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Torazuka Kofun
270px, Signpost at Torazuka Kofun showing interior The is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Nakane neighborhood of city of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It received protection as a National Historic Site in 1974. Overview The Torazuka Kofun is located in a forested plateau at an elevation of about 20 meters, where several other ''kofun'' tumuli have been found. It was excavated by Meiji University in 1973, and was found to be a rare example of a decorated kofun. The tumulus is a medium-sized , which is shaped like a keyhole, having one square end and one circular end, when viewed from above, with a total length of 56.5 meters. The tumulus was once surrounded by a moat. Internally, the tumulus has a stone burial chamber made from large blocks of tuff that opens to the south side of the posterior circular portion, and which was found to be intact from ancient times. The chamber has a length of 2.8 meters, width of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki
250px, Hitachinaka city hall is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 26.1%. The total area of the city is . It is a " hiragana city", the place name is written with the ''hiragana'' syllabary, and not the traditional ''kanji''. Geography Hitachinaka is located slightly northeast of central Ibaraki Prefecture and east of the capital of Mito. It consists of a lowland area around the Naka River in the south and the Pacific coast in the east. Surrounding municipalities Ibaraki Prefecture *Tōkai * Naka * Mito * Ōarai Climate Hitachinaka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hitachinaka is 13.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1415 mm with September as the wettest month. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock containing 25% to 75% ash is described as tuffaceous (for example, ''tuffaceous sandstone''). Tuff composed of sandy volcanic material can be referred to as volcanic sandstone. Tuff is a relatively soft rock, so it has been used for construction since ancient times. Because it is common in Italy, the Romans used it often for construction. The Rapa Nui people used it to make most of the ''moai'' statues on Easter Island. Tuff can be classified as either igneous or sedimentary rock. It is usually studied in the context of igneous petrology, although it is sometimes described using sedimentological terms. Tuff is often erroneously called tufa in guidebooks and in television programmes. Volcanic ash The material that is expelled in a volcanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture to the northwest, Saitama Prefecture to the southwest, Chiba Prefecture to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Mito, the capital, is the largest city in Ibaraki Prefecture. Other major cities include Tsukuba, Hitachi, and Hitachinaka. Ibaraki Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast to the northeast of Tokyo, and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world. Ibaraki Prefecture features Lake Kasumigaura, the second-largest lake in Japan; the Tone River, Japan's second-longest river and largest drainage basin; and Mount Tsukuba, one of the most famous mountains in Japan. Ibaraki Prefecture is also home to Kairaku-en, one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, and is an important cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenpokoenfun
Zenpokoenfun is an architectural model of Japanese ancient tombs (Kofun), which consists of a square front part () and a circular back part (). The part connecting the two is called the middle part (), which looks like a keyhole when viewed from above. Therefore, they are also called keyhole-shaped mounds in English, and in Korean, they are called long drum tombs () due to their resemblance to Janggu, and it is also a form of the Kofun that appeared earlier in the Kofun period along with the circular-type ('' Enfun''). Generally, large Kofun are front and rear circular tombs, widely distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu with Gokishichidō as the center. Among them, the largest front and rear circular tomb in Japan are the Mozu Tombs with a total length of 525 meters. In addition to Japan, there are also the front and rear circular tombs in South Korea, as well as the front and rear circular tombs in Chosan County Ancient Tomb Group and Chasong County Ancient Tomb Group located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Ibaraki)
This list is of the Monuments of Japan, Historic Sites of Japan located within Ibaraki Prefecture. National Historic Sites As of January 1, 2021, thirty-three Sites have been Cultural Properties of Japan, designated as being of national Values (heritage), significance (including three *List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments, Special Historic Sites). , - Prefectural Historic Sites As of November 1, 2020, fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of May 1, 2020, a further three hundred and eighty-two Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. Registered Historic Sites As of January 1, 2021, one Monument has been Cultural Properties of Japan#Categories of registered Cultural Properties, registered (as opposed to Cultural Properties of Japan, designated) as an Historic Site at a national level. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato Line
The is a 14.3 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator between and , all within Hitachinaka, Ibaraki. It is the only railway line operated by the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. The line was formerly operated by Ibaraki Kōtsū until 2008. Operations Train services are normally formed of single-car diesel units, increased to two-car formations during the morning peak. Stations Rolling stock , the railway operates a fleet of eight single-car diesel railcars, as follows. * KiHa 11 x3 (car numbers KiHa to 7, since 30 December 2015) * KiHa 20 x1 (car number 205, former Mizushima Rinkai Railway KiHa 20, same as JNR KiHa 20) * MiKi 300 x1 (car number 300-103, former Miki Railway MiKi 300) * KiHa 3710 x2 (car numbers 3710-01 and ) * KiHa 37100 x1 (car number 37100-03) File:Hitachinakakaihin Railway Kiha11-6 20160221.jpg, KiHa 11-6 (former TKJ KiHa 11-203) in service in February 2016 File:Hitachinakakaihin Railway miki300-103 TKJ-Kiha11-201 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakane Station
is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Lines Nakane Station is served by the single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from to , and lies from the starting point of the line at Katsuta. Station layout The station is unstaffed and consists of a single side platform with a simple passenger waiting shelter. History Nakane Station opened on 16 July 1931. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 22 passengers daily. Surrounding area *Nakane Onsen *Torazuka kofun See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ... References External links Hitachinaka Seasid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jōban Line
The Jōban Line ( ja, 常磐線, ) is a railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line officially begins at Nippori Station in Arakawa, Tokyo before the line officially ends at Iwanuma Station in Iwanuma, Miyagi. However, following the opening of the Ueno–Tokyo Line, Jōban Line train services originate at or ; likewise, Jōban Line trains continue past Iwanuma onto the Tōhoku Main Line tracks to . The line approximately parallels the Pacific coasts of Chiba, Ibaraki, and Fukushima Prefectures. The name "Jōban" is derived from the names of the former provinces of Hitachi ( ja, 常陸, links=no), and Iwaki ( ja, 磐城, links=no), which are connected by the line to reach Tokyo. The section of the Jōban Line between and , which extends through the exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, closed in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. After some major re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, and next to the Shinjuku Station. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the other being JR Central and JR West. History JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. Following the breakup, JR East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuta Station
is a junction passenger railway station inn the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Lines Katsuta Station is served by the Jōban Line from in Tokyo, and is located 121.1 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station. It is also the terminus of the 14.3 km single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line to . Station layout The station consists of two island platforms. The station building is elevated and is located above the platforms. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms File:Katsuta Station west side 20170603.jpg, The west side of the station in June 2017 File:Katsuta Station passageway 20170603.jpg, The passageway linking the east and west sides of the station in June 2017 File:Katsuta Station ticket barriers 20170603.jpg, The ticket barriers in June 2017 File:Katsuta Station in ... [...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] |
Burial Chamber
A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave. Built from rock or sometimes wood, the chambers could also serve as places for storage of the dead from one family or social group and were often used over long periods for multiple burials. Most the chamber tombs were constructed from large stones or megaliths and covered by cairns, barrows or earth. Some chamber tombs are rock-cut monuments or wooden-chambered tombs covered with earth barrows. Grave goods are a common characteristic of chamber tomb burials. In Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe, stone-built examples of these burials are known by the generic term of megalithic tombs. Chamber tombs are often distinguished by the layout of their chambers and entrances or the shape and material of the structure that covered them, either an earth barrow or stone cairn. A wide variety of local ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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