Featured: How and why the ancients enchanted Great Britain and Brittany

How and why the ancients enchanted Great Britain and Brittany

Solving Stonehenge, the new key to an ancient enigma

Solving Stonehenge, the new key to an ancient enigma

Who's Online

There are currently, 380 guests and 1 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Ban’ya-Tōmidai (in Aguni-jima island) - Artificial Mound in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 10 October 2021  Page Views: 300

Modern SitesSite Name: Ban’ya-Tōmidai (in Aguni-jima island) Alternative Name: 粟国島番屋遠見台 Aguni Banya-tomidai 粟国
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 24.227 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: 26.57939  Nearest Village: 127.21605
Latitude: 26.579390N  Longitude: 127.216050E
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.
5 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

Internal Links:
External Links:

Ban’ya-Tōmidai (in Aguni-jima island)
Ban’ya-Tōmidai (in Aguni-jima island) submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
An earthen mound (watch-and-beacon point) on the highest point (96m alt.) in Aguni-jima island. The urgent information on the arrival of strange ship was sent by smoke or torch from here to the capital Naha via relay watch-and-beacon points on the Kerama archpelago.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.

Nearby Images from Flickr
_MG_1030
_MG_0898
Coast
P0530053
P0420042.JPG
P0500050.JPG

The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.


Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 1.1km ENE 60° Tūji or Chūdi* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 47.0km WSW 237° Sonami* Artificial Mound
 47.4km SW 235° TatamiIshi* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 47.6km WSW 238° Kikumura Family Residence garden* Modern Stone Circle etc
 48.6km WSW 243° Utida-Ishi* Carving
 49.8km WSW 243° Ue Gusuku* Hillfort
 50.7km SW 234° Shimajiri-no-Ishibaka* Chambered Cairn
 51.2km WSW 245° Gushikawa Gusuku (on Kume-jima island)* Hillfort
 51.4km WSW 240° Ishidōnī* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 52.2km WSW 240° Chinaha Gushiku* Hillfort
 52.8km WSW 241° Kominato Matsubara-baka* Chambered Tomb
 52.8km WSW 242° Taizan Ishigantō (in Kume-jima island)* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 52.9km WSW 244° Shimojibaru cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 55.7km ESE 110° Zakimi-jō* Hillfort
 56.0km ENE 75° Amibōsha* Stone Circle
 58.4km ENE 74° Gohezu cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 58.6km ESE 116° Tomb of Noguni Sōkan* Rock Cut Tomb
 58.9km ENE 75° MinkaZantū* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
 61.6km SE 129° Mekaru necropolis* Chambered Tomb
 61.7km SE 131° Tomb of Tokashiki Sanrā* Chambered Tomb
 61.8km ENE 74° Kadabaru cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 62.0km SE 133° Yamashita-chō cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 62.1km SE 135° Gushi Hitati* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 62.2km ESE 106° Iha Nūru-baka* Rock Cut Tomb
 62.2km SE 125° Iso-no-Takauhaka* Rock Cut Tomb
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Tūji or Chūdi

Ishuburi-baka >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Prehistoric Britain

Prehistoric Britain

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Ban’ya-Tōmidai (in Aguni-jima island)" | Login/Create an Account | 0 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.