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A Yayoi-period site in Iki, held to be the royal capital of Iki as recorded in the Wei chronicles; a special national historic site.
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The Haranotsuji Site (原の辻遺跡, Hara-no-tsuji ato) is an archaeological site with the remains of a large Yayoi period settlement located in the Ashibe-machi and Ishida-machi neighborhoods of the city of Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The site was designated as a National Historic Site in 1997 with the area under protection expanded and promoted to a Special Historic Site in 2000. The area under protection was further expanded in 2005 and 2009.
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