( Mound ) 16 found.
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Oshino (Otsuka) Sites |
| The Oshino (Otsuka) sites are the oldest in Nonoichi City, dating from 3,800 to 4,000 years ago. Among the vast alluvial fan of the Tedori River, Jomon-era people were the first to settle in and around Oshino (Otsuka). There was a large mound in ... | |
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Noshiro |
| Earthenware uncovered in Noshiro that dates back 3000 years ago shows people lived in the area from ancient times. There were two mounds in Noshiro constructed with river stones. These were called Niso-no-tsuka. Although we cannot identify these m... | |
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Kyozuka (Sutra Mound) |
| Kyozuka were mounds built and used over a long period of time to store sutras to be passed down to later generations. This was begun at the end of 12th century. By the beginning of the 17th century, reki-ishi kyozuka (mounds made with small ston... | |
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Tsukagoshi Festival |
| This kyozuka (Sutra mound) is also called Tsukagoshiyama mound. There is a small shrine that houses a stone statue of Fudaishi. During the Tsukagoshiyama mound festival held each year on February 15, the door of the small shrine opens. February 15... | |
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Okyozuka Shinden Burial Mounds |
| Excavations between 1986 and 1996 uncovered evidence of 15 burial mounds built between the end of the 3rd and the middle of the 4th century. Although the mounds and burial chambers had been destroyed, the discovery of circumference grooves confirm... | |
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Okyozuka |
| The name of the area "Okyozuka" came from the kyozuka (Sutra mound) located to the north of the settlement. The Land Tax Notification submitted in 1670 listed 1,028 koku (kusadaka: total rice production), and 25 farmers, etc. Okyozuka w... | |
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Taheiji |
| The place name, Taheiji, is from the temple that Gen-I Fushaku, a senior disciple of Sotetsu Meiho and the 4th chief priest of Daijoji Temple, established in the area. The road running through the area from north to south is called Taheiji Kaido ... | |
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Former Site of the Gorobe Takatsuka Residence |
| Futsukaichi is home to a legend about a white fox and Gorobe, a vassal serving Masachika Togashi. The legend tells of a white fox in Nonoichi. This fox often cheated people, so Masachika asked Gorobe to kill it. Gorobe received land in Futsukaichi... | |
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Futsukaichi Ishibachi Sites |
| Discoveries at the Futsukaichi Ishibachi Sites include settlements dating from the Yayoi (500BC - AD300), Tumulus (late 3rd century - 7th century), and Middle Ages, and ancient mounds from the Tumulus Period. Artifacts from Yayoi Period included... | |
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Suematsu Burial Mound |
| Many sites were discovered in Suematsu. The biggest discovery was the former site of Suematsu Temple, a large temple in ancient times. This area is located at a high elevation (35-40m above sea level) in the alluvial fan of the Tedori River. Due t... | |
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Former Site of Hofukuji Temple |
| Many sites were discovered in Suematsu. The biggest discovery was the former site of Suematsu Temple, a large temple in ancient times. This area is located at a high elevation (35-40m above sea level) in the alluvial fan of the Tedori River. Due t... | |
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Former Site of Odachi Yakata |
| Many sites were discovered in Suematsu. The biggest discovery was the former site of Suematsu Temple, a large temple in ancient times. This area is located at a high elevation (35-40m above sea level) in the alluvial fan of the Tedori River. Due t... | |
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Former Site of Kogendo Yakata |
| Many sites were discovered in Suematsu. The biggest discovery was the former site of Suematsu Temple, a large temple in ancient times. This area is located at a high elevation (35-40m above sea level) in the alluvial fan of the Tedori River. Due t... | |
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Former Site of Suematsu Shinano Yakata |
| Many sites were discovered in Suematsu. The biggest discovery was the former site of Suematsu Temple, a large temple in ancient times. This area is located at a high elevation (35-40m above sea level) in the alluvial fan of the Tedori River. Due t... | |
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Kambayashi Burial Mound |
| Kambayashi burial mound was found at the west end of Kambayashi Shinjo Sites in 1991. While the grave mounds and internal structures had been destroyed, the lower masonry in the horizontal stone chamber used for burials remained. The stone chamb... | |
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Former site of the Hayashi Clan Residence in Kamishinjo |
| Until the middle of the 19th century, clay walls remained. It has been said that if someone digs into a stone mound made in the Stone Age, a violent rainstorm will arise. |