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Modern SitesSite Name: Yata-dera temple Alternative Name: 矢田寺 金剛山寺 Kongōsen-ji Kongosenji-jiCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 3.932 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: YamatoKōriyama (Nara prefecture) Nearest Village: Yata-chō 矢田町
Latitude: 34.649490N Longitude: 135.737950E
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 |
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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 |
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Yata-dera temple on the slope of Yata-yama hill has a simple dry landscape garden. The temple is rather well-known for its Hydrangea microphylla flowers.
Open 9:30-16:30, admission free, 700 Japanese Yen (2024 price) during Hydrangea season (June-July)
Official site in English.
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