Gifu Prefecture

Gifu Prefectural Museum

English pages of the website say nothing about the Jomon, but show a sad image of 'primitive life in a cave' with a pot, grinding/pounding stones, and some bones. Undoubtedly the Jomon period is represented here, and there may be more to the display than this one scene. Address: 1989 Kohora Oyana, Seki City, Gifu 501-3941

Telephone 0575-28-3111, fax 0575-28-3110. Access: 15 mins walk from Oyana Station on the Meitsu Train Minomachi Line; 15 mins walk from Oyana Stop? of the Gifu Bus Company. Website has map and other details.

Robata Ruins

Website of the Kakamigahara International Association, in Kakamigahara City, Gifu. Briefly introduces the mid-Jomon Robata site where reconstructed dwellings are on display. Near Mt Ontake and Kiso River.

Tsukuhara Ruins Park

Briefly introduces remains of a Neolithic (Jomon) village in the vicinity of Seki City, Gifu. A public display of the reconstructed tombs and other materials on the site. Information provided by a NHK travel website for Chubu region.

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