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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jōju-in - Modern Stone Circle etc in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 14 March 2019  Page Views: 724

Modern SitesSite Name: Jōju-in Alternative Name: 常住院 Joju-in
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Kakogawa (Hyōgo pref.)  Nearest Village: Noguchi 野口
Latitude: 34.753230N  Longitude: 134.855930E
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
5 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.
5 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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Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Honshū

Jōju-in, a sub temple of nearby Kyōshin-ji (教信寺) temple, has a brand new (1989) dry landscape garden. Admission free (donation welcomed).

Another sub temple Fudō-in (不動院) has much older (ca. 19th century) dry landscape garden. Reservation required to visit.
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