Moyoro Shell Mound
The Moyoro Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Kita 1-jo and Kita 3-jo Higashi 2-chome neighborhood of the city of Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan with a Okhotsk culture shell midden.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Moyoro Shell Midden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau and Moyoro Shell Mound Museum.
Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau
Government building
Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
Okhotsk Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897. Hokkaido Okhotsk General Subprefectural Bereau is situated 570 metres west of Moyoro Shell Mound.
Moyoro Shell Mound Museum
Museum
Photo: Kamatte2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moyoro Shell Mound Museum is situated 120 metres southeast of Moyoro Shell Mound.
Abashiri Kosei general Hospital
Hospital
Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
Abashiri Kosei general Hospital is situated 370 metres west of Moyoro Shell Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abashiri.
Abashiri
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners.
Moyoro Shell Mound
- Categories: midden, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.02529° or 44° 1′ 31″ northLongitude
144.26786° or 144° 16′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8RP627G9+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 405991306OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q11344562
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In Other Languages
“Moyoro Shell Mound” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “Moyoro kaizuka”
- Japanese: “もよろかいづか”
- Japanese: “モヨロ貝塚”
- Japanese: “最寄貝塚”
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Highlights include Chuo Police Box and Abashiri bus station.
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