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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ōhira Kofungun - Chambered Cairn in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 23 December 2017  Page Views: 1795

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ōhira Kofungun Alternative Name: 大平古墳群
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Kōfu (Yamanashi pref.)  Nearest Village: Yumura 湯村
Latitude: 35.685220N  Longitude: 138.548570E
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.
3 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
5

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Ōhira Kofungun
Ōhira Kofungun submitted by Aska : Site in Japan Cairn no.1 "Kōmori Kofun" (35.68538N,138.54866E) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairns in Japan. A subgroup of Yumurayama Kofungun, lies on the south-western foot of Mt.Yumura-yama (湯村山), consist of two chambered cairns. Cairn no.2, aka Jizō Kofun (地蔵古墳 Ksitigarbha Tumulus) lies roadside of a rambling path from the right side of Entaku-ji (塩澤寺, 塩沢寺) temple to the top of Mt.Yumura-yama. Cairn no.1, aka Kōmori Kofun (こうもり古墳 Bat Tumulus) lies beyond the no. 2. Signposted as 地蔵古墳.
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Ōhira Kofungun
Ōhira Kofungun submitted by Aska : Site in Japan Cairn no.2 "Jizō Kofun" (35.68552N,136.54852E). Red arrow indicates the cairn no.1. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 668m ESE 124° Yumurayama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 1.1km N 5° Otengusan Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 4.1km ESE 117° Tōkō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 6.0km ESE 111° Yokone Sakurai Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 6.6km W 278° Myōzen-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 9.6km E 88° Eian-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 11.8km S 178° Ōzuka Kofun (in Yamanashi)* Long Barrow
 12.7km ESE 114° Kyōzuka Kofun (in Yamanashi)* Passage Grave
 15.8km ENE 68° Jōko-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 16.6km ENE 57° Somaguchi* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 21.8km NW 307° Mumei-no Daisekitō* Modern Stone Circle etc
 23.4km NW 321° Kinsei* Stone Circle
 23.9km E 97° Seiun-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 28.7km ESE 109° Oni-no Tateishi* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 32.6km NW 311° Mukōhara* Stone Circle
 37.5km NW 317° Tsubodaira* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 38.1km E 101° Oni-no Tsue* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 43.9km S 178° Sengo* Stone Circle
 44.2km WNW 294° Onshō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 46.2km NW 322° Togariishi* Ancient Village or Settlement
 50.3km E 96° Uenoyama Kofun (in Yamanashi)* Chambered Cairn
 53.7km N 353° Kitazawa* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 58.8km ENE 77° Gyokudō Bijutsukan art museum* Modern Stone Circle etc
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 61.0km NW 317° Manji-no Sekibutsu* Sculptured Stone
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