Shijimizuka Ruins

The Shijimizuka ruins is an archaeological site containing a late to final Jōmon period settlement trace and shell middens, located in what is now Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: archaeological site in Naka-ku, Japan
Also known as: “Shijimizuka Park” and “Shijimizuka site”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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.

Ryounji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Ryounji 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

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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.