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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city) - Hillfort in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 21 January 2018  Page Views: 934

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city) Alternative Name: Gushikawa-jo Gushikawa Gusuku 具志川城 具志川グスク
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 4.804 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Itoman (Okinawa Pref.)  Nearest Village: Kyan 喜屋武
Latitude: 26.080420N  Longitude: 127.664620E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city)
Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city) submitted by Aska : Site in Japan The main part, the secret passage surrounded by the fence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Japan

A Gusuku hillfort on the shore, such particular environment prevents the jungle plants from growing to conceal the site. The site consists of 2 parts, the entrance lies between 2 huge stone mounds, the main part contains a secret passage to the shore, another part sticks out to the sea.
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Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city)
Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city) submitted by Aska : Site in Japan The tip part stick s to the sea. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city)
Gushikawa-jō (in Itoman city) submitted by Aska : Site in Japan The entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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