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Hinata Caves
The is an archaeological site with a cave dwelling in use from the early through late Jōmon period, located in what is now part of the town of Takahata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1977. Overview The Hinata Caves are a group of cave dwellings at the foot of Mount Tateishi (altitude 230 meters), on the northeastern edge of the Yonezawa Basin in the foothills of the Ōu Mountains. In addition to the main cave, there are 14 other cave dwelling ruins nearby. It is rare to find so many cave dwelling ruins in such a small area. The Hinata Caves has an opening to the south, and consists of two natural caves and two rock shelters, both protected by an overhanging cliff of tuff, with a stream of water and a marsh in front. The entrance has a height of 3.5 meters, and the main cave extends into the hillside for 14 meters, with a width of 5 meters. Archaeological excavations by Yamagata University beginning i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahata, Yamagata
270px, Yamagata Takahata Winery is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,367, in 7629 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Takahata is located in mountainous southeastern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River flows through the town. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture **Yonezawa ** Nan'yō **Kaminoyama ** Kawanishi *Miyagi Prefecture ** Shichikashuku *Fukushima Prefecture **Fukushima Climate Takahata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa/Dfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Takahata is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōmon Pottery
The is a type of ancient earthenware pottery which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan. The term "Jōmon" () means "rope-patterned" in Japanese, describing the patterns that are pressed into the clay. Outline Oldest pottery in Japan The pottery vessels crafted in Ancient Japan during the Jōmon period are generally accepted to be the oldest pottery in Japan and among the oldest in the world. Dating Odai Yamamoto I site in Aomori Prefecture currently has the oldest pottery in Japan. Excavations in 1998 uncovered forty-six earthenware fragments which have been dated as early as 14,500 BCE (ca 16,500 BP); this places them among the earliest pottery currently known. This appears to be plain, undecorated pottery. Such a date puts the development of pottery before the warming at the end of the Pleistocene. 'Linear-relief' pottery was also found at Fukui Cave Layer III dating to 13,850–12,250 BCE. This site is located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu. Both linear-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Yamagata Prefecture
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers. History is not complete and still has debatable mysteries. History is also an academic discipline which uses narrative to describe, examine, question, and analyze past events, and investigate their patterns of cause and effect. Historians often debate which narrative best explains an event, as well as the significance of different causes and effects. Historians also debate the nature of history as an end in itself, as well as its usefulness to give perspective on the problems of the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōdachi Caves
The is an archaeological site with a cave dwelling in use in the early Jōmon period (8000 to 2500 BC), located in what is now part of the town of Takahata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1980. Overview The Ōdachi Cave is located in the hills of the northeast corner of the Yonezawa Basin in the foothills of the Ōu Mountains, three kilometers north of modern Takahata. The cave was formed by weathering a Tertiary tuff cliffside with an opening facing to the south. It has a frontage of 13 meters and extends 7 meters into the hillside. Archaeological excavations were conducted from 1974 to 1978 by the Yamagata Prefectural Museum and the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education, and an inclusion layer with artifacts from the early Jōmon period was found. These objects included over 1000 shards of Jōmon earthenware with decoration made by fingernails, and pointed stone tools. The connection between th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinosawa Caves
The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a Jōmon period cave dwelling located in what is now the northern part of the town of Takahata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1980. Overview The site consists of three caves which are located in on a tuff cliff near the headwaters of the Ichinosawa River, a tributary of the Yashiro River that flows into Yonezawa Basin, at an elevation of approximately 40 meters above the valley floor. The caves were discovered in 1958 and excavated in 1960. Cave 1 extends 40 meters into the hill, and was found to contain a stratified cultural layer two meters in thickness. The uppermost layer contained shards of Haji ware pottery and iron fragments from the Yayoi period, the second layer had pottery and stone tools from the early Jōmon period (4000–2500 BCE) . The third layer had the most abundant artifacts, with a large amount of Jōmon earthenware and stone t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Yamagata)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefectures of Japan, Prefecture of Yamagata Prefecture, Yamagata. National Historic Sites As of 1 December 2022, thirty-one Sites have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated as being of national Values (heritage), significance, including the Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass, which spans the prefectural borders with Miyagi Prefecture, Miyagi, and Mount Chōkai, which spans the prefectural borders with Akita Prefecture, Akita. , align="center", Former Higashitagawa District, Yamagata, Higashitagawa Former Higashitagawa District Office and Assembly Building, District Office and Assembly Building''kyū-Higashitagawa gunyakusho oyobi gunkaigi jidō'' , , Tsuruoka , , , , , , , , , , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2022, thirty-two Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2022 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagata Shinkansen
The is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line. The term Yamagata Shinkansen refers to the segment that connects Fukushima and Shinjō. Because the shinkansen trains share tracks with regular service trains, it is often referred to as a "mini-shinkansen". Operations Trains consist of 7-car E3 series trainsets operating as '' Tsubasa'' services. Between and Fukushima, the trains run coupled to ''Yamabiko'' trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. Between Fukushima and Shinjō, the trains run on their own at a maximum speed of and share the line with regular Ōu Main Line trains. As of July 2012, about 62 million passengers had ridden the line since it opened in July 1992. The fastest trains connected Tokyo and Yamagata stations in two hours and 29 minutes. Proposed Ou Base Tunnel Construction of a Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahata Station
is a junction railway station in the city of Takahata, Yamagata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is unique in having an ''onsen'' hot spa on its premises. Lines Takahata Station is served by the Yamagata Shinkansen and Ōu Main Line, and is located 49.9 kilometers from the starting point of both lines at Fukushima Station. Station layout Takahata Station has two opposed side platforms connected via a footbridge. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History The station opened on 21 April 1900 as . It was renamed Takahata on 16 March 1991. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 844 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area * * Takahata Winery See also *List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo Period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, perpetual peace, and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The period derives its name from Edo (now Tokyo), where on March 24, 1603, the shogunate was officially established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration and the Boshin War, which restored imperial rule to Japan. Consolidation of the shogunate The Edo period or Tokugawa period is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's regional '' daimyo''. A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tennō's court, to the Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Of Japan
The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean. This isolation also affects faunal diversity and salinity, both of which are lower than in the open ocean. The sea has no large islands, bays or capes. Its water balance is mostly determined by the inflow and outflow through the straits connecting it to the neighboring seas and the Pacific Ocean. Few rivers discharge into the sea and their total contribution to the water exchange is within 1%. The seawater has an elevated concentration of dissolved oxygen that results in high biological productivity. Therefore, fishing is the dominant economic activity in the region. The intensity of shipments across the sea has been moderate owing to political issues, but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock containing 25% to 75% ash is described as tuffaceous (for example, ''tuffaceous sandstone''). Tuff composed of sandy volcanic material can be referred to as volcanic sandstone. Tuff is a relatively soft rock, so it has been used for construction since ancient times. Because it is common in Italy, the Romans used it often for construction. The Rapa Nui people used it to make most of the ''moai'' statues on Easter Island. Tuff can be classified as either igneous or sedimentary rock. It is usually studied in the context of igneous petrology, although it is sometimes described using sedimentological terms. Tuff is often erroneously called tufa in guidebooks and in television programmes. Volcanic ash The material that is expelled in a volcanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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