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Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 11 March 2012  Page Views: 2669

Rock ArtSite Name: Sagi-no-kuchi Kofun Alternative Name: Saginikuchi Kofun サギノクチ古墳, Konohazuka Kofun 木の葉塚古墳
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 1.458 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Shikoku Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Sakaide (Kagawa pref.)  Nearest Village: Kamo-chō 加茂町
Latitude: 34.304660N  Longitude: 133.923450E
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
5

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Sagi-no-kuchi Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Shikoku Japan. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Carving in Shikoku

A round tumulus near a pond. On both sides of passage and chamber, carvings of leaf, ship and thatched roof are engraved. Its alternate name 'Konoha-zuka' means 'A mound with leaf [pattern]'.
Now the tumulus is guarded by an iron fence.
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