A large settlement site thought to date from the mid-Jomon Period, between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. Features include long-houses, storage pits, and graves. Excavated by the Aizu-Wakamatsu Board of Education. Access: enquire at the nearby Fukushima Museum, located in Aizuwakamatsu City (see panel at right). General travel information for the area is provided by the Aizu-wakamatsu & Bandai Region Tourism Promotion Council.
Dr Peter Matthews, National Museum of Ethnology, Senri Expo Park, Suita 565-8511, Japan. Tel. +81 (6) 6876-2151. Fax +81 (6) 6878-7503. Email: info (at-mark) researchco-op.co.nz
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Displays a reconstructed Jomon pit house, and pottery showing changes in shape and decoration from the Jomon to Yayoi periods in Fukushima. Access: 1-25 Jyotomachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, 965-0807. Tel. 0242(28)6000 Email: office@general-museum.fks.ed.jp
Experience ancient Jomon-period lifestyle at Jomon-no-Sato, a venue for experiential learning in a natural setting. A project of the Funehiki Town Urban Development Department, tel. (0247) 82-1111. Access: 10 minute drive from Funehiki Station on JR Banetsu East Line, or Banetsu Expressway Funehiki-Miharu IC.
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