Moshiriya Chashi Explained

Moshiriya Chashi
Native Name:	モシリヤ砦跡
Map Type:	Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Map Alt:	Location in Japan
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	42.9837°N 144.3959°W
Location:	Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Type:	Chashi

The site of in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan, is that once occupied by the Ainu fortified chashi of Moshiriya. Occupying an elevated site, it is said to have been constructed during the Hōreki era (1751–1764) by the Ainu chieftain .^[1] It is one of a cluster of eleven chashi which have been jointly designated a national Historic Site:

• Kushiro
  • Moshiriya Chashi
  • (formerly)
• Kushiro (town)
  • • • • Shibecha
          • • Teshikaga

They have a total designated area of 55579.48sqm.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Hokkaidō)
• Katsuragaoka Chashi
• Yukuepira Chashi

External links

• Map of the Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.city.kushiro.lg.jp/museum/oshirase/0006.html . ja:お知らせ . Notices . Japanese . . 29 June 2012 . 15 July 2020.
2. Web site: https://www.town.teshikaga.hokkaido.jp/kurashi/kyoiku_bunka_sports/shakaikyoiku_bunka/5/1267.html . ja:国指定史跡「釧路川流域チャシ跡群」 . National Historic Site: Kushiro River Basin Chashi Sites . Japanese . . 15 July 2020.
3. Web site: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/H26bunkazainenpo.pdf . ja:平成26年度北海道文化財年報 - 北海道教育委員会 . 2014 Hokkaido Cultural Property Annual Report . Japanese . . July 2015 . 15 July 2020.