Tohoku, along with Nakoso and Nezu. It is said that the barrier was built around the 5th century by the Yamato Imperial Court to protect against an attack by the Emishi troops. 

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