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中津は、戦国末期に秀吉の軍師・黒田官兵衛によって中津城が築かれ、江戸時代に中津藩が置かれています。
街中には多くのお寺が集まる寺町があり、その北側に慶応義塾大学の創立者、福沢諭吉の旧宅もあります。
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Nakatsu is located at the north end of Oita Prefecture and at the boarder of Oita and Fukuoka Prefectures.
Nakatsu used to be the capital of Nakatsu Feudal Domain in the Edo Age (1603 - 1868) .
To the north of Nakatsu Station, many temples are located. The first temple you will see is "Horenbo" Temple.
The temple was founded in 1600, when HOSOKAWA Tadaoki became the feudal lord of Nakatsu Domain.
Next to "Horenbo" Temple, Shoganji Temple is located.
"Shoganji" Temple was founded in 1717, when OKUDAIRA Masashige (1694-1746) became the feudal lord of Nakatsu Domain.
A street continues from Shoganji Temple to the north.
Along the street, temples are located. White cray walls surround temples.
Next to Shoganji Temple, Goganji Temple is located.
The color of the wall surrounding Goganji Temple changes from white to red.
Goganji Temple was founded in 1587, when KURODA Yoshitaka (1546-1604) , known as "KURODA Kanbei", became the castle lord of Nakatsu Castle.
In 1588, KURODA Yoshitaka killed KII Shigefusa (1536-1588) , who was the former castle lord of Nakatsu Castle.
At the murder, retainers of KII Shigefusa were besieged in Goganji Temple. All these retainers were also killed and the walls of Goganji Temple were dyed with blood.
Whenever cray walls colored in white, color of blood appeared on the walls. Finally, all the walls of Goganji Temple were painted in red.
The red walls recall how the civil-war-era in the sixteenth century in Japan was gruesome.
To five hundred meters north from Goganji , the former residence of FUKUZAWA Yukichi (1835-1901) is located.
FUKUZAWA Yukichi was an enlightenment thinker and the founder of "Keio-Gijyuku" University, which is said, one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan.
The former residence of KUKUZAWA Yukichi was frugally and it looks like a typical residence of a lower class "Samurai". Inside of the house was dark.
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