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Rock ArtSite Name: Higashiyama Yokoana Alternative Name: 東山横穴, 南条横穴 Nanjō Yokoana Nanjo YokoanaCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Tateyama (Chiba pref.) Nearest Village: Nanjō 南条
Latitude: 34.978080N Longitude: 139.880230E
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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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
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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
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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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