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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tagajō - Ancient Village or Settlement in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 13 June 2021  Page Views: 411

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Tagajō Alternative Name: Taga Castle 多賀城 Tagajo Taka-no-ki
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.627 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tagajō (Miyagi prefecture)  Nearest Village: IchikawaJōmae 市川à
Latitude: 38.305850N  Longitude: 140.988510E
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.
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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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The 'stele' which records the distance from Kyōto and history of construction. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Honshū. Taga-jō was built in 724 CE by Yamato (present day Nara) government as the northern branch office of the governmant, equivalent to the southern office Dazaifu (大宰府) in Kyūshū, and as the offensive fortress on the northern frontier against the native Emishi tribe. It suffered Jōgan earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 869, then was reconstructed and barely and continued until 11th C.



Now all of the buildings have been collapsed away except the chronological stele (38.30346N,140.98853E) which was built in 762, one of the oldest ones in Japan. In 2024 the main gate will be reconstructed to celebrate the 1300th anniversary.
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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The hut which stores the 'stele'. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The view of the entrance steps from the office plateau, the 'stele' is hidden in the bush beyond the entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The steps towards the plateau of the office buildings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The ruin of remote (north-)eastern gate (38.31004N,140.99153E) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The foundation of the office buildings.

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Tagajō submitted by Aska : Site in Honshū Japan The south-eastern corner of the enclosure and reduced-sized restoration model.

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