Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

The four prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Akita boast natural splendor and verdure as great as those of the Shirakami-Sanchi and Shiretoko World Heritage areas.

Blessed with this rich natural environment, the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan serve as important cultural heritage sites that have passed down the livelihoods and spirituality of people from the Jomon period, who led sedentary lifeways based on hunting, fishing and gathering over a period of more than 10,000 years.

Recognized for their outstanding value, the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan were inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List on July 27, 2021.

【Overview】

No	Name	Location
1	Historic Site:Odai Yamamoto Site	Aomori Sotogahama Town
2	Historic Site:Kakinoshima Site	HokkaidoHakodate City
3	Historic Site:Kitakogane Site	HokkaidoDate City
4	Historic Site:Tagoyano Shell Midden	AomoriTsugaru City
5	Historic Site:Futatsumori Shell Midden	Aomori Shichinohe Town
6	Special Historic Site:Sannai-Maruyama Site	AomoriAomori City
7	Historic Site:Ofune Site	HokkaidoHakodate City
8	Historic Site:Goshono Site	IwateIchinohe Town
9	Historic Site:Irie Site	HokkaidoToyako Town
10	Historic Site:Komakino Site	Aomori Aomori City
11	Historic Site:Isedotai Stone Circles	AkitaKita-Akita City
12	Special Historic Site:Oyu Stone Circles	AkitaKazuno City
13	Historic Site:Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles	HokkaidoChitose City
14	Historic Site:Ōmori-Katsuyama Site	AomoriHirosaki City
15	Historic Site:Takasago Burial Site	HokkaidoToyako Town
16	Historic Site:Kamegaoka Stone Age Site	AomoriTsugaru City
17	Historic Site:Korekawa Stone Age Site	AomoriHachinohe City