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Ichinosawa Caves

Takahata, Japan

Ichinosawa Caves
Ichinosawa Caves. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Ichinosawa Caves (Ichinosawa dōkutsu) is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a Jōmon period cave dwelling located in what is now the northern part of the town of Takahata, Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1980.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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