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Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 05 January 2020  Page Views: 1167

Modern SitesSite Name: Kakunodate samurai residences Alternative Name: 角館武家屋敷 Kawarada 河原田家 Ishiguro 石黒家
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Semboku (Akita prefecture)  Nearest Village: Kakunodate-machi HigashiKatsuraku-chō
Latitude: 39.596980N  Longitude: 140.562320E
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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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Kakunodate samurai residences
Kakunodate samurai residences submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan Ishiguro house (Vote or comment on this photo)
Kakunodate, in Honshū, Japan might be the most well-known remain of the buke-yashiki (samurai residence) town, many tourists visit in mid April to early May to appreciate the beautiful weeping cherry blossoms in its streets. It also has a number of attractive stone features.

Among the seven remaining houses, the Kawarada (河原田) family’s one has a dry landscape garden and the Ishiguro (石黒) family’s garden contains some stones hidden under the trees.
Both:Open 9:00-17:00 (-16:30 in winter), admission 500 Japanese yen (2024 price).
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Kakunodate samurai residences
Kakunodate samurai residences submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan Kawarada house (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kakunodate samurai residences
Kakunodate samurai residences submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kakunodate samurai residences
Kakunodate samurai residences submitted by Aska (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kakunodate samurai residences
Kakunodate samurai residences submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan Ishiguro house (Vote or comment on this photo)

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