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Ōdachi Caves
The is an archaeological site with a cave dwelling in use in the early Jōmon period (8000 to 2500 BC), located in what is now part of the town of Takahata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1980. Overview The Ōdachi Cave is located in the hills of the northeast corner of the Yonezawa Basin in the foothills of the Ōu Mountains, three kilometers north of modern Takahata. The cave was formed by weathering a Tertiary tuff cliffside with an opening facing to the south. It has a frontage of 13 meters and extends 7 meters into the hillside. Archaeological excavations were conducted from 1974 to 1978 by the Yamagata Prefectural Museum and the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education, and an inclusion layer with artifacts from the early Jōmon period was found. These objects included over 1000 shards of Jōmon earthenware with decoration made by fingernails, and pointed stone tools. The connection between ...
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Takahata, Yamagata
270px, Yamagata Takahata Winery is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,367, in 7629 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Takahata is located in mountainous southeastern Yamagata Prefecture. The Mogami River flows through the town. Neighboring municipalities *Yamagata Prefecture ** Yonezawa ** Nan'yō **Kaminoyama ** Kawanishi *Miyagi Prefecture ** Shichikashuku *Fukushima Prefecture **Fukushima Climate Takahata has a Humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa/Dfa'') with large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October. The average annual temperature in Takahata is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average i ...
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