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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Itokazu-jō Alternative Name: 糸数城 Itokazu-joCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 0.876 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Nanjō (Okinawa prefecture) Nearest Village: Tamagusuku 玉城
Latitude: 26.151570N Longitude: 127.763210E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Hillfort in Kyūshū
An Okinawan hillfort called “gusuku” built on a hill. The western side of this fortress is nothing but a cliff, the eastern side has a grandeur wall with a gate and lookouts.
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