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Seta Hills Production Sites
The is a group of archaeological sites containing ancient industrial facilities located in the cities of Kusatsu and Ōtsu in the Kansai region of Japan. These site were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1985. Overview The Seta sites are located in the Seta Hills, which extend from the southeastern part of Lake Biwa inland to Kusatsu and the surrounding areas. The site in the Noji neighborhood of Kusatsu was first designated as a National Historic Site in 1985. It is the largest and best preserved of many iron smelting ruins which were built in the Seta Hills due to local iron ore deposits and abundant forest resources that provided charcoal for iron making in the Nara period. In 2006, the with 14 pottery Anagama kilns for making Sue ware pottery, with workshops for handling clay and disposal of ashes, as well as the with the ruins of four refining furnaces were added to the National Historic Site designation. Products made at these various i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kusatsu, Shiga
260px, Kusatsu City Hall is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 137,266 in 61426 households and a population density of 2000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is often confused with Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, which is a famous hot spring resort. Geography Kusatsu is located in southern Shiga Prefecture, on the southeastern shore of Lake Biwa. Neighboring municipalities Shiga Prefecture * Ōtsu *Moriyama * Rittō Climate Kusatsu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kusatsu is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1430 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Kusatsu has increased steadily over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Ware
was a blue-gray form of stoneware pottery fired at high temperature, which was produced in Japan and southern Korea during the Kofun, Nara, and Heian periods of Japanese history. It was initially used for funerary and ritual objects, and originated from Korea to Kyūshū. Although the roots of Sueki reach back to ancient China, its direct precursor is the grayware of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. History The term ''Sue'' was coined in the 1930s by the archaeologist Shuichi Goto ( :ja:後藤守一) from a reference to vessels mentioned in the 8th century Japanese classical poetry anthology ''Man'yōshū''. Previous to this, the terms or ''Chosen doki'' were in more common use. Sue pottery is believed to have originated in the 5th or 6th century in the Kaya region of southern Korea, and was brought to Japan by immigrant craftsmen. It was contemporary with the native Japanese Haji pottery, which was more porous and reddish in color. Sue ware was made from coils of clay, bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Sites In Japan
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtsu
270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōtsu is located on the southern and southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and occupies most of the southeastern portion of Shiga Prefecture. The city is "L"-shaped and stretches along the southwest shore of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. Ōtsu ranges from the densely populated alluvium depressions near the shore of Lake Biwa to sparsely populated hilly and mountainous areas to the west (Hira Mountains and Mount Hiei) and south of the city. Mount Hiei to the east forms the border of the city and Shiga Prefecture with Kyoto. Neighboring municipalities Shiga Prefecture * Kusatsu * Rittō * Kōka * Takashima Kyoto Prefecture *Kyoto *Uji * Ujitawara Climate Ōtsu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Historic Sites Of Japan (Shiga)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Shiga. National Historic Sites As of 1 January 2021, fifty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including two *Special Historic Sites); Genbao Castle Site spans the prefectural borders with Fukui. Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, forty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2020, a further eighty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. See also * Cultural Properties of Japan * Ōmi Province * List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shiga) This list is of the Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan located within the Prefecture of Shiga. National Places of Scenic Beauty As of 1 July 2021, twenty-two Places have been designated at a national level. Prefectural Places of Scenic Bea ... * List of Cultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biwako Line
The is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line (between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station) and the Hokuriku Main Line (between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station). The section, along with JR Kyoto Line and JR Kobe Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of JR West's "Urban Network" commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area. Overview The line is named after , which the route runs along. Line nicknames were introduced when the newly privatized JR West intended to use "familiar" names over official line names, such as Tōkaidō Main Line and Fukuchiyama Line. Biwako Line did not appear on the first list, and instead The JR Kyoto Line was to be called up to Maibara. A move in Shiga Prefecture opposed the name, claiming that the name of Kyoto Line in Shiga sounds like an auxiliary, requiring its own name in the prefecture. Biwako Line was thus made to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR Central
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical region in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between and . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between and . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen—a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seta Station (Shiga)
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Seta Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 50.7 kilometers from and 496.6 kilometers from . Station layout The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. Platforms History The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Seto in 1889, but no station was built in the village. The Ministry of Communications authorized a station to be built in 1900, but despite petitions by local inhabitants, Ishiyama Station was built instead. After half a century, the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was designed to pass through Seta and in 1960 the government asked local residents to permit a land survey and began steps to secure the required land. However, the local residents refused cooperation unless a station was built as per the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtsu Palace
270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōtsu is located on the southern and southeastern shore of Lake Biwa and occupies most of the southeastern portion of Shiga Prefecture. The city is "L"-shaped and stretches along the southwest shore of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. Ōtsu ranges from the densely populated alluvium depressions near the shore of Lake Biwa to sparsely populated hilly and mountainous areas to the west (Hira Mountains and Mount Hiei) and south of the city. Mount Hiei to the east forms the border of the city and Shiga Prefecture with Kyoto. Neighboring municipalities Shiga Prefecture * Kusatsu * Rittō * Kōka * Takashima Kyoto Prefecture *Kyoto * Uji * Ujitawara Climate Ōtsu has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anagama Kiln
The ''anagama'' kiln (Japanese Kanji: 穴窯/ Hiragana: あながま) is an ancient type of pottery kiln brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century. It is a version of the climbing dragon kiln of south China, whose further development was also copied, for example in breaking up the firing space into a series of chambers in the '' noborigama'' kiln. An ''anagama'' (a Japanese term meaning "cave kiln") consists of a firing chamber with a firebox at one end and a flue at the other. Although the term "firebox" is used to describe the space for the fire, there is no physical structure separating the stoking space from the pottery space. The term ''anagama'' describes single-chamber kilns built in a sloping tunnel shape. In fact, ancient kilns were sometimes built by digging tunnels into banks of clay. The anagama is fueled with firewood, in contrast to the electric or gas-fueled kilns commonly used by most modern potters. A continuous supply of fuel is needed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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