is an
archaeological site consisting of the remains of two
Nara period kilns located in what is now the
Takase neighborhood of the city of
Mitoyo,
Kagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...
on the island of
Shikoku,
Japan
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. It has been protected by the central government as a
National Historic Site since 1932.
Overview
The use of
tiled roofs, which was a symbol of continental culture and the advanced state of the central administration, spread during the
Asuka and
Nara period to
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
''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
The is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first ''shōgun'' Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle betwee ...
, and consists of the ruin of two kilns, one of which has an elliptical body and a firing port facing north. It is a ''
noborigama'' climbing kiln with several vein-shaped fire grooves on the bottom and a mounting base on which roof tiles are placed. Flat tiles used at the eaves with
arabesque patterns were excavated from the inside. The other kiln was is square, flat kiln, with the firing port facing northeast and a built-in base with several fire grooves. Eaves tiles, earthenware, and ink-stones have been
excavated from the inside. The site is about 20 minutes by car from the
JR Shikoku Yosan Line Takase Station.
See also
*
List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa)
References
External links
Mitoyo City official site{{in lang, ja
Mitoyo, Kagawa
Japanese pottery kiln sites
History of Kagawa Prefecture
Historic Sites of Japan
Sanuki Province