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

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 07 February 2008  Page Views: 3992

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kaitō Alternative Name: 垣内 Kaito, Mitsuiwa 三ツ岩
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 26.287 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Takayama (Gifu pref.)  Nearest Village: Uwano-machi 上野町
Latitude: 36.167554N  Longitude: 137.270823E
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
2 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
3

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Kaitō submitted by Aska : This site stands in a rice field on a tableland near the old Takayama town. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Japan

3 stones of stone circle originally consisted of 7 stones remain. The alternate name "Mitsuiwa" means 3 boulders.
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