The Hundred Caves of Yoshimi (吉見百穴 Yoshimi Hyakketsu) are ancient burial sites carved into the sandstone of the Yoshimi Hills in Saitama Prefecture. The 219 caves date back to the sixth and seventh century C.E. and are located east of Higashimatsuyama, about fifty kilometers northwest from Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Yoshimi Hyakketsu, or Yoshimi Hyakuana, as they […]
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