Korekawa Archaeological Institution (Korekawa Jōmon Kan)

Korekawa Archaeological Institution (Korekawa Jōmon Kan) (八戸市埋蔵文化財センター 是川縄文館, Hachinohe-shi Maizō Bunkazai Sentā (Korekawa Jōmon-kan)), more literally the Hachinohe City Buried Cultural Property Center, opened in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 2011. It exhibits Jōmon materials from the nearby Korekawa Site and Kazahari I Site (風張１遺跡), finds at the latter including the "Palms Together Dogū" (合掌土偶) that has been designated a National Treasure.[1][2][3]

Korekawa Archaeological Institution (Korekawa Jōmon Kan)
八戸市埋蔵文化財センター 是川縄文館
General information
Address	Yokoyama-1, Korekawa
Town or city	Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture
Country	Japan
Coordinates	40°28′33″N 141°29′18″E
Opened	10 July 2011
Website
Official website

Gallery

• 
  Dogū (NT)

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
• Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)
• Aomori Prefectural Museum

References

1. "Greetings" ご挨拶. Korekawa Archaeological Institution. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
2. 是川縄文館 [Korekawa Jomon Kan] (in Japanese). Hachinohe City. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
3. 土偶／青森県八戸市風張１遺跡出土 [Dogū, Excavated From the Kazahari I Site in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

• Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center