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Multi-periodSite Name: Hegura-jima island Alternative Name: 舳倉島Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Wajima (Ishikawa pref.) Nearest Village: Hegura-jima island 舳倉í
Latitude: 37.854300N Longitude: 136.923630E
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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Northern point around Ebisu-jinja (恵比寿神社) shrine ; 37.85429N,136.92313E
Behind Kannondō (観音堂) temple ; 37.85292N,136.91762E
Across Ryūjin-ike (龍神池 竜神池) pond ; 37.85253N,136.91644E
Beyond Yasaka aka Gion jinja (八坂神社 祇園神社) shrine ; 37.85022N,136.91386E
On the western shore ; 37.84854N,138.91299E
Southern point ; 37.84459N,136.91388E
In front of OkutsuHime jinja (奥津比咩神社) shrine ; 37.84568N,136.91457E
The island is known as the fishery point for 'Ama' diving ladies and these cairns are supposed to be a guiding landmark for them. The great mounds on the southern point might be most the significant landmark.
The mushroom-shaped cairns on the northern point are reminiscent of Kasaishi on Mishima island and the pair of cairns with linga and yoni resemble the pyramids of Tenjin Kuzutama Jinja shrine in Tsushima islands, so they all might belong to same the Sea of Japan / East Sea culture.
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