Japan
Discover the rich archaeological heritage of Japan, featuring ancient ruins, historical landmarks, and cultural treasures spanning millennia of human history.
Furushida-Higashi ruins
Heian period fortified residence with moat.
Yoshinogari site
Large Yayoi settlement with burial mounds
Negoyadai Site
Jōmon period settlement with necropolis
Karako-Kagi Site
Yayoi village with metallurgical facility
Sannai-Maruyama Site
Large Jōmon period settlement ruins
Shirakawa Kanga ruins
Nara to Heian period administrative complex
Seta Hills Production Sites
Ancient ironworks and pottery kilns complex
Shima ruins
Kofun period settlement with stilt buildings
Shigaraki Palace
Imperial palace ruins with Buddhist influence
Sato Kanga ruins
Nara to Heian period administrative complex ruins
Sengo ruins
Jōmon period settlement with pit dwellings
Kai Kokubun-ji
Ruins of a Nara-period Buddhist temple
Shimozato-Aoyama Stele Production Site
Stone quarrying and production facilities for itabi.
Kitaema Cave Tombs
Cave tombs with sarcophagi in Japan.
Shimofuda Site
Late Jōmon settlement with ritual site
Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis
Medieval Japanese necropolis with 1600 tombs.
Hanazono Site
Yayoi period necropolis with burial mounds
Moshiriya Chashi
Ainu fortified chashi on elevated site
Shinoridate
Fortified residence with earthworks and moat
Sagami River Bridge ruins
Kamakura period wooden bridge ruins.
Tatetsuki Site
Yayoi period burial mound with megalithic stones
Bingo Provincial Capital
Ruins of ancient provincial capital structures
Tochibaraiwakage ruins
Jōmon period cave dwelling in Nagano, Japan.
Gonga Kanga ruins
Trapezoidal Nara period administrative complex
Tsushima Site
Yayoi settlement with paddy fields and dwellings
Umenoki ruins
Middle Jōmon period settlement with pit dwellings
Akasaka Site
Ruins of middle to late Yayoi settlement
Komakino Site
Jōmon period stone circles and dwellings
Mawaki Site
Large Jōmon period settlement site
Yosekuraiwakage Site
Jōmon period rock shelter with artifacts
Horigoe Gosho
Ruins of Muromachi-period Ashikaga residence.
Kamo Site (Ishikawa)
Multi-period site with administrative ruins
Hizen Provincial Capital
Ruins of Nara to Heian provincial capital
Nishiki, Kumamoto
Town with World War II naval base remains
Katsunuma clan residence ruins
Sengoku period fortified residence ruins.
Uenohara site
Early Jōmon period settlement in Japan.
Yafurai-date
Yukuepira Chashi
Large Ainu fort with deer remains
Kayano Site
Late Jōmon period settlement with artifacts.
Ikegami-Sone Site
Large Yayoi period settlement with moats.
Kitanosho Castle
Flatland nine-story castle ruins in Fukui
Kuroimine Site
Kofun period settlement buried by volcanic eruption
Otafunbe Chashi
Ainu fortified chashi with ditch and mound
Terachi Site
Middle to late Jōmon period settlement
Yamashita First Cave Site Park
Urban park with ancient human remains.
Yokkaichi Cave Tomb Cluster
Cluster of corridor-type cave tombs.
Ise Site
Yayoi period settlement and ritual area
Jike Site
Jōmon and Yayoi settlement with temples overlay
Kusado Sengen
Medieval port town near Ashida River
Makimuku ruins
Yayoi to Kofun period settlement and burial site