Nagaoka City
Exploring the Jomon period 03
The first flame pot was discovered
in the middle of the Shinano River Basin.
This is a story of a large Jomon village.
Is it a flaming fire, a rippling river or a cloud gushing out?
The pot motif has unique decorativeness that you cannot find anywhere else.
The first flame pot was discovered at Umataka Site.
Such a thrill of the unprecedented pot.
Cultural Asset No.13
In addition to the first flame pot discovered, other flame type pots, crown-type pots, stone tools, clay figures (Miss Umataka) and stone rods were excavated. The first flame pot was discovered at Umataka Site in 1936. The flame pots from Iwanohara Site are now exhibited as one of the permanent exhibition of The British Museum.
Cultural Asset No.15
The site is located on the right bank of the Kariyata River, one of the tributaries of the Shinano River. Many Jomon pots including flame pots, and stone tools such as arrowheads and stone axes were excavated. Three clay figures were also found that are thought to have been intentionally buried in the floor and post holes of a pit dwelling. This is thought to have been a religious activity.
Cultural Asset No.16
From the old Tokushoji Temple area on the left bank of the Shinano River, where the site is situated many Jomon pots including flame pots of the first half of the middle Jomon period were excavated. The pit dwelling of the period has also been found.
Cultural Asset No.25
This large village site belonging to the middle and late Jomon periods is located on the terraces of the left bank of the Shinano River. It is a typical Jomon village in the middle of the Shinano River basin, where pit dwellings are located in a circle. A small stream called Endo sawa divides this area into two. The mid-Jomon period Umataka Site is on the east side and Sanjuinaba Site of the late Jomon period is on the west side. The Umataka-Sanjuinaba is known nationwide as a site where the first flame pot was discovered.
Cultural Asset No.54
An annual fish event is held on November 5 every year at Kinpu Jinja Shrine. The salmon caught in the Shinano River is cooked with iron chopsticks and kitchen knives without the priest's hand directly touching the salmon, which is formed into a torii gate shape and offered to the gods. This ceremony indicates that salmon was an important resource from the ancient times.
Cultural Asset No.58
The Fujihashi Site is a large settlement of the final Jomon period about 3,000 years ago. The investigation shows that the settlement had a role of communal center with many high-floored structures. In addition to Jomon pots, many arrowheads attached with natural asphalt were excavated, indicating the use of petroleum-related resources.
Museums with
cultural assets
Sites of the Jomon period and before. The lifestyle in the turmoil at the end of the Edo period.
Scenes to maintain tradition. Something deep is found at the end of fun.
Endless thrills.
Stands adjacent to the Umataka-Sanjuinaba Site, where the first flame pot was discovered. In addition to the Umataka Site artifacts including the first discovered flame pot, many artifacts excavated from the Jomon sites in Nagaoka City such as the Tochikura and Tokushoji Site artifacts are exhibited.
| Address: | 1-3060-1 Sekihara-machi, Nagaoka City google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 (Enter by 16:30) |
| Closed: | Monday (Open if Monday falls on a public holiday, but closed the next day) Year-end and New Year |
| Admission: | ¥200 (High school students and younger: Free, a group of 20 or more: ¥150) |
| Phone: | 0258-46-0601 |
A site park where the Fujihashi Site and artifacts are exhibited. Fujihashi History Hall is an exhibition hall. Excavated pillars are preserved at another hall, and some typical Jomon houses are reconstructed for visitors.
| Address: | 4157-1 Nishizu-machi, Nagaoka City google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed: | Monday (Open if Monday falls on a public holiday, but closed the next day) Winter period (December 1-March 31) |
| Admission: | Free |
| Phone: | 0258-46-8441 |
A comprehensive museum where you can learn about the nature and history of Nagaoka City. Archaeological materials include stone tools and pottery from the Paleolithic to the medieval age, and artifacts from Kosegasawa and Muroya caves that are important cultural properties.
| Address: | 2-1-1 Saiwai-cho, Nagaoka City (c/o Saiwai Plaza) google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed: | 1st and 3rd Monday each month (Open if falls on a public holiday, but closed the next day) |
| Admission: | Free |
| Phone: | 0258-32-0546 |
Located on Sekihara Hill, the home of flame pots. The permanent exhibition of flame pots from around Niigata Prefecture is remarkable.
| Address: | 2247-2, 1-chome, Aza Gongendo, Sekihara-machi, Nagaoka City (c/o Saiwai Plaza) google map |
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| Open: | 9:30-17:00 (Enter by 16:30) |
| Closed: | Monday (Open if Monday falls on a public holiday, but closed the next day) Year-end and New Year |
| Admission: | Adults ¥510, High school and college students ¥200, Junior high school and under Free |
| Phone: | 0258-47-6130 |
A museum with the themes of trees, sawtooth and carpenter. Flame pot from the Monnosawa Site is displayed.
| Address: | 1260-1 Kami-iwai, Nagaoka City (c/o Nagaoka City Mishima Hall) google map |
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| Open: | 9:00-17:00 |
| Closed: | Monday, Year-end and New Year |
| Admission: | Adults ¥300, Children ¥150 |
| Phone: | 0258-42-2222 |
The fermenting culture flourished from long time ago. Old stores with miso, soy sauce and sake are still densely populated in this district. If you stroll around, you will smell rice malt here and there. Make a reservation to the cellars.
| Phone: | 0258-32-1187 (Nagaoka Tourism Convention Association) |
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The life of Tsuginosuke Kawai, a vassal chief of the Nagaoka Han at the end of the Edo period, is introduced. "Chiritsubo," which is a travel diary to west Japan, a Gatling gun replica, and autographed manuscript of Ryotaro Shiba's novel "The Pass," which made Tsuginosuke a hero, are exhibited.
| Address: | 1675-1 Naga-cho Kou, Nagaoka City google map |
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| Open: | 10:00-17:00 (Enter by 16:30) |
| Closed: | Year-end and New Year (Sometimes closed without notice) |
| Admission: | Adults ¥200, High school students, college students, handicapped people, caregivers ¥150, Junior high school and elementary students ¥100 (under school age: Free) ※Discount for a group of 20 or more |
| Phone: | 0258-30-1525 |
The Shinano River is the stage! A grand scale
Nagaoka fireworks full of variety, such as the famous Sho-Sanjakudama(3-foot-diameter shell), Phoenix and Ten Chi Jin fireworks, color the surface of the Shinano River. Held on August 2 and 3 each year.
| Phone: | 0258-32-1187 (Nagaoka Tourism Convention Association) |
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16 cellars, No.1 in Niigata Prefecture. Select your favorite.
The Shinano River flows with abundant snow-melt water. The clear water nurtures sake rice. The Echigo master brewer’s technique is the reason for the delicious sake.
| Phone: | 0258-32-1187 (Nagaoka Tourism Convention Association) |
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Jomon gem! Collaboration of Japanese sweet store and museum
Sweets in the shape of flame pot fragments contain acorn powder that Jomon people ate. Sold at the Yamatoya main store, COCOLO, Nagaoka Echigo Noren Street and Niigata Prefectual Museum of History.
| Address: | 3-3 Yanagihara-machi, Nagaoka City google map |
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| Phone: | 0258-35-3533 |
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