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Medieval (High and Late)Site Name: Ikō-ji temple Alternative Name: 医光寺 Iko-jiCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Masuda (Shimane prefecture) Nearest Village: Someba-chō 染羽町
Latitude: 34.680220N Longitude: 131.865860E
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 |
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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 |
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A temple situated in the eastern suburbs of Masuda city has a pond garden with stones which was designed by the Japanese painter monk Sesshū Tōyō (雪舟 1420-1506) who lived in this temple.
Open 9:00-17:30 (-17:00 in winter) all year around, admission 500 Japanese Yen (2020 price)
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