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Multi-periodSite Name: Āga-yama Alternative Name: アーガ山 Aga-yamaCountry: 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:
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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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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