Shijimizuka Ruins

Shijimizuka Ruins is an archaeological site in Naka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Shijimizuka Ruins is situated near the archaeological site Shell Mound, as well as near Shijimizuka Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hamamatsu City History Museum and Hamamatsu Castle.

Hamamatsu Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Hamamatsu Castle is situated 2 km east of Shijimizuka Ruins.

Ryūun-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Ryūun-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km southwest of Shijimizuka Ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chuo Ward and Kanzanji Onsen.

Chuo Ward

Suburb

Photo: kcomiida, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chūō-ku is one of the three wards of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the south part of the city. It encompasses the site of Hamamatsu Castle, Lake Hamana and Hamamatsu Station, the central business and residential district.

Kanzanji Onsen

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kanzanji Onsen is a locality, which is situated 10 km northwest of Shijimizuka Ruins.

Shijimizuka Ruins

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “蜆塚遺跡”
Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Naka, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.71329° or 34° 42′ 48″ north

Longitude

137.70312° or 137° 42′ 11″ east

Open location code

8Q6VPP73+86

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1999668735

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

“Shijimizuka Ruins” goes by many names.

Japanese: “しじみづかいせき”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shell Mound and Shijimizuka Park.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 蜆塚遺跡から掘り出されたもの and 蜆塚古墳群.

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