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  1. Lovely view at sundown from the ruins of Hara Castle, where Christian forces led by a teenage messiah made their last stand in the Shimabara Rebellion. The shogunate finished them off in 1638, with cannon support by the Dutch 1/2 youtu.be/BY1O6lBI-pc
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      Some pics from the ruins, which is now mostly grasslands and farms. Even the stones had been destroyed by shogunate forces. 40,000 were killed. Here is Unzen from the castle, a monument, statue of Amakusa Shirō, and an informative sign. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amakusa_Shir%C5%8D 2/2
      oh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their APIoh my god twitter doesn’t include alt text from images in their API
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