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Modern SitesSite Name: Shōun-ji temple Alternative Name: 祥雲寺 Shoun-jiCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 0.272 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Miyako-jima Island (Okinawa prefecture) Nearest Village: Hirara 平良
Latitude: 24.807130N Longitude: 125.280620E
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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A rare Buddhist temple in Miyako-jima island has a badly modified pond garden. Rather the surrounding rigid stone wall like that of the Inca Empire is worth appreciating.
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