Furutsu Hachimanyama Site
The Furutsu Hachimanyama Site is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a late Yayoi period moated settlement with three Kofun tumuli located in the Furutsu neighborhood of Akiha-ku, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan.Photo: Takashi.koike, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niitsu Art Museum and Niigata Prefecture Archaeological Research Center.
Niitsu Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Agakambara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Niitsu Art Museum is situated 300 metres southwest of Furutsu Hachimanyama Site.
Niigata Prefecture Archaeological Research Center
Museum
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Niigata Prefecture Archaeological Research Center is a museum, which is situated 330 metres south of Furutsu Hachimanyama Site.
Niigata Prefectural Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: Strelitziaaugusta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden is a 19.8 hectares botanical garden and arboretum located at 186 Kanazu, Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charged. Niigata Prefectural Botanical Gardens is situated 550 metres south of Furutsu Hachimanyama Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minami and Tagami.
Minami
Suburb
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Minami-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 44,522 in 15,980 households and a population density of 440 persons per km2. Minami is situated 8 km west of Furutsu Hachimanyama Site.
Tagami
Town
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Tagami is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the town had an estimated population of 11,481 across 4,203 households and a population density of 362 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 31.71 square kilometres. Tagami is situated 9 km southwest of Furutsu Hachimanyama Site.
Furutsu Hachimanyama Site
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Yayoi period archaeological site in Akiha-ku, Hokuriku, Japan
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.76426° or 37° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
139.11499° or 139° 6′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8Q9XQ477+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2455664500OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11411419
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Furutsu Hachimanyama Site” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “古津八幡山遺蹟”
- Japanese: “古津八幡山古墳”
- Japanese: “古津八幡山遺跡”
- “Furutsu Hachimanyama Site”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 史跡古津八幡山 弥生の丘展示館 and 新潟市立金津小学校.
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