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Submitted by Aska on Friday, 25 February 2022  Page Views: 235

Multi-periodSite Name: Oroku-baka Alternative Name: 小禄墓
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 1.539 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Ginowan (Okinawa prefecture)  Nearest Village: Kakazu 嘉数
Latitude: 26.260270N  Longitude: 127.738080E
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.
3 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
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Oroku-baka
Oroku-baka submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
A rock cut tomb on a riverside built in 1494. “Oroku” is a name of place, the ruler of the place is supposed to have buried.

The entrance of the path (500m) to the site start at the south bank of the Route 241 bridge over Hiyara-gawa (比屋良川) river and deep inside the neighbouring Hiyara-gawa Park (比屋良川公園).
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Oroku-baka submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

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