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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hachiman-yama Kofun Alternative Name: 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama KofunCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 21.606 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Gyōda (Saitama pref.) Nearest Village: Fujiwara-chō 藤原
Latitude: 36.143070N Longitude: 139.486770E
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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The covering soil was completely removed to reclaim a pond nearby, now only the stone structure of the foundations remains, like Ishibutai Kofun. This, originally was supposed to have been a 80 Meters diameter round tumulus, but is now surrounded by an industrial estate.
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1.7km SSW 205° Sakitama Kofungun* Passage Grave
12.7km W 274° Miyazuka Kofun* Passage Grave
12.9km SSW 207° Yoshimi Hyakuana* Rock Cut Tomb
16.8km NNW 340° Tsukamawari Kofun* Long Barrow
24.0km SSW 212° Ōrui Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
27.1km S 185° Sannōzuka Kofun* Passage Grave
27.2km NNW 345° Itakura Jinja shrine* Standing Stone (Menhir)
31.3km SSW 209° Shōden-in temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
35.2km SSW 207° Nōnin-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
37.6km NNW 336° Hōtoku-ji temple* Modern Stone Circle etc
38.0km NW 316° Ōmuro Kofungun (in Gunma)* Passage Grave
38.1km NW 325° Takei Haiji* Not Known (by us)
40.6km ENE 69° Funadama Kofun* Passage Grave
42.3km WNW 289° Isezuka Kofun* Passage Grave
43.8km WNW 290° Yama-no-Ue Kofun* Passage Grave
46.8km SW 216° Gyokudō Bijutsukan art museum* Modern Stone Circle etc
47.2km WNW 284° Ipponsugi Kofun* Passage Grave
47.9km NW 306° Ōyama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
48.3km SSW 202° Sedo-oka Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
52.1km S 183° Musashi-Fuchū Kumano-Jinja Kofun* Passage Grave
52.1km WNW 301° Hodota Hachimanzuka Kofun* Long Barrow
52.4km S 175° Tenmondai-Kōnai Kofun* Passage Grave
52.6km NW 308° Mitsuya Kofun* Passage Grave
53.6km SSE 152° Yayoi* Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
53.8km WNW 296° Inarimori* Chambered Cairn
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