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Modern SitesSite Name: JindaiMoji-iwa Alternative Name: 神代文字岩 Petorogurafu-iwa ペトログラCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 7.251 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Kunisaki (Ōita prefecture) Nearest Village: Kunisaki-machi ShimoJōbutsu 国
Latitude: 33.594390N Longitude: 131.662490E
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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 | 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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In a wood of Kunisaki Peninsula in Ōita prefecture there lies a natural rock, on recto and verso surface strange marks were inscribed. Some people seriously believe that these are one of ancient Japanese characters before the import of Chinese character. But these characters only appeared in documents after mid Edo era (circa 18 C).
There is a small signpost indicating “神代文字巨石” in the commune (33.59203N,131.66399E), take the crooked path towards the wood. On the way to the site there is a wild-boar preventing fence (33.59333N,131.66380E), to open the fence remove the red wire-ring tying the tips of gate and door (do not forget to tie them again after passing). Then you will find 6 small stone Buddha (33.59443N,131.66364E) which were the guardians of now-deserted graveyard, at that point there is a Y-shaped crossroad, take the left branch and climb the steep slope among the tombstones. When you reach the mountain ridge, you can see the stone on the summit on the left.
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