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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oichi Kofun Alternative Name: 尾市古墳 尾市1号墳 Oichi IchigōfunCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Fukuyama (Hiroshima pref.) Nearest Village: Shin'ishichō-Tsune 新市
Latitude: 34.603100N Longitude: 133.279680E
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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Passage Grave in Honshū. On a mountain ridge, an octagonal pyramid shaped tumulus protected with pile of black sandbags lies. It has 3 chambers inside, so they and the entrance passage show a rare cross-shaped plan.
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