Kameishi (Turtle Rock)
Kameishi (Turtle Rock)
Kameishi (Turtle Rock)
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ぽち613
Funabashi, Japan1,756 contributions
May 2024 • Solo
One of the mysterious stone statues in the Asuka region. A humorous relic that looks like a face peeking out from a large shell. There is a legend that it was a memorial for a turtle that died when the lake dried up, but the truth is unknown. It is located near the Kawara-dera ruins, and there is also a theory that it marks the boundary between the two.
Written 29 May 2024
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BarkCat
Christchurch, New Zealand37 contributions
Jan 2018 • Family
You can see everything there is from the pictures. There are plenty of other interesting rocks to look at in Asuka so it is nothing exceptional. Have a look if you're passing by or have some spare time but it's not worth going well out of your way for.
Written 29 September 2018
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Kimitaka S
Taichung, Taiwan15,193 contributions
Aug 2016
Kameishi, literally means a stone of turtle, is a humorous shape of stone. Compared with Ishibutai, it is not so much impressive. If you pass nearby, you can however take a look. It is free.
Written 8 November 2016
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thelonious22
Seongnam4,381 contributions
May 2016 • Solo
I almost passed by it as it is just a rock...but it's on the way to Ishibitai Tomb from Asuka station, so take a look while making the hike...and don't expect too much
Written 7 May 2016
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Vermont7,604 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
After stopping for lunch at a roadside stand selling octopus balls, we headed our bicycles downhill towards the station. We were looking for Kameishi which should have been on this road according to our map.
We kept crossing paths all day with a group out for a weekend biking trip. We passed them as they were stopped in the road taking photos. We had to wait until they left before we could take our own photos of Turtle Rock.
We read an interesting story about the mythology of the rock: if it changes orientation and faces west, instead of south which it currently faces or east which - according to legend - it used to face, Japan will become a sea of mud. Fortunately, it seems highly unlikely that the rock will turn to face another direction.
The megalith certainly looks like a turtle from one angle, but not so much from another. It is not that huge and can be missed if you are speeding downhill or driving by in a car since it is just at an unmarked place in the road.
We kept crossing paths all day with a group out for a weekend biking trip. We passed them as they were stopped in the road taking photos. We had to wait until they left before we could take our own photos of Turtle Rock.
We read an interesting story about the mythology of the rock: if it changes orientation and faces west, instead of south which it currently faces or east which - according to legend - it used to face, Japan will become a sea of mud. Fortunately, it seems highly unlikely that the rock will turn to face another direction.
The megalith certainly looks like a turtle from one angle, but not so much from another. It is not that huge and can be missed if you are speeding downhill or driving by in a car since it is just at an unmarked place in the road.
Written 22 February 2015
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