{"id":141188,"date":"2021-06-23T09:23:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=141188&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-06-23T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:23:29","slug":"three-sites-in-fukuoka-registered-as-national-monuments","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/three-sites-in-fukuoka-registered-as-national-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Sites in Fukuoka Registered as National Monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan designated three additional historical sites in Fukuoka Prefecture as National Monuments. \u2018Genko Borui\u2019 inside the former Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus is the eleventh location where the historic stone wall remains. Also, \u2018Choshizuka Kofun\u2019 in Itoshima City is a 96-meter-long tomb built in the late 4th Century. Monuments in Japan fall into three categories, including \u201cHistoric Sites,\u201d \u201cPlaces of Scenic Beauty,\u201d and \u201cNatural Monuments.\u201d <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/articles\/20210619\/ddl\/k40\/040\/241000c\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainichi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-141189\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/genko-borui-hakozaki.jpg?resize=1024%2C689&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/genko-borui-hakozaki.jpg?resize=1024%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/genko-borui-hakozaki.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/genko-borui-hakozaki.jpg?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/genko-borui-hakozaki.jpg?w=1246&amp;ssl=1 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyushu-u.ac.jp\/f\/33080\/18_4_24_4.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kyushu University press release (2018)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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