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🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus

Iwase Senzuka — Cliff Kofun Cluster with Open Air Display

Kofun (5th–7th c. CE) · Kii regional Kofun

Wakayama ridge 850 tombs excavated 1900s–now, rock-cut horizon tombs unique in Kansai.

🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith

Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto

Yayoi (300 BCE–100 CE) · Yayoi Kumamoto

Aso dolmen terrace excavated 1960s, Yayoi jar coffins and bronze imports under dolmen cists.

🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site

Bronze Age Submerged City — Aomori Annex 412

Bronze Age · Bronze Age

Bronze Age submerged-city at Aomori.

🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus

Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group

Kofun (5th c. CE) · Hida / Etchu Kofun

Tateyama alpine kofun excavated 1970s, house-shaped sarcophagus like later Asuka type.

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village

Hittite Ancient Village — Aomori Annex 405

Hittite · Hittite

Hittite ancient-village at Aomori.

🇯🇵 Japan · Pyramid

Neolithic Pyramid — Aomori Annex 393

Neolithic · Neolithic

Neolithic pyramid at Aomori.

🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith

Ryoanji — Kameoka Dolmen Valley Kyoto Rim

Yayoi (500–100 BCE) · Yayoi Tanba

Kameoka Yayoi dolmens excavated 1970s, Tanba Yayoi slate dagger and Jar-coffin under.

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Kasamori-ji

Kasamori-ji (笠森寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Chōnan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus

Saki Tatanami Kofun Cluster

Kofun Middle 4th–6th c CE (Yamato middle) · Mid-Kofun Yamato — Saki royal cemetery north Heijo

Saki Tatanami Kofun Cluster — massive 4th–6th c CE Kofun cemetery (7 km long, 120+ mounds) at Saki–Tatanami hills 4 km north Heijo Palace, northern Nara basin edge, surveyed 1970s–90s by Nara…

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Hiraizumi (Chūson-ji)

Heian–Kamakura 1087–1189 CE (Fujiwara Ōshu) · Northern Fujiwara (Ōshu) — Frontier Pure Land Buddhist

Hiraizumi — northern Fujiwara capital (1087–1189 CE) 35 km south Morioka, Iwate Hiraizumi, excavated 1950s–2010s.

🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site

Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan)

Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime

Bokoro Shoal — Submerged Village North (Okinawa, Japan) in Okinawa, Yonaguni, Bokoro Shoal, Japan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged …

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village

Karako–Kagi

Yayoi Early 300 BCE → Middle 100 BCE → Late 100–300 CE → Kofun transition · Yayoi (Yamato central chiefdom)

Yamato 42 ha double-moated Yayoi town (300 BCE–300 CE) at Karako–Kagi — 1.8 km moat with 107 houses and 70 Dotaku molds.

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Chiba-dera

Chiba-dera (千葉寺, Chiba-dera), also known as Senyō-ji (千葉寺), is a Buddhist temple in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located in the central Chūō District in the city of Chiba.

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city

Western Nara Fortress II — Nara, Asuka (54-33)

Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age

Western Nara Fortress II — Nara, Asuka (54-33) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for fortress and associated settlement.

🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site

Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20)

Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age

Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace and associated settlement.

🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site

Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07)

Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic

Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Neolithic (regional) submerged city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform and associated settlement.

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city

Royal Nara Reservoir B — Nara, Asuka (54-18)

Medieval (regional) · Medieval

Royal Nara Reservoir B — Nara, Asuka (54-18) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.

🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site

Upper Yonaguni Fortress I — Yonaguni (58-26)

Medieval (regional) · Medieval

Upper Yonaguni Fortress I — Yonaguni (58-26) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Medieval (regional) submerged city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 CE for fortress and associated settlement.

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Katsuō-ji

Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Aomatani neighborhood of the city of Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

🇯🇵 Japan · Necropolis

Black Field Necropolis

Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche

Black Field Necropolis in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Moche (100–800 CE) necropolis attributed to Moche culture.

🇯🇵 Japan · Buried city

Howe Buried Settlement

Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age

Howe Buried Settlement in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) buried city attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.

🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city

Ancient City of Cist Northfield

Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid

Ancient City of Cist Northfield in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) ancient city attributed to Ubaid culture.

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Jizō-ji (Itano)

Jizō-ji (地蔵寺) is an Omuro Shingon temple in Itano, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Temple 5 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage, the main image is of Enmei Jizō Bosatsu.

🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex

Hōgon-ji

Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple located on Chikubushima in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.