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<< Our Photo Pages >> Āga-yama - Artificial Mound in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Friday, 25 February 2022  Page Views: 368

Multi-periodSite Name: Āga-yama Alternative Name: アーガ山 Aga-yama
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 26.801 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Izena-jima island (Okinawa prefecture)  Nearest Village: Izena 伊是名
Latitude: 26.926950N  Longitude: 127.938550E
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
2 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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Āga-yama
Āga-yama submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan The watch-and-beacon point (Vote or comment on this photo)
A watch-and-beacon point on the top of Āga-yama hill (83m alt.) on Izena island to notify the arrival of strange ship to capital Naha on Okinawa main island.

There also lie 2 praying stages for rainfall on the top of Āga-yama hill.
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Āga-yama
Āga-yama submitted by Aska : Photo by Aska (Hatsuki Nishio) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Āga-yama
Āga-yama submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan A stage for rainfall prayer (26.92718N,127.93980E) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tropical Japan's coastline, Izenajima, Okinawa

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 1.4km SSE 153° Kurautchi-baka* Chambered Tomb
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 50.0km ENE 75° Noroshi-dai (in Yoron-jima island)* Artificial Mound
 50.8km ENE 77° Ishuburi-baka* Rock Cut Tomb
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