Sumiyoshi

(1977 DR2 )
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NOW @ 12 AQU 57

Discovery Chart

18.2.1977 00:00 Kiso 137e38 35n48 observations 1


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Sumiyoshi, in the south of Osaka prefecture, is an important port for trade between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. The Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine, a guardian of voyage, was founded in 211. At shrine, there is a lighthouse, belived to be the oldest in Japan.


Discovered on 18-2-1977 in Kiso by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.

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