🏛️ Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

The Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan comprise 17 interconnected archaeological locations inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021. These sites span Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku regions and provide exceptional testimony to the Jōmon period, a hunter-gatherer civilization that flourished for over 10,000 years without agriculture. The Odai ...