🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Yonaguni II – Iseki Point South Terrace Pseudo
Pseudoarchaeology (2012–present) · Pseudoarchaeology (Yonaguni secondary)
Yonaguni south terrace second pseudo at 25 m – bedding-plane ledge 500 m south of Monument, no moat.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Yonaguni Submerged Stepped Terrace South Face
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Yonaguni Submerged Stepped Terrace South Face in Okinawa, Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Oishi Yayoi Site
Jomon Late c.3000 BCE → Yayoi Early–Middle 500 BCE–100 CE → Edo overburden · Jomon → Yayoi (Tokyo Hongō branch)
Tokyo's Yayoi name-bearer extended — Yayoi 2-chome Oishi precinct on Hongō (1884 Yagi, Yayoi type).
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Asuka Kitora Tomb Star Chart Ceiling
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) · Bronze Age
Asuka Kitora Tomb Star Chart Ceiling in Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Fujinoki Kofun Ikaruga
Kofun Late 6th c CE Asuka transition · Late Kofun Yamato royal — Ikaruga Horyuji corridor
Fujinoki Kofun Ikaruga — late 6th c CE keyhole kofun (zenpo-koen 50×48 m, two-chamber) 300 m west Horyuji temple at Ikaruga, Nara basin NW, excavated 1985–88 by Kashihara Archaeological Institute…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Tawayama Shell Midden
Jomon Early 5000 BP → Late Jomon 3000 BP · Jomon San'in coastal — Tawayama Hamayu tradition
Tawayama Shell Midden — Jomon mid-to-late shell midden (5000–3000 BP) on Tawayama hill at Lake Koyama 5 km NW Tottori, San'in Sea of Japan coast, excavated 1980s–90s by Tottori University.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Nabatake (Saga)
Jomon Final 1000 BCE → Yayoi Incipient 930–600 BCE → Yayoi Early 600 BCE–100 CE · Jomon–Yayoi rice transition (Saga plain)
Japan's earliest rice contender (930–600 BCE) at Nabatake Karatsu — paddy bunds 2×1.5 m with incipient rice and ard-marks vs Itatsuke debate.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Teraji Okayama Settlement
Yayoi Early 300 BCE → Middle Yayoi 300 CE · Yayoi Sanyo — Ongagawa Yayoi with Mumun immigration
Teraji Okayama Settlement — Yayoi moated paddy village (300 BCE–300 CE) on Ashimori River terrace 15 km west Okayama, Sanyo Inland Sea plain, excavated 1990s.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Asukadera (Hōkō-ji)
Asuka 593–710 CE (Suiko–Jomei) · Asuka Buddhist (Baekje immigrant artisan school → Japanese)
Asukadera (Hōkō-ji) — first full Buddhist temple in Japan (596 CE) at Asuka, founded by Soga no Umako with immigrant Baekje artisans (Koreans) per Nihon Shoki.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Kamegaoka
Jomon Late 2000–1000 BCE → Final 1000–300 BCE → Yayoi transition · Jomon Late–Final (North Tohoku–Tsugaru lacquer)
Tsugaru Late Jomon lacquer capital (1000–300 BCE) at Kamegaoka hill — 8 ha with 27 red urushi vessels (20 layers) and jade magatama workshop.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Futatsumori Shell Midden
Early to Middle Jomon 4500–2500 BCE (Jomon 2–4) · Early–Middle Jomon (Tōhoku coastal)
Early–Middle Jomon coastal shell midden and settlement (c.4500–2500 BCE) at Shichinohe on the Lake Ogawara plain — massive shell mound 120×80 m (Late Jomon layers 3 m thick) with 40+ pit dwellings,…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Irie Site
Late to Final Jomon 2000–500 BCE · Late–Final Jomon (Lake Toya)
Late–Final Jomon permanent settlement (c.2000–500 BCE) at Lake Toya, counterpart to Takasago cemetery — 1.2 ha Irie terrace with 50+ pit dwellings, large shell middens, and lakeside fishing weirs…
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Royal Yonaguni Citadel Central — Yonaguni (58-22)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Royal Yonaguni Citadel Central — Yonaguni (58-22) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Eastern Yonaguni Fortress A — Yonaguni (58-50)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Eastern Yonaguni Fortress A — Yonaguni (58-50) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Medieval (regional) submerged city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Kitora Tumulus — Buried Mural North (Asuka, Japan)
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
Kitora Tumulus — Buried Mural North (Asuka, Japan) in Nara, Asuka, Kitora, Japan is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Hal…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city
Upper Nara Ridge South — Nara, Asuka (54-12)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Nara Ridge South — Nara, Asuka (54-12) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Tagoyano Site
Late to Final Jomon 2500–400 BCE · Late–Final Jomon (Tsugaru coastal)
Late to Final Jomon shell midden (c.2500–400 BCE) on the Japan Sea coastal dune at Tsugaru City, Aomori — 6.3 ha site with shell mound (Corbicula, Ezo surf clam) 2.5 m thick, 30+ pit dwellings, and…
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Oyu Stone Circles
Late Jomon 2000–1500 BCE · Jomon Late
Twin Late Jomon double-stone circles (2000–1500 BCE) — Manza (46 m dia) and Nonakado (42 m dia) placed either side of prefectural road at Oyu, Kazuno, each concentric with sundial-like 2.1 m central…
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Carn-Reservoir Standing Stones
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Carn-Reservoir Standing Stones in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) megalithic attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon)
Early to Middle Jomon (4000–2000 BCE) · Jomon
Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) in Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, Japan is a Early to Middle Jomon (4000–2000 BCE) ancient village attribut…
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Oshoro Stone Circle
Late Jomon (c.1500 BCE) · Late Jomon
Sea-bluff Jomon stone circle (1500 BCE, 33×22 m oval, 440 stones) — burial and market above Sea of Japan.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Pyramid Outlier Asia 83 — Japan Region 11
Period Medieval · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Pyramid Outlier Asia 83 — Japan Region 11 in Japan Region 11, Japan is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city
Heijo-kyo
Nara Period (710–784 CE; UNESCO 1998) · Yamato (Empress Genmei to Kōnin)
Heijo-kyo is Japan's Nara-period capital (710–784 CE, UNESCO) — 4.3×4.8 km Tang Chang'an-grid city with Heijo Palace and Suzakumon gate at 70 m Nara basin.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingu)
Yayoi legend 4 BCE; historically Asuka period c.692 CE, rebuilt every 20 years · Yamato / Shinto (Japanese imperial)
Shinto's holiest shrine complex (founding legend 4 BCE, attested 692 CE) in primeval cryptomeria forest, dedicated to Amaterasu Ōmikami (Naikū) and Toyouke (Gekū).