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Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 24 August 2017  Page Views: 1315

Natural PlacesSite Name: Saigō Takamori Gyoza-ishi Alternative Name: 西郷隆盛御座石 Saigo Takamori Gyozaishi
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Hioki (Kagoshima pref.)  Nearest Village: Fukiagechō-Nagayoshi 吹上
Latitude: 31.551040N  Longitude: 130.408040E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Saigō Takamori Gyoza-ishi submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
A huge stone in a wood near Kurokawa cave. Once it was suspected as a dolmen but is a natural rock without any burial facilities.

Takamori Saigō (西郷隆盛) was a local hero with a strong frame in Satsuma domain (now Kagoshima prefecture) who participated in the Meiji Restoration (defeat of shognate government and modernization of Japan) but later was miss-disgraced as a traitor and eliminated by his Meiji government tragically. "Gyoza-ishi" means 'Stool stone'.
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 709m WNW 291° Kurokawa cave* Cave or Rock Shelter
 6.8km SW 233° Ishizuka Koumi-ishi* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
 9.1km SW 229° Iriki* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
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