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Hoshikuso Pass Obsidian Mine Site
The is an archaeological site consisting shallow pits from which obsidian had been mined during the Jōmon period. It is located in the Daimon neighborhood of the town of Nagawa, Nagano, Nagawa in the Chūbu region Japan. It has been protected as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site since 2001. Overview The Hoshikuso Pass is located northwest of Mount Kirigamine and northeast of Lake Suwa, in an area where numerous Japanese Paleolithic remains have been found. Obsidian, or ''hoshikuso'' (literally "star-shit") as it was known in the local dialect, was frequently used for stone tools and weapons in the Paleolithic and Jōmon periods as it could be easily fractured by lithic reduction to produce sharp blades or arrowheads. Obsidian occurs in certain volcanic formation around Japan, and obsidian artifacts from Nagano Prefecture have been found widely distributed to many distant regions of Japan, indicating that some form of long distance trade has existed even from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagawa, Nagano
is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,088 in 2650 households, and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Nagawa is located in the center of Nagano Prefecture. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Matsumoto ** Ueda ** Suwa ** Chino ** Shimosuwa ** Tateshina Climate The town has a climate characterized by characterized by warm and humid summers, and cold, very snowy winters (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''). The average annual temperature in Nagawa is 8.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1388 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -3.6 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Nagawa has declined my more than half over the past 70 years. History The area of present-day Nagawa was part of ancient Shinano Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
