<< Our Photo Pages >> Kurokawa cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Japan in Kyūshū
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Kurokawa cave Alternative Name: 黒川洞穴Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 7.005 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Hioki (Kagoshima pref.) Nearest Village: Fukiagechō-Nagayoshi 吹上
Latitude: 31.553370N Longitude: 130.401080E
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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Bones of a lady with remnants of foods, tools and accessories were excavated from this cave with two holes, the first reckless discoverer were the elementary school pupils. The cave seems to have been inhabited for a long time, late Jōmon period (1000-300BC) to Heian period (AD794-1185).
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