Yamanoue Stele, Takasaki

Name: Yamanoue Stele
Address: Takasaki, Japan

#1 among attractions in Takasaki

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Yamanoue Stele is an Asuka period stele discovered in the Yamana neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The stele was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1921, and was raised in status to that of a Special National Historic Site in 1954. It is associated with the adjacent Yamanoue Kofun, a kofun burial mound, which is also covered under the Special Historical Site designation. As one of the "Three Stelae of Kōzuke", the Yamanoue Stele was submitted by Japan for inclusion into the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme in 2017 The inscription on the Yamanoue Stele is the oldest example of writing in Chinese characters according to Japanese grammar. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°16'38"N, 139°1'40"E

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Yamanoue Stele – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kanaizawa Stele, Ōtsurumaki Kofun, Nanakoshiyama Kofun, Takasaki University of Commerce.

0.9 miNW
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Kanaizawa Stele, Takasaki
23 min walk • The Kanaizawa Stele is a Nara period stele discovered in the Yamana neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The stele was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1921, and was raised in status to a Special National Historic Site in 1954.
1.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Ōtsurumaki Kofun, Takasaki
35 min walk • Ōtsurumaki Kofun is a Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927. It is one of the largest kofun in Gunma Prefecture.
1.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Nanakoshiyama Kofun, Takasaki
33 min walk • Nanakoshiyama Kofun is a keyhole-shaped Kofun period burial mound located in what is now the Kamiochiai neighborhood of the city of Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1927, an expanded in 1996.
0.7 miNE
Universities and schools
Takasaki University of Commerce, Takasaki
18 min walk • Takasaki University of Commerce is a private university in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, established in 2001. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1906.