Oshoro Stone Circle
忍路環状列石
Explore Japan's first reported and largest stone circle, a 3500-year-old Jomon-period burial ground.
What it is
- A stone circle site in Otaru City, Hokkaido.
- First stone circle reported to academia in Japan.
- Designated a National Historic Site on March 10, 1961.
- Estimated to be from the late Jomon period, about 3500 years ago.
What to see
- The largest stone circle among over 80 in the area.
- Site measures 33 meters north-south and 22 meters east-west.
- Adjacent Oshoro Toba site has a giant wooden pillar.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Oshoro Stone Circle Open in Google Maps
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