. ▁P ages ▁ 1 5 1 - 1 5 2 , ▁ 1 7 5 - 1 7 6 ▁of ▁Se eds ▁in ▁the ▁Heart ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Many os hu ▁Online ▁text ▁of ▁her ▁po ems ▁in ▁Japanese ▁ ▁Category : 8 th - century ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 8 th - century ▁Japanese ▁writers ▁Category : W omen ▁of ▁medieval ▁Japan ▁Category : J apan ese ▁women ▁po ets ▁Category : 8 th - century ▁Japanese ▁women ▁Category : 8 th - century ▁Japanese ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁coast al ▁fort ifications ▁built ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁H ō yo ▁Stra it ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁B ung o ▁Channel ▁between ▁the ▁Japanese ▁islands ▁of ▁Ky ush u ▁and ▁Sh ik oku ▁and ▁this ▁the ▁western ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Set o ▁In land ▁Sea . ▁These ▁gun ▁batter ies ▁and ▁fort ifications ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁the ▁Me iji ▁rest oration , ▁the ▁primary ▁thre ats ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan ▁were ▁perce ived ▁to ▁be ▁Q ing ▁China ' s ▁Bei y ang ▁fleet , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ' s ▁Pacific ▁Fle et . ▁The ▁Me iji ▁government ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁coast al ▁fort ifications ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁water way ▁and ▁approaches ▁to ▁major ▁coast al ▁cities . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁Port ▁Fort ress ▁was ▁constructed ▁to ▁protect