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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hizuka Kofun - Passage Grave in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 09 May 2015  Page Views: 1683

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hizuka Kofun Alternative Name: 火塚古墳
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 10.453 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Sakahogi (Gifu pref.)  Nearest Village: Sakakura 酒倉
Latitude: 35.432330N  Longitude: 136.992100E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 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
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Hizuka Kofun
Hizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Passage Grave in Honshū

A push-button shaped (hemisphere on a cuboid) tumulus lies in an industry-residential complex area. The name 'hi-zuka (=fire mound)' was delivered from the local legend that the mound was used as a shelter when rain of fire fell from the sky.
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KengoshiZuka Kofun
KengoshiZuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan With distant view of Aska village and beyond (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mitsuyoshi-Ishizuka Kofun
Mitsuyoshi-Ishizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

KengoshiZuka Kofun
KengoshiZuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The inner chamber is divided into twin rooms by a partition. (Vote or comment on this photo)

KengoshiZuka Kofun
KengoshiZuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan With small size replica (with another Kofun chamber below) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Makimuku Ishizuka Kofun
Makimuku Ishizuka Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

Urushizuka Kofungun
Urushizuka Kofungun submitted by Aska : Cairn no.1 (36.66457N,138.32875E)

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 3.7km ENE 78° Kasekirin Kōen park* Modern Stone Circle etc
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