<< Our Photo Pages >> Chōjagahara - Ancient Village or Settlement in Japan in Honshū
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chōjagahara Alternative Name: 長者ヶ原遺跡 ChojagaharaCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Itoigawa (Niigata pref.) Nearest Village: Ichinomiya 一ノ宮
Latitude: 37.027700N Longitude: 137.865130E
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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Less than 10% of the site has been excavated. 4 houses and 1 building whose purpose is unknown were reconstructed, the mystic building is surrounded by small standing stones which seem to be the gravestones. A museum is attached.
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