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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:
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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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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