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<< Our Photo Pages >> Higashiyama Yokoana - Rock Cut Tomb in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Monday, 09 January 2012  Page Views: 3260

Rock ArtSite Name: Higashiyama Yokoana Alternative Name: 東山横穴, 南条横穴 Nanjō Yokoana Nanjo Yokoana
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Tateyama (Chiba pref.)  Nearest Village: Nanjō 南条
Latitude: 34.978080N  Longitude: 139.880230E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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
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38 rock cut tombs dug behind the building of Nanjō Hachiman Jinja (南条八幡神社) shrine in a spiral way.

Tomb no.11 has carving of human, but it is difficult to guess which cave is no.11.
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 27.4km N 0° Daiman Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 31.9km N 359° Kameda Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 34.3km N 357° Terayatsu Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 34.8km N 360° Kinu Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 36.0km N 1° Shōjigayatsu Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 38.6km NNE 28° Enchō-ji temple* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 46.7km NW 321° Kōmyō-ji temple (in Kamakura)* Modern Stone Circle etc
 47.5km NW 324° Jōmyō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 47.7km NW 324° Zuisen-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 49.2km NW 323° Kenchō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 49.7km NW 323° Meigetsu-in temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 52.9km NW 325° Shichikokuyama Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 53.7km NW 322° Senbagayatsu Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 60.3km NNE 33° Nagara Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 61.9km NW 315° Koshinoyama Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 65.4km NW 305° Shōgakubo Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 65.6km NW 306° Manda Miyanoiri Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 67.0km NW 304° Tarekoyato-nishi Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 68.7km WNW 304° Dainichigakubo Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 68.9km WNW 301° Haneo Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 69.8km N 349° Ōmori Kaizuka* Ancient Village or Settlement
 70.4km NNW 344° Sengen Jinja Kofun* NOT SET
 71.5km NNW 334° Ichigao Yokoana* Rock Cut Tomb
 71.8km NW 311° Sannomiya-Shimoyato* Stone Circle
 71.9km NNW 339° Maginu Kofun* Passage Grave
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