
Kaman: Kalehöyük, the Japanese garden and Hirfanlı
A driving route from the shore of Hirfanlı Dam Lake on the Kızılırmak to Kaman; it ends at Kalehöyük, excavated by Japanese archaeologists since 1986, the jointly built Turkish–Japanese museum where its finds are displayed, and the Japanese garden with a waterfall created in memory of Prince Mikasa.
- Estimated duration
- ~3 h 15 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~25 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 4 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
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Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~23 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Mound (höyük)
Kaman Kalehöyük
Kaman, Kırşehir
~23.44 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~1.9 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Museum
Kaman Kalehöyük Archaeology Museum
Kaman, Kırşehir
~1.91 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~40 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Botanical garden
Prince Mikasa Japanese Memorial Garden
Kaman, Kırşehir
~0.04 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place

