<< Our Photo Pages >> Kabayama - Stone Circle in Japan in Honshū
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kabayama Alternative Name: 樺山Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 10.131 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Kitakami (Iwate pref.) Nearest Village: Inasechō-Ōyachi 稲
Latitude: 39.241570N Longitude: 141.131520E
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 |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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An ancient village ruin on a hill. On the top of the hill stand reconstructed houses, at the foot of the hill distribute standing stones some of which resemble sundials. There is a simple museum nearby (admission free).
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