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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:
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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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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