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The octopus stone, ''Taiko-ishi'' 蛸石 (also called "Drum Rock") is a large stone at
The octopus stone, ''Taiko-ishi'' 蛸石 (also called "Drum Rock") is a large stone at Osaka Castle
is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
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in Japan. The stone is near Sakura Gate.
It is one of the largest of several megalith
A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. More than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging geographically f ...
s at the castle (by face area), at 5.5×11.7 meters and over . Its name is derived from the octopus
An octopus (: octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like oth ...
shape visible on its lower left corner.
See also
*List of individual rocks
The following is a list of notable rocks and stones.
See also
* List of largest meteorites on Earth
* List of longest natural arches
* List of rock formations
* List of rock formations that resemble human beings
* List of rocks on Mars
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