Susenoja cave

Susenoja Cave (嵩山蛇穴, Susenoja ana) archaeological site containing a ruins of a cave dwelling which was inhabited from the early Jōmon period (10,000 BC to 4000 BC), located in what is now part of the city of Toyohashi, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957.[1]

Susenoja Cave
嵩山蛇穴
Susenoja Cave
Susenoja cave (Japan)
LocationToyohashi, Aichi, Japan
RegionTōkai region
Coordinates34°47′51″N 137°29′06″E
History
PeriodsJōmon period
Site notes
OwnershipNational Historic Site
Public accessNo

Overview

The site is located on a hillside at an altitude of 140 meters, and is approximately 300 meters from Japan National Route 362 between downtown Toyohashi and the town of Mikkabi in neighboring Shizuoka Prefecture. The cave has a height of about 1.3 meters at the entrance, with a wide interior, and a depth of about 70 meters. Excavations were conducted four times from 1965 to 1922, with traces of people living around the entrance were found. Relics excavated include Jōmon pottery with pressed designs, stone and animal horn tools, as well as animal bones, fish bones, and shells.

The cave is the subject of numerous legends, including a legend that it extended to a tunnel leading all the way to Zenkō-ji in Nagano Prefecture. Other legends refer to buried gold guarded by a giant snake or supernatural warriors.

See also

References
  1. "嵩山蛇穴" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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