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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Sakitama Kofungun Alternative Name: 埼玉古墳群Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 14.646 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Gyōda (Saitama pref.) Nearest Village: Sakitama 埼玉
Latitude: 36.129280N Longitude: 139.478640E
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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The sole 1 round tumulus Maruhakayama Kofun (丸墓山古墳) is the largest one (105m diameter) in Japan. Among the 9 keyhole-shaped tumuli, Futagoyama Kofun (二子山古墳) is the largest (138m), the armours for man & horse and a sward with golden inlay were excavated from Shōgun'yama Kofun (将軍山古墳, 90m) and Inariyama Kofun (稲荷山古墳, 120m) respectively.
"Sakitama" is the archaic name for Saitama Prefecture.
Saitama Prefectural Official Site in English Note the location on the map on the official page is wrong, it is 2.5km away from the tumuli park. The location on our page is correct.
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1.7km NNE 25° Hachiman-yama Kofun* Passage Grave
11.2km SSW 207° Yoshimi Hyakuana* Rock Cut Tomb
12.2km WNW 282° Miyazuka Kofun* Passage Grave
18.0km NNW 344° Tsukamawari Kofun* Long Barrow
22.3km SSW 212° Ōrui Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
25.6km S 183° Sannōzuka Kofun* Passage Grave
28.5km NNW 347° Itakura Jinja shrine* Standing Stone (Menhir)
29.6km SSW 209° Shōden-in temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
33.5km SSW 207° Nōnin-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
38.6km NW 319° Ōmuro Kofungun (in Gunma)* Passage Grave
38.8km NNW 338° Hōtoku-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
39.0km NNW 327° Takei Haiji* Not Known (by us)
41.8km ENE 67° Funadama Kofun* Passage Grave
42.2km WNW 291° Isezuka Kofun* Passage Grave
43.7km WNW 292° Yama-no-Ue Kofun* Passage Grave
45.2km SW 216° Gyokudō Bijutsukan art museum* Modern Stone Circle etc
46.6km SSW 202° Sedo-oka Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
46.8km WNW 286° Ipponsugi Kofun* Passage Grave
48.3km NW 308° Ōyama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
50.5km S 182° Musashi-Fuchū Kumano-Jinja Kofun* Passage Grave
50.9km S 174° Tenmondai-Kōnai Kofun* Passage Grave
52.3km WNW 303° Hodota Hachimanzuka Kofun* Long Barrow
52.6km SSE 151° Yayoi* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
53.0km NW 310° Mitsuya Kofun* Passage Grave
53.9km WNW 298° Inarimori* Chambered Cairn
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