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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 Yashiki
Country: 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:
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.
3 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
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Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa residence
Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa residence submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan Bearded cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa residence
Ōtake Sonaidō Gisa residence submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan One of box-shaped cists (Vote or comment on this photo)

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