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Izumizaki Cave Tomb
The is an archaeological site containing a Kofun period located in the village of Izumizaki, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Japan. was granted protection as a National Historic Site in 1934. Overview The cave-tomb dates from the end of the 6th century to the beginning of the 7th century. It is located on the slope of a tuff hill on the northern shore of the Izumi River, and was discovered in 1933 during the prefectural road expansion work, and was the first decorative cave tomb found in the Tōhoku region. The tomb is approximately 2.1 meters square and has a 1.15 meter house-shaped opening and domed ceiling. It is significant in that it is a decorated kofun with depictions of men, women, animals, boats, horses and eddy patterns, painted in red on the back wall, side walls, and ceiling of the burial chamber. Such decorated ''kofun'' occur primary in Kyushu, and this is one of the northernmost example yet discovered and indicates the penetration of Kofun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izumizaki, Fukushima
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was . Geography Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture. Neighboring municipalities * Fukushima Prefecture ** Shirakawa ** Nakajima ** Yabuki Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years. Climate Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. *Rivers: Abukuma River, Izumi River History The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area was divided between part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain, Kasama Domain and ''tenryō'' territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grave Goods
Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are the items buried along with the body. They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's journey into the afterlife or offerings to the gods. Grave goods may be classed as a type of votive deposit. Most grave goods recovered by archaeologists consist of inorganic objects such as pottery and stone and metal tools but organic objects that have since decayed were also placed in ancient tombs. The grave goods were to be useful to the deceased in the afterlife; therefore their favorite foods or everyday objects were left with them. Often times social status played a role in what was left and how often it was left. Funerary art is a broad term but generally means artworks made specifically to decorate a burial place, such as miniature models of possessions including slaves or servants for "use" in the afterlife. Although, in ancient Egypt they would sometimes bury the real servants with the deceased. Where grave go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture to the north, Niigata Prefecture to the west, Gunma Prefecture to the southwest, and Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture to the south. Fukushima is the capital and Iwaki is the largest city of Fukushima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kōriyama, Aizuwakamatsu, and Sukagawa. Fukushima Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast at the southernmost part of the Tōhoku region, and is home to Lake Inawashiro, the fourth-largest lake in Japan. Fukushima Prefecture is the third-largest prefecture of Japan (after Hokkaido and Iwate Prefecture) and divided by mountain ranges into the three regions of Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri. History Prehistory The keyhole-shaped Ōyasuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Fukushima)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Fukushima. National Historic Sites As of 17 December 2021, fifty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance. , align="center", Tennōyama Site''Tennōyama iseki'' , , Shirakawa , , , , , , , , , , - , align="center", Kashiwagi Castle Site''Kashiwagi-jō ato'' , , Kitashiobara , , , , , , , , , , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 June 2021, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2021, a further three hundred and thirty-nine Sites have been designated at a municipal level. Registered Historic Sites As of 1 December 2021, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Mutsu Province * Fukushima Museum is a prefectural museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukushima, and Sendai, before reaching the end of the line in Morioka. The line originally extended to Aomori, but was truncated upon the extension of the Tōhoku Shinkansen beyond Morioka, which mostly parallels the Tōhoku Main Line. A portion of the Tōhoku Main Line is also shared with the Keihin–Tōhoku Line ( between Tokyo Station and Ōmiya Station in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama) and the Saikyō Line ( between Akabane Station in the Kita ward of Tokyo and Ōmiya Station). The long portion of the line between Tokyo Station and Kuroiso Station in Nasushiobara, Tochigi is referred to by JR East as the Utsunomiya Line, and the remaining section is referred to as the Tōhoku Line in regular service. Because of the difference in electrification so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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