The Group of Jomon Sites in Aomori PrefectureTo begin with.
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To begin with.
What is the Jomon Culture?
Make “the Group of Jomon Sites in Aomori Prefecture” World Heritage.
Jomon Sites in Aomori Prefecture, the historic sites designated by the Government of Japanese.
Sannai-maruyama Site
Komakino Site
Korekawa Site
Choshichiyachi Shell mound
Kamegaoka Site
Tagoyano Shell mound
Futatumori Shell Mound
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Aomori Prefecture, where we live, is the land through which a mountain range covered with white cedar and Japanese beech forests traverses, blessing with the beautiful, rich nature. The Shirakami Sanchi (mountain area), the first site entered on the World Natural Heritage List in Japan, has the largest virgin beech forests yet left on the earth, and the nature remains unchanged there since ancient times.
The beech forests on the Shirakami Sanchi are said to have formed in the Jomon period. Respecting it as a motherly forest, the Jomon culture was fostered that is said to have opened the door to our country’s civilization.
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This prefecture is a treasure-house of the remains, including the Special Historic Sites Sannai Maruyama, the largest Jomon settlement in Japan, which shows us what the Jomon culture is like. Many academically important remains in each period from the incipient to last Jomon exist here in the prefecture.
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Considering the group of the Jomon sites precious cultural assets to all the human beings and necessary to be left to the future, this prefecture is aiming to enter on the World Cultural Heritage List.
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