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Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群

Inscribed 2021CulturalHokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Akita

Seventeen archaeological sites of the Jomon people, sedentary hunter-fisher-gatherers who lived in northern Japan for over 10,000 years (c. 13,000–400 BCE). Shell mounds, pit-dwelling settlements such as Sannai-Maruyama, stone circles and ritual earthworks show a spiritual culture that flourished without farming.

Component parts of Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

The inscription is made up of 17 component parts. Open one for its location, coordinates and details.

• Ōdai Yamamoto I Site 大平山元I遺跡
  Aomori
• Kakinoshima Site 垣ノ島遺跡
  Hokkaido
• Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚
  Hokkaido
• Tagoyano Shell Mound 田小屋野貝塚
  Aomori
• Kamegaoka Stone Age Site 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡
  Aomori
• Futatsumori Site 二ツ森貝塚
  Aomori
• Sannai-Maruyama Site 三内丸山遺跡
  Aomori
• Ōfune Site 大船遺跡
  Hokkaido
• Goshono Site 御所野遺跡
  Iwate
• Irie Shell Mound 入江貝塚
  Hokkaido
• Takasago Shell Mound 高砂貝塚
  Hokkaido
• Komakino Site 小牧野遺跡
  Aomori
• Isedōtai Site 伊勢堂岱遺跡
  Akita
• Ōyu Stone Circles 大湯環状列石
  Akita
• Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles キウス周堤墓群
  Hokkaido
• Ōmori Katsuyama Site 大森勝山遺跡
  Aomori
• Korekawa Site 是川遺跡
  Aomori

Planning a visit

Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.

Read more

• UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
• Wikipedia (English): Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
• Wikipedia (Japanese): 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群
• Wikidata: Q11402500

Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).