List of Cultural Properties of Japan – archaeological materials (Hokkaidō) explained

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of for the Circuit of Hokkaidō.[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 31 July 2019, twenty-two Important Cultural Properties (including one *National Treasure) have been designated, being of national significance; this number includes two Important Cultural Properties that were excavated in Hokkaidō and are now in the collection of Tokyo National Museum.[2] [3] [4]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageCoordinatesRef.
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center)
known as Hollow Dogū; one of five National Treasure dogū, alongside Jōmon Venus, Masked Goddess, Jōmon Goddess, and Palms Together Dogū[5] 41.9279°N 140.9449°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/9985
Clay mask, excavated from burial 310 at the Mamachi Site, Mamachi-machi, Chitose, Hokkaidō

do-men Hokkaidō Chitose-shi Mamachi-machi Mamachi iseki dai-san-ichi-rei-gō dokōbo shutsudo
Agency for Cultural Affairs
(kept at Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center)
43.0601°N 141.4945°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10047
Animal-shaped clay object, excavated from the Bibi IV Site, Chitose, Hokkaidō

dōbutsu-gata doseihin Hokkaidō Chitose-shi Bibi dai-yon iseki shutsudo
Chitose City 42.821°N 141.6509°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/9986
Excavated artefacts from the pit graves at the Karinba ruins, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Karinba iseki hakaana shutsudo-hin
Eniwa City
(kept at Eniwa City Historical Museum)
42.9092°N 141.5998°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011236
Excavated artefacts from the Kotan Onsen Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Kotan-onsen iseki shutsudo-hin
Yakumo Town
(kept at Yakumo Town Museum)
42.2545°N 140.2682°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10132
Excavated artefacts from the burial mounds at the Motoebetsu I Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Motoebetsu ichi-iseki dokōbo shutsudo-hin
Agency for Cultural Affairs
(kept at Ebetsu City Historical Museum)
43.1136°N 141.5481°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10116
Excavated artefacts from the Ebetsubuto Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Ebetsubuto iseki shutsudo-hin
Ebetsu City
(kept at Ebetsu City Historical Museum)
43.1136°N 141.5481°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10101
Coins excavated from the medieval remains of Shinori, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Shinori chūsei ikō shutsudo zeni
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate City Museum)
374,435 coins 41.756°N 140.7147°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10603
Excavated artefacts from the Matsunorikawa Hokugan Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Matsunorikawa Hokugan iseki shutsudo-hin
Rausu Town
(kept at Rausu Municipal Museum)
43.8805°N 145.0936°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011683
Excavated artefacts from the Katsuyama Fortified Residence Site, Kaminokuni, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Kaminokuni Katsuyama-date ato shutsudo-hin
Kaminokuni Town 41.8011°N 140.1213°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011281
Excavated artefacts from the Funadomari Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Funadomari iseki shutsudo-hin
Rebun Town
(kept at)
45.2996°N 141.0463°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011589
Excavated artefacts from the Yunosato IV Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Yunosato yon-iseki dokō shutsudo-hin
Shiriuchi Town
(kept at)
41.5984°N 140.4189°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10085
Excavated artefacts from the Shirataki Sites, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Shirataki iseki-gun shutsudo-hin
Engaru Town
(kept at)
43.8864°N 143.1921°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011465
Excavated artefacts from the Yachiyo A Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Yachiyo A-iseki shutsudo-hin
Obihiro City
(kept at Obihiro Centennial City Museum)
42.9071°N 143.1863°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011864
Excavated artefacts from the Bibi VIII Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Bibi hachi-iseki shutsudo-hin
Hokkaidō
(kept at Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center)
43.0601°N 141.4945°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00010632
Excavated artefacts from the Pirika I Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Pirika ichi-iseki shutsudo-hin
Imakane Town
(kept at)
42.4772°N 140.2018°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10084
Excavated artefacts from the Toyohara IV Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Toyohara yon-iseki dokō shutsudo-hin
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center)
41.7687°N 140.7291°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00011731
Excavated artefacts from the Menashidomari Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Menashidomari iseki shutsudo-hin
Esashi Town
(kept at Okhotsk Museum Esashi)
44.9392°N 142.5675°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10426
Excavated artefacts from the Usu-moshiri Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Usu-moshiri iseki shutsudo-hin
Date City 42.4715°N 140.8653°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00010623
Excavated artefacts from the Usu-moshiri Site, Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Usu-moshiri iseki shutsudo-hin
Agency for Cultural Affairs 42.4715°N 140.8653°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00010618
Dogū

dogū
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Tokyo National Museum)
excavated in Muroran[6] 35.7199°N 139.7756°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/9849
Spouted earthenware with human figure design

hito-gata sōshoku tsuki ikei chūkō doki
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
(kept at Tokyo National Museum)
excavated at in Hokuto, together with fragments of a number of other vessels decorated with figures of human and non-human animals[7] 35.7199°N 139.7756°W https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/9944

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 5 September 2019, twenty-five properties have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[8] [9]

PropertyDateMunicipalityOwnershipCommentsImageCoordinatesRef.
Dogū, excavated from the Ōasa III Site

Ōasa san-iseki shutsudo no dogū
Ebetsu City
(kept at Ebetsu City Historical Museum)
two figurines 43.1136°N 141.5481°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/heritages/detail/112817
Artefacts excavated from the Sapporo City K-446 Site

Sapporo-shi Kē yonhyakyon-iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
43.0301°N 141.3403°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/136631
Lithics excavated at Tarukishi

Tarukishi shutsudo no sekki
41.756°N 140.7147°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/135518
Ceramic vessel with pointed base excavated in Todohokke

Todohokke shutsudo no sentei doki
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate City Museum)
41.756°N 140.7147°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/146365
Dogū in the shape of an animal excavated from the Hinohama Site

Hinohama iseki shutsudo no dōbutsu dogū
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate City Museum)
41.756°N 140.7147°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/175976
Artefacts excavated from the Sumiyoshi-chō Site

Sumiyoshi-chō iseki shutsudo no ibutsu doki
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate City Museum)
41.756°N 140.7147°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/135528
Artefacts excavated from the Saibesawa Site

Saibesawa iseki shutsudo no ibutsu doki
Hakodate City
(kept at Hakodate City Museum)
41.756°N 140.7147°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/184490
Artefacts excavated from the site of Yafurai Fortified Residence

Yafurai-date ato shutsudo-hin
Hokuto City
(kept at Hokuto City Hometown Museum)
41.8835°N 140.6439°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/453749
Red ceramic vessel with spout

sekisai chūkō doki
Yakumo Town
(kept at Yakumo Town Museum)
from the 42.2545°N 140.2682°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/176006
Excavated artefacts from the Aonae Site

Aonae iseki shutsudo-hin
Okushiri Town
(kept at)
42.2401°N 139.5514°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/heritages/detail/447480
Artefacts excavated from the Minamikawa Site

Minamikawa iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
Setana Town
(kept at)
42.4531°N 139.8552°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/190409
Artefacts excavated from the Higashiyama Cylindrical Pottery Culture Site

Iwanai Higashiyama entō-doki bunka iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
Iwanai Town
(kept at)
42.9805°N 140.5051°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/112264
Artefacts excavated from the Amauchiyama Site

Amauchiyama iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
43.1966°N 140.7869°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/175606
Artefacts excavated from the Takisato Sites

Takisato iseki-gun shutsudo ibutsu
Ashibetsu City
(kept at)
5,675 items 43.5259°N 142.1889°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/heritages/detail/23147
Artefacts excavated from the Poronaipo Site

Poronaipo iseki shutsudo ibutsu
Esashi Town Board of Education
(kept at Okhotsk Museum Esashi)
44.9392°N 142.5675°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/179263
Artefacts excavated from the Matawakka Shell Mound

Matawakka kaizuka shutsudo no ibutsu
Rishiri Town Board of Education
(kept at)
44.9392°N 142.5675°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/135128
Figurines of girls and animals made from teeth, excavated on Rebun Island

Rebun-tō shutsudo no shiga-sei josei zō oyobi dōbutsu zō
) 45.4394°N 141.0377°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/145965
Lithics excavate from the Horokagawa Site

Horokagawa iseki shutsudo no sekki-gun
43.8867°N 143.1927°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/145985
Artefacts excavated from the Shuenshūtei Tombs of Shari

Shari Shuenshūtei bogun shutsudo ibutsu
Shari Town
(kept at Shiretoko Museum)
43.9128°N 144.6727°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/229258
Artefacts excavated from the Memanbetsu Sekijinzoku Site

Memanbetsu Sekijinzoku iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
Ōzora Town Board of Education 43.911°N 144.1725°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/190369
Excavated artefacts from Irie Shell Mound

Irie kaizuka shutsudo-hin
Tōyako 42.5452°N 140.7714°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/heritages/detail/286299
Artefacts excvated from the Shizunai Gotenyama Burial Cluster

Shizunai Gotenyama funbo-gun shutsudo no ibutsu
Shinhidaka Town Board of Education
(kept at)
42.3439°N 142.3583°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/136581
Excavated artefacts from the Nibutani Sites

Nibutani iseki-gun shutsudo-hin
Nibutani Town
(kept at Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum)
42.6374°N 142.1559°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/249303
Artefacts excavated from the Taiki Site

Taiki iseki shutsudo no ibutsu
Taiki Town Board of Education
(kept at)
42.497°N 143.2829°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/146035
Dogū and grave goods excavated from the Hatsutaushi 20 Site

Hatsutaushi nijū-iseki shutsudo no dogū oyobi bokō shutsudo ibutsu
Nemuro City
(kept at)
43.2888°N 145.5903°W https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/189849

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 8 September 2019.
  2. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:国宝・重要文化財 . Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 July 2019 . 8 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(考古資料 北海道) . Japanese . . 8 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630231514/https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.html . 30 June 2019 . dead .
  4. Web site: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-bunkagaiyo.htm . ja:国の指定・選定文化財一覧 . List of National Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 31 July 2019 . 14 September 2019.
  5. Web site: National Treasures of Japan . . 8 September 2019.
  6. Web site: http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100593 . ja:土偶 . Clay figurine . Japanese, English . . 8 September 2019.
  7. Web site: http://www.emuseum.jp/detail/100607 . ja:人形装飾付異形注口土器 . Spouted earthenware with human figure design . Japanese, English . . 14 September 2019.
  8. Web site: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-do-sitei.htm . ja:北海道指定の文化財一覧 . List of Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 5 September 2019 . 14 September 2019.
  9. Web site: http://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分). Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2019 . 13 September 2019.