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, with an Okhotsk culture shell midden.
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  • 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.

Government building
Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
Okhotsk Subprefecture is a subprefecture of , Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897. is situated 570 metres west of Moyoro Shell Mound.

Museum
Photo: Kamatte2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 120 metres southeast of Moyoro Shell Mound.

Hospital
Photo: 221.20, Public domain.
is situated 370 metres west of Moyoro Shell Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abashiri.

Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city located in , , . is known as the site of the , a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners.

Moyoro Shell Mound

Latitude
44.02529° or 44° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
144.26786° or 144° 16′ 4″ east
Open location code
8RP627G9+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405991306
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data 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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