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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tempaku Alternative Name: 天白 TenpakuCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Matsusaka (Mie pref.) Nearest Village: Ureshino-Kamodachō 嬉野
Latitude: 34.610740N Longitude: 136.438710E
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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Stone Circle in Honshū. A rare example of the stone circles in Western Japan, a complex of numerous stone settings and some stone circles including a curious stone swirl on the riverside meadow.
The original stones were buried back into the ground and the replica stones are placed on them,
Note: This rare site near Matsusaka is to be restored as part of an archaeological park.
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