佐野遺跡

Historical landmark • Sano, Yamanochi, Shimotakai District, Nagano 381-0402, Japan

3(8 reviews)

A journey to the Jomon ruins that convey the appearance of the past

An encounter across time and space

In the quiet Sano ruins surrounded by mountains, you can feel the breath of the Jomon period in the peaceful rural landscape. About 2,500 years ago, the traces of Jomon people's lives were engraved on this land. When you reminisce about the way of life glimpsed from the scattered stone structure remains, it feels as if you have crossed time and space and met the ancient people.

Evidence of exchange, related items

The Sano-style pottery unearthed from the ruins represents the Jomon culture in the Chubu region, and particularly noteworthy is the existence of the Kamegaoke-style pottery from the Tohoku region. This indicates the active cultural exchanges with other regions at that time. Clues to trace the footsteps of the Jomon people may be hidden in each excavated item.

A landscape beyond time

Now, at the site of the Sano ruins covered with flowers and grasses, it is also interesting to imagine the gentle rural landscape before the flowering of dandelions. Perhaps people from the Jomon period also visited here for recuperation. As you immerse yourself in the unchanged scenery over the years, it feels as if a corridor to the past suddenly opens up.

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Reviews

2(7 years ago)

Stefano Ricchiuti

I was hoping to find a museum or some photos

5(a year ago)

jaguar y1

The excavated artifacts and photographic records are said to be kept under the management of the Board of Education, but replicas are also on display at the nearby Honami Fureai Center. I found out later. I should have stopped by. It is now a dandelion field. There may not have been dandelions in the time of your ancestors, but the landscape may have been just as idyllic and gentle. Or maybe during the Jomon period, the hot springs of Honami and Yudanaka Onsen were crowded with visitors for hot spring treatments? ---- Historic Site Sano Ruins Designated December 25, 1975 The Sano ruins are the remains of a village from the late Jomon period (approximately 2,500 years ago) located in the alluvial fan in the southwestern part of the Yamanouchi Basin. The ruins extend approximately 150 meters from east to west on the gentle slope of an alluvial fan.In various parts of the ruins, there are remains of stone collections that look like piled up stones, and a large amount of pottery and pottery has been found in the surrounding areas. Relics such as stone tools have been unearthed. The pottery is called Sano-style pottery, and is considered to be the standard for the late Jomon period in the Chubu region. It is especially important that a large amount of Kamegaoka-style pottery, which was developed in the Tohoku region during the winter solstice, is present. This is because it is thought to be an indicator of cultural leanings and interactions between the Jomon people. In this sense, the Sano ruins have been designated as a historic site as a representative late Jomon ruin in the Chubu region. Yamanouchi Town Board of Education

5(5 years ago)

支部遙

It says it's a ruin, but it doesn't really look like a ruin, so is it some sort of ruin next to a school grounds? It was a place like that. When I was in elementary school, we often met here and went to friends' houses.

3(10 months ago)

尾崎正

I think it's a historically important ruin, but there wasn't much to see.

3(3 years ago)

百瀬哲

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