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poems about Tomonoura are to be found in the oldest collection of Japanese poems, the ''
Man'yōshū'', compiled in the
Tenpyō-hōji era. •
Jyoganji Temple was established by
Saichō and
Ioji Temple was established by
Kūkai during the
Heian period. • According to the
Engishiki (延喜式, "Procedures of the Engi Era"), mainly completed in 927 A.D.,
Yasaka Shrine in
Kyoto had its origins in Tomonoura's
Nunakuma Shrine (
沼名前神社) during the Heian period. • After the
Battle of Tatarahama (1336),
Emperor Kōgon visited Tomonoura and gave a memorial written for
Nitta Yoshisada to
Ashikaga Takauji. • The
Five-story pagodas of Jyoganji Temple was destroyed during the
Battle of Tomo between the
Northern Court and the
Southern Court in the
Nanboku-chō period. • The former
Tomo Castle was built by the
Mōri clan during the
Sengoku period. • After
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was banished from Kyoto by
Oda Nobunaga, Ashikaga formed the
Tomo Bakufu with the
Ise clan, the
Ueno clan and the
Odachi clan, and with the support of the Mōri clan. •
Fukushima Masanori of
Bingo Province started rebuilding Tomo Castle during the
Edo period, but construction was halted by order of
Tokugawa Ieyasu. •
Mizuno Katsushige of
Fukuyama Domain was opened the government office at the site of Tomo Castle. • Tomonoura was the site of the sinking of the
Iroha Maru, a ship belonging to
Sakamoto Ryōma. • Railway service between Tomo Station and
Fukuyama Station started in 1913, but the line was closed in 1954. • The
Setonaikai National Park, which includes Tomonoura, was founded on 16 March 1934. • Tomonoura was once given the nickname Shio machi minato which means "port of waiting for tides". ==Preserving the historic harbor==