Ōgushi Shell Mound
The Ōgushi Shell Midden is an archaeological site in the Shiozaki area of the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1970.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tsunezumi Station and Oarai.
Tsunezumi Station
Railway station
Tsunezumi Station is a passenger railway station… Tsunezumi Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ōgushi Shell Mound.
Oarai
Railway station
Ōarai Station is a passenger railway station in the… Oarai is situated 2½ km southeast of Ōgushi Shell Mound.
Takadano-Tekkyo
Railway station
Takadano-tekkyō Station is a passenger railway station… Takadano-Tekkyo is situated 3½ km northeast of Ōgushi Shell Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oarai.
Oarai
Town
Ōarai is a town located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Oarai is situated 3½ km southeast of Ōgushi Shell Mound.
Ōgushi Shell Mound
- Archaeological site
- Description: historic site in Japan
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Latitude
36.33417° or 36° 20′ 3″ north
Longitude
140.5485° or 140° 32′ 55″ east
Open location code
8R828GMX+M9
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Ōgushi Shell Mound” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “大串貝塚”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tsunezumi Junior High School and Orii-jinja Shrine.
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