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<< Our Photo Pages >> Goshikizuka Kofun - Long Barrow in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 11 May 2008  Page Views: 9502

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Goshikizuka Kofun Alternative Name: 五色塚古墳
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Kōbe (Hyōgo pref.)  Nearest Village: Goshikyama 五色山
Latitude: 34.629900N  Longitude: 135.046050E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
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Goshikizuka Kofun
Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan: (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Honshū

The 39th greatest (194m × 125m) key-hole shaped tumulus in Japan. Partly destroyed by rail road construction, from 1965 to 1975, this largest tumulus in Hyōgo prefecture was reconstructed with stone pavement as it had been built at the end of the 4th century.
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Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : 2 railway lines which run beneath and the bridge to Awaji island can be seen from here. The tube 'haniwa's were replaced in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Goshikizuka Kofun
Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan: (Vote or comment on this photo)

Goshikizuka Kofun
Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan: (Vote or comment on this photo)

Goshikizuka Kofun
Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan: (Vote or comment on this photo)

Goshikizuka Kofun
Goshikizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan: Courtesy of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Touring "Land Information Mapping System - Color Aerial Photographies"

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Re: Goshikizuka Kofun by DrewParsons on Monday, 01 October 2012
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Just added this to my must visit list - thanks for posting it!!
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