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[Aomori] Half-day JOMON World Cultural Heritage Sites Tour in Aomori City
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- Overview
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- This tour is guided by government licensed English tour guide Tomio Yokouchi.
- In this tour, we visit 2 of 17 Jomon pre-historic sites near Aomori city.(Listed on UNESCO world cultural heritage sites). In each site, you can see around the excavated sites and artifact museums. You can touch and feel the spirit of Jomon period.
- Transportation:
- You need to hire a Taxi (Cost At least 14,050JPY) to visit Komakino Site.
- 1.Komakino Site
- Original stone circle made in Jomon period.
- Found by local high school students.
- The unique stone line is famous nation wide as Komakino style stone arrangement.
- Excavated artifacts are seen at a museum named Jomon-no Manabiya Komakinokan.
- 2.Sannai Maruyama site
- This site is considered to be one of the biggest Jomon villages more than 500 people were living.
- huntings and gatherings people, but some proofs of domestication such as chenut trees.
- The symbol of Sannai maruyama site is a huge restored tower consists of 6 big chesnut tree logs.
- What to expect
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- Map of destination or departure area
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