Area Surrounding Hideyoshi's Ear Mound

Area Surrounding Hideyoshi's Ear Mound

View of the area surrounding the hill that covers the noses (or ears, depending on the source) of over 40,000 Koreans killed by Japanese soldiers in an attack on the Korean peninsula in the 1590s.

Click here for an unobstructed view of the hill and more background information.

 

Topic,Colonialism; Theme,History; Type,Image; Topic,Imperialism; Topic,International Relations; Topic,Military; Type,Photography; Topic,War & Conflict;
Hideyoshi, Toyotomi, Ear mound, Korea, Japan, unification, Japanese aggression, Japanese-Korean relations,daily life