A sunny but cold day today got us off the boat and out on our bikes for a ride around the bay this morning - more snow is forecast for tomorrow. Probably our best view of a calm Hakata Bay yet with Nokonoshima Island.
Along the way are some of the remains of a wall built in 1276 to repel the invading Mongols - they had successfully landed in 1274 but when they invaded again in 1281 the invasion failed because of the 20-kilometre stone wall. The wall shown here has now been strengthened and the top section reconstructed using the same materials as the original.
This copy of part of a scroll from the late 13th century shows one of the battle scenes at the wall.
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