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The Hundred Caves Of Yoshimi
The is a cluster of tombs dug in artificial caves in a tuff cliff of located in the town of Yoshimi, Saitama, in the Kantō region of Japan. It was designated as a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site on March 7, 1923. The Schistostega luminous moss growing at the site was also designated as a Monuments of Japan, Natural Monument of Japan on November 30, 1928. The site is part of Hiki Hills Prefectural Natural Park. Background The cliff is located on the northern slope of the , which overlooks the Nogawa, a tributary of the Arakawa River (Kantō), Arakawa River. The tombs, which actually number 219 and not one hundred, each have an opening approximately one meter square, with a narrow entrance tunnel leading to a larger chamber within, commonly two to three meters square, but occasionally extending several meters into the hill. The graves extend in several rows running west to east along the face of the hill, with the entrances varying slightly in size due to the topogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimi, Saitama
is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,594 in 7800 households and a population density of 480 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Located in central Saitama Prefecture on the lowlands of the upper Arakawa River, Yoshimi is noted for its strawberry production. Parts of the town are within the borders of the Saitama Prefectural Hiki Hills Nature Park. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Kumagaya * Kōnosu * Higashimatsuyama * Kitamoto * Kawajima Climate Yoshimi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yoshimi is 14.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1448 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.0 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
