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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kokeizan Kofungun - Chambered Cairn in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Monday, 06 February 2012  Page Views: 2992

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kokeizan Kofungun Alternative Name: 虎渓山古墳
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Tajimi (Gifu pref.)  Nearest Village: Kokeizan-chō 虎渓
Latitude: 35.347480N  Longitude: 137.126850E
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.
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.
3 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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Kokeizan Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan No.4 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Honshū

Group of tumulus and chambered cairn at the top and the foot of a mountain behind Eihō-ji (永保寺) temple for whose zen garden is famous.

No.1 mound (35.34331N,137.13089E) at the top is a round tumulus once a lookout tower was constructed on it, no.4 mound (35.34748N,137.12685E) at the foot is a rare example of chambered cairn (round shape) in Gifu prefecture.
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 8.1km NNE 28° Fudōdō Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 9.1km NNE 26° Mizano Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 9.8km N 1° Gukei-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 12.3km NNW 328° Jirobeizuka Kofun* Passage Grave
 13.4km NW 320° Kasekirin Kōen park* Modern Stone Circle etc
 15.4km NW 308° Hizuka Kofun* Passage Grave
 20.5km NNW 328° Shōgen-ji Temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 22.0km NE 56° Fuji* Standing Stones
 23.1km ENE 64° Takenami* Standing Stones
 23.8km NE 50° Kawai* Standing Stones
 24.9km NE 52° Mitabi* Standing Stone (Menhir)
 25.2km NE 54° Himeguri* Standing Stones
 27.1km ENE 72° Nabeyama* Standing Stones
 27.3km SW 228° Nagoya Castle* Modern Stone Circle etc
 28.0km ENE 69° Shōge Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 31.0km NW 304° Shinchō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 32.9km SW 233° Ryōun-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 36.3km SW 218° Nagoya Port replica Moai* Modern Stone Circle etc
 46.6km S 183° Futago Kofun (in Aichi)* Long Barrow
 49.7km WSW 252° Gyōki-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 54.6km NNW 341° Tō Clan Residence Garden* Modern Stone Circle etc
 56.2km S 184° Kezō-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
 60.5km SSE 153° Jōyama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 61.8km SSE 151° Hatagashirayama One Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 63.5km SSE 150° Kichijō Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
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