Watanabe

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history of Ōsaka

  • Kōbe, Japan
    In Ōsaka-Kōbe metropolitan area: Ancient and medieval periods

    …building of new settlements, including Watanabe, which became a provincial capital and port during the Middle Ages. South of Ōsaka, on the eastern shore of the bay, is Sakai, which had emerged as a port town by the 14th century. There is evidence that, like some medieval European towns, it…

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