In 2021, UNESCO awarded Japan a new World Heritage Site, known jointly as the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan. The sites are located in 17 other locations in 4 prefectures and document the history and culture of Japan’s prehistoric era. The Jomon era began at the end of the last ice age. The ice and land bridges that linked the Japanese archipelago with the Asian continent disappeared and Japan has become the group of islands we know today.
The Jomon people lived in many places in Japan and shared a common lifestyle and culture. The Jomon era continued until around 300 B. C. The Jomon culture developed several innovations, such as a more sedentary lifestyle, agriculture, pottery, and much more.
Ofune Jomon website
The site of Ofune is on the outskirts of Hakodate and along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. According to archaeological investigations, the domain appears to have been a residential space. Using evidence from the fieldwork, the researchers recreated several buildings in their entirety and some in skeletal form.
You will see discoveries measuring up to ten meters long and two meters deep. More than one hundred burials have been discovered at the site. The bones of land and sea animals and stone kitchen utensils can tell us a lot about how the Jomon people lived on the Oshima Peninsula thousands of years ago. Twice a day, a Japanese-speaking tour advisor is on site to provide you with more information about your tour of the surrounding area.
Hakodate Jomon Cultural Center
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The story is great. Was Japan ever connected to the Asian continent?I never knew. Hitale – and prehitale – is yet to be discovered.