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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kouri Tūmiyā - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Monday, 18 May 2020  Page Views: 500

Natural PlacesSite Name: Kouri Tūmiyā Alternative Name: 古宇里遠見屋 Kouri Tumiya
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 9.463 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Kouri-jima Island (Okinawa prefecture)  Nearest Village: Kouri 古宇里
Latitude: 26.707034N  Longitude: 128.017560E
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.
5 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.
4 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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Kouri Tūmiyā
Kouri Tūmiyā submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
A natural (?) mound on the highest point (107m alt.) on the Kouri island which is now connected to Okinawa main island with a bridge.

From this mound they observed and noticed the appearance of foreign ships by smoke and fire to the government in Naha city using the network of this kind of beacons.
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Kouri Tūmiyā
Kouri Tūmiyā submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan The fire and smoke signal transmission system around Okinawa main island. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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