Sanjo City
Exploring the Jomon period 02
Located at a river junction.
The landmark is a giant rock wall.
This is a story of a large Jomon village.
Who brought jadeite that can be only found in Itoigawa in Japan?
What passed over the steep pass and was handed down?
Jomon travelers aimed for the landmark.
Exchange, bustle and thrill at Yagigahana!
Cultural Asset No.21
Flame pots, crown-type pots and more were excavated. The flame pots and over 100 clay figures have drawn attention. The overwhelming number of clay figures excavated is the largest in Niigata Prefecture. Many people from the surrounding villages must have gathered to this large settlement of Yoshinoya to perform rituals related to clay figures.
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A great amount of Jomon pots and stone tools, including flame pots, crown-type pots and jadeite necklaces were excavated. Among the excavated pottery, some share common features with neighboring Aizu in Fukushima Prefecture. The numerous artifacts tell the bustle of the hub village that was connected by the Hachijurigoe, a route running from Shitada to Tadami.
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People lived here in a shallow cave in the Yagigahana cliff around the time Jomon pots began to be made. Imagine the ancient people who lived in the shade of the giant rock wall.
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This large settlement site of the mid- to late Jomon period have been known since the Meiji period. The excavation of the site on the hill facing a valley in 1969 yielded many artefacts. Many relics such as pillar holes were also found at an excavation afterwards. This area is now a field, but treasures of the Jomon people must be lying beneath.
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The Ikarashi, Sumon and Komade rivers meet here. From this large settlment dating between the mid- and late Jomon periods, people looked up at Yagigahana Cliff across the Ikarashi River, overlooking Mt. Awagatake and Mt. Sumon far behind. A large number of features including 30 pit dwellings and 17 flask-like storage pit were found in the excavation survey in 1989.
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The dynamic cliff of 180m high rise over the bank of the Ikarashi river, a tributary of the Shinano river. It has been a landmark of the basin since 20,000 year ago. There are a rockshelter site at Yagigahana and a large settement site of Nagano on the other side of the river. Numerous Paleolithic sites are known in the vicinity. Here is the landscape exactly the same as that in the Jomon period.
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Trips and exchanges brought about development.Ideas, passion, adventure and geographical advantage.
Here is our history that leads from the Jomon period to present.
Many of the clay figures included in artifacts from Yoshinoya, which boasts the largest number in Niigata Prefecture, have smiling faces and cheer us up. Jomon pots and magical relics from Uenohara Site, iron axe from the Yayoi period, burial goods from the Kofun period, iron pots that represent the craftsmanship in a town from the Muromachi period and modern smithing materials are displayed. The museum building is a registered tangible cultural property of Japan.
| Address: | 3-1-4 Honcho, Sanjo City google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed: | Monday and the last day of each month (Open if Monday falls on a national holiday, and open if the last day of the month falls on Saturday, Sunday or a national holiday), Year-end and New Year |
| Admission: | Free |
| Phone: | 0256-33-4446 |
Visit this museum to see the artifacts from the Nagano Site that show the close relationship between Shitada district and Aizu bound by flame pots, crown-type pots, jadeite pendant and Hachijurigoe Pass. The artifacts from the Old Stone Age to the Muromachi period reveal the lives of the people of Shitada district, since 30,000 years ago.
| Address: | 1029-1 Iida, Sanjo City（c/o Wellness Shitada） google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-16:30 |
| Closed: | Year-end and New Year |
| Admission: | Free |
| Phone: | 0256-46-5110 |
Ironware from Sanjo, a city known as the town of ironware, was specialty product in the Edo period. The craft was designated for national traditional craftwork in 2009. Take a knife-making lesson from craftsmen!
| Address: | 11-53 Moto-machi, Sanjo City google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 (Admission until 15:30) |
| Closed: | Monday (Open if Monday falls on a public holiday, but closed the next day) Year-end and New Year |
| Phone: | 0256-34-8080 |
Permanent exhibits and lessons Knife sharpening, making Japanese nails, a paperknife and other handicrafts Please contact us for further information.
Master craftsman Uncho Ishikawa worked from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. His dynamic and elaborate works from his later years are here.
| Address: | 3885 Yoshinoya Kou, Sanjo City google map |
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| Admission: | ¥300 |
| Phone: | 0256-34-5605 (Sales Strategy Section, Economic Division, Sanjo City). |
Have fun on a camp field with natural topography. Beginners can feel at ease with our friendly staff and fully prepared rental items. You may become a modern Jomonese.
| Address: | 456 Nakanohara, Sanjo City google map |
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| Phone: | 0256-41-2500 |
Situated along National Route 289 close to Yagigahana, a scenic spot. The birthplace and a memorial hall of Dr. Tetsuji Morohashi, who was an honorary citizen of Sanjo City and accomplished the great work of compiling the Great Chinese-Japanese Dictionary, are here. There are also a farmer’s restaurant and a direct sales store of agricultural products. Take a break in Shitada and enjoy the culture and food.
| Address: | 451-1 Niwazuki, Sanjo City google map |
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| Phone: | 0256-47-2230 |
Soak in salty water, taste mountain salt cuisine and experience the Jomon landscape
The wall of Yagihana Iwakage Site 1 contains rock salt ; Jomon people who lived there probably used the salt. You can enjoy this mountain salt at two hot springs in Shitada. Experience mountain salt at Rankeiso, Echigo Nagano Hot Spring. The sun setting on Yagigahana, a Japan Heritage site, seen from the open-air bath of Iiyuratei, Yagigahana Hot Spring is a magnificent view.
| Address: | 1450 Nagano, Sanjo City google map |
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| Phone: | 0256-47-2211 (Rankeiso, Echigo Nagano Hot Spring) |
| Address: | 16-1 Minami-imogawa, Sanjo City google map |
| Phone: | 0256-41-3011 (Iiuratei, Yagigahana Hot Spring) |
Craftsmanship from the Jomon period still lives on! Experience craftsmanship handed down today!
Tsubame and Sanjo area feature western tableware and hardware. All the local factories are open during the festival period. You can experience world-level craftsmanship.
| Address: | All over Sanjo City, Tsubame City and the surrounding areas |
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| Open: | October 5 (Thursday)-8 (Sunday), 2017 |
| Phone: | 0256-34-5609 (Commerce and Industry Department, Economic Division, Sanjo City) |
