Tsukinoki Shell Mound
The Tsukinoki Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Ninomachi neighborhood of Chūō ward of the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chiba City Urban Greening Botanical Garden and Natural History Museum and Institute.
Chiba City Urban Greening Botanical Garden
Park
Photo: TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋), CC BY 2.0.
Chiba City Urban Greening Botanical Garden is a park, which is situated 1 km northwest of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Natural History Museum and Institute
Museum
Photo: のどごし隊長, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba is a prefectural museum in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The museum opened in 1989 with a focus on the natural history and history of the Bōsō Peninsula. Natural History Museum and Institute is situated 2 km west of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Eifuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ibaraki101c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eifuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1¼ km east of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chūō-ku and Fujimi 1-chome.
Chūō-ku
Suburb
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chūō Ward is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is the seat of the city government, and the location of the prefectural government offices for Chiba Prefecture. Chūō-ku is situated 3½ km northwest of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Fujimi 1-chome
Neighborhood
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fujimi 1-chome is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km northwest of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Midori-ku
Suburb
Photo: MarinesBlack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midori Ward is one of the six wards of the city of Chiba in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2016, the ward had an estimated population of 127,368 and a population density of 1920 persons per km2. The total area was 66.25 square kilometres. Midori-ku is situated 4½ km southeast of Tsukinoki Shell Mound.
Tsukinoki Shell Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Chiba, Chiba, Japan
- Categories: midden, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chiba, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.59571° or 35° 35′ 45″ northLongitude
140.1576° or 140° 9′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8R72H5W5+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 8322726222OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q104804198
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Turkish—“Tsukinoki Shell Mound” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “月ノ木貝塚”
- Turkish: “Tsukinoki Kabuk Höyüğü ve Yerleşimi”
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