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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kishiwada Castle - Modern Stone Circle etc in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 13 February 2020  Page Views: 595

Modern SitesSite Name: Kishiwada Castle Alternative Name: 岸和田城 Kishiwada-jō Kishiwada-jo
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Kishiwada (Ōsaka prefecture)  Nearest Village: Kishiki-chō 岸城町
Latitude: 34.458000N  Longitude: 135.371080E
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.
3 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.
3 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
5

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Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Honshū

A modern gardener Mirei SHIGEMORI (1896-1975) built a grandeur dry landscape garden in the boundary of Kishiwada Castle in 1953. It was not until next year the main Tenshu-kaku tower of the castle was reconstructed, the view of the garden looking down from the tower is superb.

Open 10:00-16:00, closed on Monday and the days around the new Years Day, admission 300 Japanese Yen (2024 price).

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