Kushidashin Site

Kushidashin Site

串田新遺跡
Kushidashin kofun
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Location	Imizu, Toyama, Japan
Region	Hokuriku region
Coordinates	36°41′21″N 137°02′29″E
Altitude	45 m (148 ft)
Type	Settlement, Kofun
History
Founded	Jōmon, Kofun period
Site notes
Public access	Yes
National Historic Site of Japan

The Kushidashin Site (串田新遺跡, Kushidashin Iseki) is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a late Jōmon period settlement and encompassing two circular Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the Daimon neighborhood of the city of Imizu, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1976.[1]

Overview

The Kushidashin Site is located on a hill with an elevation of approximately 45 meters. An excavation survey was conducted in 1949, and middle and late period Jōmon pottery of a style unique to this site was excavated. The ruins included the foundations of a number of pit dwellings with stone-lined hearths. Also within the close proximity were two small dome-shaped kofun (円墳) from the much later Kofun period. Currently, it is maintained as an archaeological park. It is located about 20 minutes by car from Takaoka Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line. [2]

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Toyama)

References

1. "串田新遺跡" [Kushidashin Iseki] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
2. Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)

External links

• Imizu City Tourist Information home page (in Japanese)
• Toyama Prefectural Tourist information home page (in Japanese)