Imamachi Ichirizuka

Imamachi Ichirizuka - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is a historic Japanese distance marker akin to a milestone, comprising a pair of earthen mounds located in what is now the Imamachi and Umekita neighborhoods of the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1935, with the area under protection expanded in 1973 to include a surviving portion of the tree-lined road. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Edo period

Source: en.wikipedia.org