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List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Akita)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Akita. National Historic Sites As of 1 July 2019, thirteen Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one * Special Historic Site); Mount Chōkai spans the prefectural borders with Yamagata. Prefectural Historic Sites As of 24 May 2019, forty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2018, a further one hundred and seventy-eight Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Dewa Province * Mutsu Province * Akita Prefectural Museum * List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Akita) This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Akita. National Cultural Properties As of 1 July 2019, four Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significan . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monuments Of Japan
is a collective term used by the Japanese government's Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties to denote Cultural Properties of JapanIn this article, capitals indicate an official designation as opposed to a simple definition, e.g "Cultural Properties" as opposed to "cultural properties". as historic locations such as shell mounds, ancient tombs, sites of palaces, sites of forts or castles, monumental dwelling houses and other sites of high historical or scientific value; gardens, bridges, gorges, mountains, and other places of great scenic beauty; and natural features such as animals, plants, and geological or mineral formations of high scientific value. Designated monuments of Japan The government ''designates'' (as opposed to '' registers'') "significant" items of this kind as Cultural Properties (文化財 ''bunkazai'') and classifies them in one of three categories: * * , * . Items of particularly high significance may receive a higher classification as: * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotta-no-saku
The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Heian period ''josaku''-style fortified settlement located in what is now part of the municipalities of Daisen and Misato in the Tōhoku region of 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 .... The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1931. The site is maintained as an archaeological park with some reconstructed buildings. Overview In 1902, farmers discovered the remnants of a large wooden palisade in rice paddies near the border of Misato in Akita Prefecture. Over 200 almost intact fence posts with a diameter of , and a height above ground of were discovered, most of which was subsequently burned for fuel or processed into geta (footwear), geta wooden clogs. However, some fragm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jizōden Site
The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Yayoi period settlement located in what is now part of the city of Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It also contains artifacts from the Jōmon period and the Japanese Paleolithic periods. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1996. The site is maintained as an archaeological park with some reconstructed buildings. Overview The Goshonō Plateau is a large plateau located in the southeastern part of Akita City at the confluence of the Omono River and its tributary the Iwami River. Since the 1970s, a new town named the “Akita New Urban Development Project” was launched on approximately 380 hectares of this plateau area. Since construction began in 1981, 31 ruins were located, and an emergency excavation was performed by the Akita City Board of Education. Ruins from the Japanese Paleolithic period, Jōmon period, Yayoi period, and Heian period have been confirmed on the site. The Jizō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heian Period
The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kanmu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means "peace" in Japanese. It is a period in Japanese history when the Chinese influences were in decline and the national culture matured. The Heian period is also considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially poetry and literature. Two types of Japanese script emerged, including katakana, a phonetic script which was abbreviated into hiragana, a cursive alphabet with a unique writing method distinctive to Japan. This gave rise to Japan's famous vernacular literature, with many of its texts written by court women who were not as educated in Chinese compared to their male counterparts. Although the Imperial House of Japan had power on the surface, the real power was in the hands of the Fujiwara clan, a powerful aristocratic f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokote, Akita
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 89,574 in 34,240 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokote is located in southeast corner of Akita Prefecture by the Ōu Mountains and Iwate Prefecture to the east. The Yokote River flows from the eastern Ōu Mountains through the city. Neighboring municipalities *Akita Prefecture **Yurihonjō ** Daisen ** Yuzawa ** Misato **Ugo ** Higashinaruse *Iwate Prefecture ** Nishiwaga Climate Yokote has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfa/Cfa'') 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 Yokote is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtoriiyama Ruins
The is an archaeological site containing a large Heian period ''jōsaku''-style fortification located in what is now part of the city of Yokote, Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2010. Overview The Ōtoriiyama ruins are located approximately two kilometers northeast of Yokote city hall, on the east side of the confluence of the Yokote River and its tributary, the Yoshizawa River. The relative height from the river surface is about 20 meters. The site was discovered when Yokote City planned the development of a general sports park in the area, and excavations were conducted over a seven-year period from 1977 to 1983. The ruins consist of the traces of a castle with a huge double moat and an earthen rampart, which was constructed from the second half of the 10th century to the second half of the 11th century. The ruins extend for 680 meters north to south by 200 meters east to west, with earthen walls and moat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noshiro, Akita
270px, Rice fields in the Noshiro Plain 270px, Yoneshiro River is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 49,935 in 24,200 households. Geography Noshiro is located in the flat coastal plains northwestern Akita Prefecture, bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west. The Yoneshiro River flows through the city and empties into the Sea of Japan near Noshiro Port. The highest point is Mount Yakeyama at . Neighboring municipalities *Akita Prefecture **Kitaakita ** Fujisato ** Mitane ** Happō ** Kamikoani Climate Noshiro has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Noshiro is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugisawadai Site
The is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large Jōmon period settlement located in what is now part of the city of Noshiro, Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1981. Overview The Sugisawadai ruins are located on the north side of the Shinonome Plateau, at an altitude of about 35 meters in the lower Yonedai River area, near the Sea of Japan. It is a large village site centering on the first half of the Jōmon period and extends over an area of 35,000 square meters. As a result of excavation surveys by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education and the Noshiro City Board of Education since 2003, a number of remains were confirmed. These included the foundations of 44 pit dwellings, including 4 large oval longhouse-style dwellings with a length of up to 31 meters, and 109 flask-shaped pits (storage holes) for food storage. Many of the flask-shaped storage holes were two meters deep, and some contained t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
