a Pot of Experience
Feel Jomon
Feel the touch of earth and stone; fragrance of forests; heat of burning fire; deep snow and coldness. Experience the Jomon
period at the Shinano River Flame Pot Road where the Jomon people built villages here and there!
Fully use your five senses and feel the Jomon period.
Angin is a cloth made of plant fiber such as ramies that grow wild in fields and on hills and mountains. Modern clothing originated from angin. You can experience the knitting technique that continues from the Jomon period on the Shinano River Flame Pot Road where angin was first discovered.
This comma-shaped bead, "Magatama" was believed to have spiritual power in the Kofun period (3rd-6th C), and can be traced back to the Jomon period. Grind and polish stones as you pray, and make your own charm. A very popular program to all.
Programs best suited for children’s summer homework and advanced classes for adults are given. Other programs include making clay figures and musical instruments (clay bells and whistles).
Experience the everyday life of the Jomon period , making fire, crafting bow and arrows, potting etc., in a field rich in nature. As you cook with a Jomon pot and sit by the fire in a pit dwelling, memories of the ancient past might revive.
Walk through fields covered with pure white snow. Find in the snow, the winter buds on trees and animal footprints. Wear snow shoes and go for walks to hunt the nature that Jomon people exploited in their daily lives.
How did Jomon people spend the snowy winter? Experience the life of the Jomon period in snowy Tsunan Town through hunting on snow, making fire in a pit dwelling and cooking Jomon food.
Experience actual digging in real archaeological sites or at a simulated dig site.
Discover the ancient story that lies in the ground.
Visit museums along Shinano River Flame Pot Road (Niigata City, Sanjo City, Nagaoka City, Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town) and take pictures.Present the picture you too, to receive a rare Cultural Asset Card.
Cards may run out of stock.
Tokamachi City and Tsunan Town have their own Cultural Asset Cards in addition to the 12 kinds.
Visit the official website of Shinano River Flame Pot Road to learn how to get a card and which cultural assets to photograph.
