Hyogo Prefecture
Asahigaoka Jomon Settlement Well-illustrated introduction to a mid-Jomon site and a local display of materials recovered from the site, in Ashiya City
Akashi Municipal Museum introduces the history from prehistoric age, including the Akashi early man (Palaeolithic skeleton), closed on Monday, and third Tuesday of each month; tel. (078) 913-4588.
Hyuga ruins Late Jomon (3,500 BP) site in Kobe's Tarumi Ward, Kobe City. Timber made of Cinnamomum camphora (camphor tree) was found here and is now displayed at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Nature and Human Activities (source Rokko I.Net News, Dec. 1997.
Inami-cho Local Museum Higashi-Harima district is located in Inami-cho exactly at the geographical center of the Japanese archipelago. Jomon-era Higashi-Harima burial mounds are reported for Inami-cho, but no English-language information on access has been found by us.
Kannabekogen ruins(Early?) Jomon ruins in the vicinity of Kannabe hot springs (Hidaka town, Tajima district, northern Hyogo). Information on access not yet available. Link is to Hidaka town homepage.
Sasayama Historical Art Museum includes a very small number of archaeological objects from Palaeolithic periods onwards (J. only); also has a collection of city archaeological reports for sale. Access: central location, easy to reach (bus or taxi from train station), near the historic castle: 53, Gofukumachi, Sasayama City, Hyogo 669-2322. Tel. (079) 552-0601, fax (079) 552-6618 (PJM 9.11.06)