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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Ōizumi-dō Alternative Name: 大泉堂 Oizumi-doCountry: Japan Region: Shikoku Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tsurugi-chō (Tokushima pref.) Nearest Village: Sadamitsu 貞光
Latitude: 34.027630N Longitude: 134.070180E
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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Numerous mountainous hamlets in Tokushima prefecture contain small arbour temples. The arbour often accompanies a tall tree or standing stone(s). Ōizumi-dō on a slope accompanies both. "Dō" is one of terms stand for 'temple'.
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