Yoshinogari is a a large moated town from the Yayoi Period (300BC-300AD). The Yoshinogari Yayoi ruins were found in 1986 while surveying for a new industrial site. Luckily this was put on hold and a 3 year excavation began. The site uncovered the largest Yayoi village ever found in Japan. The village is thought to… Read More Yoshinogari – Historical Yayoi Park, Saga, Kyushu
I have visited several museums which have some great Jomon artefacts, most recently in Hokkaido. Last year I went to the Northern Peoples Museum in Abashiri and last month I went to the Otaru Municipal Museum. Here is a bit about the Jomon. We can break the Jomon Period into four groups. Incipient – 12,000… Read More Emergence of the Jomon
The Kofun Period (古墳時代 Kofun jidai) refers to the protohistoric period of Japan, usually dated from 250 to ca 538 CE, characterised by the construction of large tumuli or tomb mounds (古墳 kofun). It is usually divided into two phases: early (fourth century), and late (fifth and sixth centuries). The Yayoi Period saw the development… Read More Kofun history
