opened in
Hakodate
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.8 ...
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Hokkaidō, Japan in 2011. It has four exhibition rooms dedicated to the
Jōmon period, displaying some 1,200 pieces of earthenware and stoneware excavated in Hakodate as well as the only
National Treasure
The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology that supports the nation as the funda ...
in Hokkaidō, the so-called , excavated from the (
designated in 2007). Hands-on activities, including
magatama-making and -knitting", are also available. The museum is located at , making this the only
roadside station in Japan with a museum with a National Treasure.
Gallery
Chobonaino Dogu.Hokkaido. Late Jōmon.jpg, Dogū
are small humanoid and animal figurines made during the later part of the Jōmon period (14,000–400 BC) of prehistoric Japan. ''Dogū'' come exclusively from the Jōmon period, and were no longer made by the following Yayoi period. There are ...
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See also
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Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions
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Hakodate City Museum
is a museum of history and natural history in Hakodate Park, Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. The forerunner of the current museum, the Hakodate Provisional Museum, building one, opened in May 1879, the second building in 1884, and the third buildi ...
References
External links
Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center
Museums in Hakodate
Archaeological museums in Japan
2011 establishments in Japan
Museums established in 2011
Jōmon period
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