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<< Our Photo Pages >> Karimata Tōmi - Sculptured Stone in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 13 May 2017  Page Views: 1038

Modern SitesSite Name: Karimata Tōmi Alternative Name: 狩俣遠見
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Miyako-jima (Okinawa pref.)  Nearest Village: Hirara 平良
Latitude: 24.896050N  Longitude: 125.278000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Karimata Tōmi
Karimata Tōmi submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan The compass stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Sculptured Stone in Kyūshū

One of the watch-and-beacon towers of the Sakishima islands (先島諸島). This is not an artificial tower but an observation platform on a cliff, at the seaside edge of the platform a round stone with grooves indicating the directions remains.
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Karimata Tōmi
Karimata Tōmi submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan A cairn called "Thindo (ティンド)" on the same cliff : 24.89635N,125.27700E (Vote or comment on this photo)

Karimata Tōmi
Karimata Tōmi submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan The platform. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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