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Among the world's largest shell mounds; a cut section shows 5,000 years of deposit as a standing wall.
About this place
The Kasori Shell Mounds (加曽利貝塚, Kasori kaizuka) is an archaeological site in the Sakuragi neighborhood of Wakaba ward of the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region of Japan. It contains the largest known shell midden found in Japan, and was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1971. Its status was raised to that of a special National Historic Site in 2017.
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Founded / opened：1924 Highlights / collection：Ring-shaped shell mound 130 metres in diameter, Jomon pottery Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art
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