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The Far East and ChinaSite Name: Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa residence Alternative Name: 大竹祖納堂儀佐屋敷 Otake Sonaido Gisa YashikiCountry: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Iriomote-jima island (Okinawa prefecture Nearest Village: Sonai 祖納
Latitude: 24.391310N Longitude: 123.744630E
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 Cairn in Kyūshū. Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa was a metalsmith who brought iron implements to the Chinese people and started agriculture on the island in 14th-15th C. In the ruin of his residence, there is a cairn tomb and box-shaped cists and debris of iron manufacture were excavated here.
Position of box-shaped cists in this area : 24.39115N,123.74446E and 24.39116N,123.74479E
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