Dainaka Lake Minami Site
The Lake Dainaka South Site is an archaeological site containing the ruins of an early-middle Yayoi period settlement, located in what is now part of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture in the Kinki region of Japan.Photo: At by At, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Archaeological site in Õmihachiman, Kinki, Japan
- Also known as: “Dainakako Minami Site” and “Lake Dainaka South Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Azuchi Castle and Sōken-ji.
Azuchi Castle
Castle
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azuchi Castle was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture. The site of the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1926, with the designation upgraded to that of a Special National Historic Site in 1952. Azuchi Castle is situated 2 km south of Dainaka Lake Minami Site.
Sōken-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Haruno Akiha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sōken-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Azuchi neighborhood of the city of Ōmihachiman in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Enkei-zan. The temple belongs to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. Sōken-ji is situated 2 km south of Dainaka Lake Minami Site.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum is situated 3 km southeast of Dainaka Lake Minami Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Dainaka and Azuchi.
Azuchi
Suburb
Photo: Lombroso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Azuchi was a town located in Gamō District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,217 and a density of 502.76 persons per km2. Azuchi is situated 3 km south of Dainaka Lake Minami Site.
Omihachiman
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ōmihachiman is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 August 2021, the city had an estimated population of 82,233 in 34747 households and a population density of 570 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 76.97 square kilometres.
Dainaka Lake Minami Site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Higashiōmi, Shiga, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.1731° or 35° 10′ 23″ northLongitude
136.13161° or 136° 7′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8Q7R54FJ+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5224084462OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q104002571
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In Other Languages
“Dainaka Lake Minami Site” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “大中の湖南遺跡”
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Highlights include 能登川水車とカヌーランド and よしきりの池.
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