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Yoshinogari site

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Explore a large Yayoi period moated settlement, a designated Special National Historic Site.

Yoshinogari site
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What it is

  • A large Yayoi period moated settlement.
  • Designated a Special National Historic Site.
  • Excavation surveys began in 1986.
  • Now part of Yoshinogari Historical Park.

What to see

  • The settlement spans approximately 117 hectares.
  • Double moats from the late Yayoi period.
  • The outer moat was about 2.5 kilometers long.
  • Multiple watchtowers within the moats.
  • North and South burial mounds.
  • Unearthed pottery and bronze ware artifacts.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Yoshinogari site Open in Google Maps

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