Ninomiya Kiln Ruins
is an archaeological site consisting of the remains of two Nara period kilns located in what is now the Takase, Kagawa, Takase neighborhood of the city of Mitoyo, Kagawa, Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a Historic Sites of Japan, National Historic Site since 1932. Overview The use of roof tiles, tiled roofs, which was a symbol of continental culture and the advanced state of the central administration, spread during the Asuka period, Asuka and Nara period to Buddhist temples in Japan, Buddhist temples and regional administrative centers. The Ninomiya kilns are located on the slope of a hill within the precincts of the Ōminakami Shrine, which is the ichinomiya, ''ninomiya'' (second shrine), of Sanuki Province. The kiln ruins were discovered in 1925. This kiln site was built from the late Heian period to the Kamakura period, and consists of the ruin of two kilns, one of which has an elliptical body and a ...
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Mitoyo, Kagawa
270px, Mitoyo City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Mitoyo city center 270px, Shiudeyama is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,876 in 23024 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Mitoyo is located in western Kagawa Prefecture. It faces the Seto Inland Sea to the north and borders Tokushima Prefecture across the Sanuki Mountains to the south. In the north, the Shonai Peninsula with Mt. Shiude and Mt. Myoken stretches out to the northwest. Some coastal parts of the city are within the borders of the Setonaikai National Park. The city includes Awashima Island and Shishijima in the Seto Inland Sea between Shikoku and Honshu. Neighbouring municipalities Kagawa Prefecture * Zentsuji * Kan'onji *Tadotsu *Kotohira * Mannō Tokushima Prefecture * Miyoshi * Higashimiyoshi Climate Mitoyo has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot, ...
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