Uenohara site

#657 among destinations in Japan

Museum, Archaeological museum

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The Uenohara site is a Jōmon archaeological site in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Pit dwellings were discovered during construction work in 1997. The numerous associated earthenware and lithic finds are an Important Cultural Property and the area has been designated a Historic Site. In 2002/3 an area of 36 ha was turned into a park and exhibition centre, known as Uenohara Jōmon no Mori lit. 'Uenohara Jōmon Forest'. ()

Local name: 上野原遺跡 Coordinates: 31°42'43"N, 130°48'7"E

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Uenohara site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kagoshima Shrine, Matsushita Museum of Art, Shijimizuka site, Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education.

4.7 miNW
Temple
Kagoshima Shrine, Kirishima
121 min walk • Kagoshima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. It is dedicated to Hoori, Toyotama-hime, Emperor Chūai, Emperor Ōjin and Empress Jingū.
4.2 miS
Museum, Art museum
Matsushita Museum of Art, Kirishima
107 min walk • Matsushita Museum of Art opened in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1983. The collection of some three thousand works is exhibited in six buildings: the first, with works by Japanese artists associated with Kagoshima Prefecture, in particular Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima...
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Museum, Archaeological museum
Shijimizuka site
1 min walk • The Shijimizuka ruins is an archaeological site containing a late to final Jōmon period settlement trace and shell middens, located in what is now Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
3.2 miNW
Universities and schools
Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education, Kirishima
81 min walk • Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education is a private junior college in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan.
3.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Daiichi Institute of Technology, Kirishima
79 min walk • Daiichi Institute of Technology is a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1955, and eventually it adopted the present name in 1985.

Uenohara site

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Uenohara site plan & book

Uenohara site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kagoshima Shrine, Kirishima

Matsushita Museum of Art, Kirishima

Shijimizuka site

Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education, Kirishima

Daiichi Institute of Technology, Kirishima