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Two hundred and nineteen tomb chambers honeycombing a tuff hillside - a burial ground with the force of a landscape.
About this place
The Yoshimi Hundred Caves (吉見百穴, Yoshimi Hyakketsu) is a cluster of yokoanabo 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 National Historic Site on March 7, 1923. The Schistostega luminous moss growing at the site was also designated as a Natural Monument of Japan on November 30, 1928. The site is part of Hiki Hills Prefectural Natural Park.
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Founded / opened：6th-7th century Highlights / collection：219 yokoana tombs, Row of holes in the rock face Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Outdoor art and land art
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