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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ankoku-ji temple - Modern Stone Circle etc in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 01 March 2020  Page Views: 397

Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Ankoku-ji temple Alternative Name: 安国寺
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 17.307 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Fukuyama (Hiroshima prefecture)  Nearest Village: Tomo-chō 鞆町
Latitude: 34.388200N  Longitude: 133.379700E
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.
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.
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
5

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Ankoku-ji temple submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Honshū

A temple in a beautiful fisherman village has a dry landscape garden built by a samurai-monk Ekei ANKOKUJI (安国寺恵瓊 1537?-1600) who was executed after the 1600 battle for Japanese unification hegemony.
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Ankoku-ji temple submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 4.3km NW 324° Jōkoku-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 15.8km W 280° Jōdo-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 19.9km SW 236° Ōjizuka* Chambered Cairn
 25.6km NNW 339° Oichi Kofun* Passage Grave
 32.3km WNW 302° Kui-no Gankai* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 36.9km ENE 60° Hōtō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 37.3km SE 138° Kōshōjiyama Kofungun* Passage Grave
 38.0km WSW 246° Ōmishima Bijutsukan art gallery* Modern Stone Circle etc
 38.4km ESE 120° Ōkubo Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 39.0km SE 127° Yaobikuni-tō* Ancient Temple
 39.1km NE 53° Mizue Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 39.1km NW 321° Yano-no Gankai* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 39.9km ENE 76° Nozaki Family Residence garden* Modern Stone Circle etc
 41.1km ESE 119° Miyagao Kofun* Passage Grave
 41.2km ESE 116° Suriusuyama Kofun* Passage Grave
 41.3km ESE 119° Kawaratani Kofungun* Passage Grave
 42.2km E 100° Shōtsūjiyama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 42.5km ESE 120° Notanoin Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 42.7km ESE 118° Oka Kofungun* Passage Grave
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 43.4km ESE 118° Ōsayama Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 43.4km ESE 118° Ōsayama Wankashizuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 45.1km ENE 73° Rendai-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 46.4km SSE 156° Uma Mukaiyama Kofun* Long Barrow
 46.5km NE 52° Tanukiiwayama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
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