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<< Our Photo Pages >> KamiShiroiwa - Stone Circle in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Wednesday, 06 February 2008  Page Views: 4991

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: KamiShiroiwa Alternative Name: 上白岩
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Izu (Shizuoka pref.)  Nearest Village: Kami-Shiroiwa 上白岩
Latitude: 34.963385N  Longitude: 138.984271E
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.
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
4

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