Shibokuchi Shell Mound
The Shibokuchi Shell Mound is an archaeological site in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 圓融寺 and Musashi-Shinjo.
圓融寺
Buddhist temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
圓融寺 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 310 metres southwest of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
Musashi-Shinjo
Railway station
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Musashi-Shinjō Station is a passenger railway station located in Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. Musashi-Shinjo is situated 1½ km north of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
能満寺
Buddhist temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
能満寺 is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km northwest of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nakahara-ku and Kachidacho.
Nakahara-ku
Suburb
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Nakahara-ku is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2014, the ward had an estimated population of 244,565 and a density of 16,637 persons per km2. The total area was 14.70 km2. Nakahara-ku is situated 2½ km east of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
Kachidacho
Neighborhood
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Kachidacho is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
Miyamae-ku
Suburb
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Miyamae-ku is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 217,251 and a density of 11,670 persons per km2. The total area was 18.61 km2. Miyamae-ku is situated 5 km west of Shibokuchi Shell Mound.
Shibokuchi Shell Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Kawasaki, Japan
- Categories: Shell midden, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.57264° or 35° 34′ 22″ northLongitude
139.62859° or 139° 37′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8Q7XHJFH+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 5323244857OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11447915
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In Other Languages
“Shibokuchi Shell Mound” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “子母口式土器”
- Japanese: “子母口貝塚”
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