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Ikegami-Sone Site
The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Yayoi period settlement straddling the Ikegami neighborhood in the city of Izumi, Osaka, Izumi and the Sone neighborhood in the city of Izumiōtsu, Osaka, Izumiōtsu in the Kansai region of Japan. It is a large settlement ruin with a total area of 600,000 m2, extending 1.5 kilometers north-to-south and 0.6 kilometers east-to-west. It was designated a Monuments of Japan, National Historic Site of Japan in 197 and has been maintained as an archaeological park since 2005. Overview The Ikegami-Sone site was discovered around 1900 when a local resident started collecting shards of Yayoi pottery but initially received no academic attention. An archaeological excavation was conducted in preparation for the Expo '70, 1970 Osaka Expo when the route of Japan National Route 26 was planned, and it was discovered that the site was of unprecedented size. However, the discovery of the Yoshinogari site in Kyushu drew all attenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumi, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,615 in 80862 households and a population density of 2200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Izumi s located in the southwestern part of Osaka Prefecture, about 25 km from the city center of Osaka and about 20 km from Kansai International Airport, forming a long and narrow city area (6.9 km east–west, 18.8 km north–south) from north to south. The total area of the city is the fifth largest in Osaka Prefecture after Takatsuki. The terrain is low from the southeast to the northwest, with the Izumi Mountains in the south, hills in the center and north, and flat land in the northwest. The city ranges in elevation from 9.2 meters to 885.7 meters above sea level ). Parts of the city are within the borders of the Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. Neighboring municipalities Osaka Prefecture *Sakai *Kishiwada *Kawachinagano * Takaishi * Izumiōtsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
