Senpukuji Cave

The Senpukuji Cave (Senpukuji dōkutsu) is an archaeological site consisting of a Japanese Paleolithic period to the Yayoi period rock shelter dwelling in the Setogoshi neighborhood of the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1986. The world's oldest bean-patterned pottery was excavated here.