đī¸ Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
17 UNESCO World Heritage archaeological sites spanning Hokkaido and northern Tohoku
đ Fast Facts
- 17 component archaeological sites across Hokkaido and northern Tohoku regions
- UNESCO World Heritage designation: 2021
- Jomon period: approximately 10,500 BCE to 300 BCE
- Pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer society with complex spiritual and social structures
The Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan represent one of the world's most significant pre-agricultural societies. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, the 17 constituent sites spread across Hokkaido and the northern Tohoku regions document over 10,000 years of continuous human settlement and cultural development. These archaeological remains provide exceptional testimony to a hunter-gatherer society that maintained sedentary or semi-sedentary settlements, developed intricate ...