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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tempaku - Stone Circle in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Tuesday, 29 June 2010  Page Views: 3086

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tempaku Alternative Name: 天白 Tenpaku
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Matsusaka (Mie pref.)  Nearest Village: Ureshino-Kamodachō 嬉野
Latitude: 34.610740N  Longitude: 136.438710E
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
4 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.
5 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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Tempaku submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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