Benten Daiba

Benten Daiba(弁天台場) was a coastal battery constructed in the late Edo period in what is now Benten-chō(弁天町), Hakodate City, Hokkaido, as one of a group of coastal fortifications built to defend the northern territories of Ezo against the increasing presence of foreign ships. Initially a small-scale Japanese-style battery, in Bakumatsu(幕末), it was rebuilt as part of coastal defense enhancements following the opening of Hakodate Port to counter foreign vessels entering the port. Subsequently, it became a central component of Hakodate Bay’s defenses and, during the Hakodate War(箱館戦争, Last phase of Boshin War at Oshima peninsula), served as a key defensive facility for the former-shogunate forces(旧幕府軍), engaging in fierce battles with the new government’s naval fleet. It is also known as Benten Misaki Daiba(弁天岬台場), Benten Zaki Daiba(弁天崎台場). The reconstruction was designed by Takeda Ayasaburō(武田 斐三郎).

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Benten-saki
daiba, Japan, Japan, 

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  Battle of Hakodate ⓘ
  last stage of the Boshin War, occurring around Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō

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  Naval Battle of Hakodate ⓘ
  1869 battle

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  Battle of Futamata ⓘ
  1869 battle

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  Benten Daiba ⓘ
  ezo fortress in Hokkaidō, Japan

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  Fort Hakodate Ruins ⓘ
  building in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

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  Hekirichi Bastion Fort ⓘ
  first star-shaped Bastion fort in Japan

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  Goryōkaku ⓘ
  fortress

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Benten Battery

Bentensakidaiba

Benten-Daiba

J. M. Engelberts' schematic diagram of a coastal defense network. A system that utilizes terrain, interweaving lines of fire from multiple batteries to counter the movement of warships.

Bentenjima Yachiyobashi (Usujiri Hakodate)

Plan of Benten daiba 02

弁天台場跡

Benten Daiba Monument and behind it the Hakodate Dock Red Brick Warehouses

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1869	Republic of Ezo		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1868	Battle of Hakodate	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1869	Naval Battle of Hakodate	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1869	Battle of Futamata	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1896	Hakodate Dock	manufacturing, shipyard, architectural engineering, factory, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Benten Daiba	daiba	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Hakodate Ruins	fortress, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Hekirichi Bastion Fort	Japanese castle, star fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1866	Goryōkaku	star fort, castle ruin in Japan, fortress, park	Wikidata
commons	image		Benten Battery		Commons
commons	image		Bentensakidaiba		Commons
commons	image		Benten-Daiba		Commons
commons	image		J. M. Engelberts' schematic diagram of a coastal defense network. A system that utilizes terrain, interweaving lines of fire from multiple batteries to counter the movement of warships.		Commons
commons	image		Bentenjima Yachiyobashi (Usujiri Hakodate)		Commons
commons	image		Plan of Benten daiba 02		Commons
commons	image		弁天台場跡		Commons
commons	image		Benten Daiba Monument and behind it the Hakodate Dock Red Brick Warehouses		Commons