Nabatake Site

Overview

The Nabatake Site is an archaeological site in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, ranging from the late Jōmon period into the Yayoi period. It is a designated National Historic Site, and paddy-field remains from the Jōmon period were discovered here, making it regarded as the oldest wet-rice cultivation site in Japan.

Highlights

• ●A settlement site from the late Jōmon into the Yayoi period
• ●Where paddy-field remains of the Jōmon period were found
• ●Traces regarded as the oldest wet-rice cultivation in Japan
• ●Designation as a National Historic Site

History

The site lies in the southwest of central Karatsu, about two kilometers west of JR Karatsu Station. Spanning the late Jōmon into the Yayoi period, it yielded paddy-field remains of the Jōmon period and is regarded as the oldest wet-rice cultivation site in Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1983.

Map

33.4486, 129.9578 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Head west from Karatsu Station toward the site
2. 2View the ground where Jōmon-period paddy remains were found
3. 3Consider its significance as a wet-rice cultivation site
4. 4Take in the surrounding town as well

Did you know?

💡 Paddy-field remains of the Jōmon period were found here, making it regarded as the oldest wet-rice cultivation site in Japan.

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