Sakafuneishi Site
酒船石遺跡
Explore ancient stone structures, including a World Heritage site, revealing Japan's early history.
What it is
- A site in Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture.
- Designated a National Historic Site in 1927.
- Registered as a World Heritage site in 2026.
- Used for about 250 years, until the Heian period.
What to see
- Sakafuneishi: a large granite stone structure.
- It has dish-shaped depressions and connecting grooves.
- Kamegata-sekizobutsu: a 2.4m long granite structure.
- Kobangata-sekizobutsu: a 1.65m long stone structure.
- A replica of Sakafuneishi is in Asuka Historical Museum.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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