Korekawa Site, Hachinohe

Name: Korekawa Site
Address: Hachinohe, Japan

#6 among attractions in Hachinohe

Archaeological site, Top attraction, Museum, Unesco

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The Korekawa Site is an archaeological site in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan containing the ruins of a middle to late Jōmon period settlement. The remains were designated a National Historic Site in 1957 by the Japanese government. It is also referred to as the "Korekawa Stone Age site", although the remains discovered are from the Jōmon period, rather than the Japanese Paleolithic period. ()

Local name: 是川遺跡 Built: 3000 B.C.E.Coordinates: 40°28'28"N, 141°29'28"E

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Korekawa Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Korekawa Archaeological Institution, Niida Indoor Rink, Miyagi Park, Ne Castle.

~920 ftNW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Korekawa Archaeological Institution, Hachinohe
5 min walk • Korekawa Archaeological Institution, more literally the Hachinohe City Buried Cultural Property Center, opened in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 2011.
2.2 miNE
Sport venue, Park, Sport
Niida Indoor Rink, Hachinohe
57 min walk • The Niida Indoor Rink, officially Technol Ice Park Hachinohe is an arena in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. It is used for ice hockey and figure skating; and is the home arena of Tohoku Free Blades of the Asia League Ice Hockey.
2.8 miN
Park
Miyagi Park, Hachinohe
71 min walk • Miyagi Park is an urban park in the city of Hachinohe, Japan, located in the central part of the city. It is located on the former grounds of Hachinohe Castle. The park has an observation deck, a playground, and about 50 cherry trees.
2.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Ne Castle, Hachinohe
70 min walk • Ne Castle is a Muromachi period Motte-and-bailey-style Japanese castle located in what is now the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of far northern Japan.
5.7 miNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Beach
Kabushima Shrine, Hachinohe
145 min walk • Kabushima Shrine, located in Hachinohe, Aomori, is a Shinto shrine in Japan. It was first built in 1269 on top of the Kabushima island by fishermen to pray for safety and good harvest at sea. The shrine has been rebuilt several times throughout its history. It was burnt down in November 2015 and rebuilt in 2020.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Hachinohe Castle, Hachinohe
72 min walk • Hachinohe Castle was a Japanese castle that formed the administrative center of Hachinohe Domain, a feudal domain of the Nambu clan, located in the center of what is now the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
7.1 miSE
Park
Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park
180 min walk • Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park is a Prefectural Natural Park in southeast Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1953, the park spans the borders of the municipalities of Hachinohe and Hashikami.
5.2 miNE
Harbor
Port of Hachinohe, Hachinohe
133 min walk • The Port of Hachinohe is a seaport on the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture, in the city of Hachinohe in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. It is classified as a Specially-Authorized Port by the Japanese government as an official port of entry into Japan with associated immigration and customs facilities.
4.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Flat Arena, Hachinohe
107 min walk • The Flat Arena is an arena in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan. It is used for ice hockey and figure skating; and is the home arena of Tohoku Free Blades of the Asia League Ice Hockey.
1.3 miW
Archaeological site
Tangotai Kofun, Hachinohe
35 min walk • The Tangotai Kofun Cluster is an archaeological site with a group of circular kofun burial mounds located southwest of the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture in the northern Tōhoku region of northern Japan.