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Modern SitesSite Name: Tōfuku-ji temple Alternative Name: 東福寺 Tofuku-jiCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Kyōto (Kyōto pref.) Nearest Village: Higashiyama-ku 東山区
Latitude: 34.976970N Longitude: 135.774150E
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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Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Honshū
The main temple in Kōfuku-ji zen temples complex. It is an early master work by Mirei SHIGEMORI designed in 1939. The southern garden is a 'dry landscape (枯山水)', the northern and the eastren ones are designed in much more modern style.
Open 9:00-16:00 (Nov.-Mar. Opening and closing time vary). Admission 500 Japanese yen (garden only, 1000 Yen for total facilities, 2024 price).
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