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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Myōkensan Kofun Alternative Name: 妙見山古墳 Myokensan KofunCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 6.228 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Shikoku Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Imabari (Ehime pref.) Nearest Village: Ōnishichō-Miyawaki 大
Latitude: 34.058700N Longitude: 132.930770E
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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A reconstructed keyhole shaped tumulus on a hill with a fine view of Seto inland sea(瀬戸内海). The tumulus was reconstructed with the jars on the tube Haniwa's and the burial pit. At the foot of the hill, an athletic park with a museum and a dry landscape garden are placed.
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