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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Kobo Hachiman Jinja shrine Alternative Name: 小保八幡
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Ōkawa (Fukuoka pref.) Nearest Village: Kobo 小保
Latitude: 33.204930N Longitude: 130.371840E
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

2 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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 Accuracy:

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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Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Kyūshū

In the precinct of Kobo Hachiman Jinja shrine in the heart of Ōkawa city, 2 huge stones are placed. They are supposed to be the cap stones of dolmens.
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