Sannai-Maruyama Site, Aomori

Name: Sannai-Maruyama Site
Address: 305 Sannai Maruyama, Aomori, 038-0031, Japan
Telephone: +81 17-781-6078

#5 among attractions in Aomori

Archaeological site, Unesco, Top attraction, Historical place

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The Sannai-Maruyama Site is an archaeological site and museum located in the Maruyama and Yasuta neighborhoods to the southwest of central Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, containing the ruins of a very large Jōmon period settlement. The ruins of a 40-hectare settlement were discovered in 1992, when Aomori Prefecture started surveying the area for a planned baseball stadium. Archaeologists have used this site to further their understanding of the transition to sedentism and the life of the Jōmon people. Excavation has led to the discovery of storage pits, above ground storage and long houses. These findings demonstrate a change in the structure of the community, architecture, and organizational behaviors of these people. Because of the extensive information and importance, this site was designated as a Special National Historical Site of Japan in 2000. and a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan collection in 2021. Today the public can visit the site, its various reconstructions of Jōmon structures, and a museum that displays and houses artifacts collected on the site, which have collectively been designated an Important Cultural Property ()

Local name: 三内丸山遺跡 Coordinates: 40°48'42"N, 140°41'42"E

Address

305 Sannai MaruyamaAomori 038-0031 Japan

Contact

+81 17-781-6078

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Aomori

Day trips

Sannai-Maruyama Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse, Aoimori Park, Aomori City Forestry Museum, Gappo Park.

2.5 miNE
Museum, Architecture, Art museum
Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse, Aomori
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2.6 miE
Park
Aoimori Park, Aomori
67 min walk • Aoimori Park is a 1.8-hectare urban park in the central district of Aomori Prefecture's capital city, Aomori in northern Japan. Acting as an urban green space in the city's dense administrative district, it features various themed landscapes. It has been maintained by the prefectural government of Aomori since its opening in 1985.
2.1 miNE
Museum
Aomori City Forestry Museum, Aomori
54 min walk • The Aomori City Forestry Museum is a natural history museum located in the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The museum focuses primarily on the forest ecosystems of Aomori Prefecture and the history of the lumber industry in the prefecture, though other unrelated exhibits are also maintained.
4.6 miE
Park
Gappo Park, Aomori
117 min walk • Gappo Park is an urban park in the city of Aomori, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city. Major features of the park include a public beach on Aomori Bay, various decorative trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium.
2.5 miNE
Bridge
Aomori Bay Bridge, Aomori
65 min walk • The Aomori Bay Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in order to alleviate cargo ship traffic. It is a very notable part of Aomori's skyline.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Aomori Museum of Art, Aomori
12 min walk • The Aomori Museum of Art is a museum in Aomori, Japan, opened in July 2006. It is located near Sannai-Maruyama Site, which the museum's design takes inspiration from in its partially-buried structure.
3.4 miE
Museum, Art museum
Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art, Aomori
88 min walk • The Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art is a museum located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It features works from Shikō Munakata, a woodblock printmaker who was born in Aomori City. The museum was opened in 1975.
3 miE
Museum
Aomori Prefectural Museum, Aomori
77 min walk • The Aomori Prefectural Museum is a museum located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The museum has a collection of artifacts from the Jōmon Period, as well as exhibits detailing Aomori's culture and history. The museum opened in 1973.
5.4 miS
Archaeological site
Komakino Site
138 min walk • The Komakino Site is an archaeological site located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan containing the ruins of a late Jōmon period settlement. The remains were designated a National Historic Site in 1995 by the Japanese government.
2.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
Aomori Museum of History, Aomori
61 min walk • Aomori Museum of History opened in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, in 2015. Formerly the Michinoku Traditional Wooden Boat Museum, the collection introduces the history and folk culture of Aomori City and includes the Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property Collection ...
3 miN
Park
Nogiwa Park, Aomori
76 min walk • Nogiwa Park is an urban park in the western part of the city of Aomori, Japan. Major features of the park include a reservoir, various decorative trees, wetlands, several footbridges, and an observatory.