Atamadai Shell Mound
更新日:2021年8月17日
Atamadai Shell Mound
Atamadai Shell Mound was first excavated by Tokyo Imperial University (present-day University of Tokyo) in 1894. Since then, there have been numerous excavations that have uncovered many earthenware, stoneware, and shell bracelets. The earthenware in this mound was representative of the early Middle Jōmon sub-period (2500 BC – 1500 BC) earthenware found throughout eastern Kanto. As such, this style of earthenware was named Atamadai pottery and this shell mound became known throughout the nation as the type site for Atamadai pottery. In 1968, Atamadai Shell Mound was nationally designated as a historic site.
The plum trees and daffodils planted here produce beautiful flowers in the spring. There are 600 plum trees, representing about 30 different species, which bloom from mid-January to late February.
Access
By train
Approx. 10 min by taxi from JR Omigawa Station
By car
Approx. 30 min from Sawara-Katori IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway
Nearby Tourist Attractions
Matsumoto Kōshirō’s Grave (Zenkō-ji Temple)
Parking
None
Contact Information
Katori City Lifelong Learning Division
Phone: 0478-50-1224
Part of the walking path is closed to traffic
Corrosion of the wooden paving roads set up for walking has progressed, and some of them are currently closed to traffic.
Please be careful when visiting.
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商工観光課 観光班
〒287-8501 千葉県香取市佐原ロ2127番地 (市役所3階)
電話:0478-50-1212
ファクス:0478-54-2855