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Modern SitesSite Name: Kōshō-ji temple Alternative Name: 興聖寺 Kosho-jiCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 1.405 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Uji (Kyōto pref.) Nearest Village: Uji-Yamada 宇治山
Latitude: 34.890170N Longitude: 135.813450E
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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Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in Honshū
This quiet Zen temple stands in the opposite bank to crowded Byōdō-in temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, across the Uji-gawa river.
A slope with streams lead to the gate in Chinese style, inside the gate a rocky precinct is sheltered.
Open 10:00-16:00. Admission free (garden), 500 Japanese Yen (interior, 2024 year).
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