Ancient & archaeological sites in Japan
Detourmap maps 477 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Japan — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Yoshinogari site
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Hidden gem
Prehistoric site located in Yoshinogari, Saga, Japan
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grave of Jesus in Shingō
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Grave of a Japanese legendary character sometimes identified with Jesus Christ
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Yamada-dera
Ancient & megalithic · 7th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Kamakura Museum of Literature
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Literature museum in Kamakura, Kanagawa
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Ōzuka Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century · Hidden gem
Kofun period decorated kofun burial mounds in Japan
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Sōgen-ji
Ancient & megalithic · 15th century · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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Kudara-ji
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Hidden gem
Ruined Buddhist temple in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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Michinoku Folklore Village
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Open-air folk museum in Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Asakura Museum of Sculpture
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum in Tokyo, Japan
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Matsura Historical Museum
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archive organization in Hirado, Japan
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Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Kofun period burial mound in Ōmihachiman, Japan
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Aotsuka Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century · Hidden gem
Kofun period burial mount in Inuyama, Japan
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Itsukahara Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
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Tenno-no-mori Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan
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Saitobaru Kofun Cluster
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century · Hidden gem
Megalithic tombs in Miyazaki, Japan
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Neso Kofun Cluster
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century · Hidden gem
Kofungun in Tsushima, Nagasaki, Japan
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Wakasa Kokubun-ji Temple
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Buddhist temple in Obama, Fukui prefecture, Japan
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Monju-in Nishi Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · 7th century · Hidden gem
Kofun period burial mound in Japan
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Kōrokan
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Hidden gem
Heian and earlier period foreign guest houses in Japan
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Takadachi Gikeidō
Ancient & megalithic · 17th century · Hidden gem
Archeological site in Hiraizumi, Japan
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Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Jōmon period shell midden in Hachinohe, Japan
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Ohitayama Tatara Iron Works
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yamaguchi, Japan
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Kurusuno Tile Kiln Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji
Ancient & megalithic · 7th century · Hidden gem
Former Buddhist temple in Shimotsuke, Japan
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Awaji Kannon
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Demolished statue on Awaji Island, Japan
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Noto Kokubun-ji Temple
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Wakayama Prefecture Kii-fudoki-no-oka Museum of Archaeology and Folklore
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
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Shinchi Haniwa Production Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
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Tagoyano Shell Mound
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Tsugaru, Tohoku, Japan
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Hayatozuka
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Buddhist archaeological site in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Former Yamauchi Residence
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
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Akamonue Kofun
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Shizuoka, Japan






















































































































