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Osaka Castle

MegalithicAsia

Massive granite megaliths in the castle walls, the largest weighing ~130 tons (the 'Octopus Stone' / Takoishi). Quarried from islands 60+ km away and moved across water without modern equipment in the early 1600s.

34.6873°, 135.5262°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: stones heavier than the period's tools could lift; stone harder than steel.
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