Yoshinogari Historical Park

Well knownIn most guidebooks for this region — but rarely with the practical detail.

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Yoshinogari is the most significant archaeological site in Japan for understanding the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD) — the era when wet-rice agriculture and bronze metalworking transformed Japanese society from hunter-gatherers to sedentary civilization. The excavated settlement covers 117 hectares and has been partially reconstructed with thatched watchtowers, woven-bamboo walls, storehouses on stilts, and bronze casting pits. Walking through Yoshinogari at the right time of day, with the reconstructed buildings casting long shadows over the excavation grids, creates a convincing sense of 2,000 years' compression.

基本資訊

營業時間

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

公休: Mondays (Tuesday if Monday falls on public holiday) | New Year (Dec 30–Jan 1)

門票

¥460 | Bronze casting workshop: ¥500 additional

最佳季節

Year-round | Summer evenings (July–August) for Yayoi Night illumination events

建議停留

2–3 hours

如何前往

交通資訊

Higashiyoka-machi, Kanzaki City, Saga Prefecture. Near Yoshinogari-Rekishikoen Station (JR Nagasaki Honsen). Admission: ¥460.

在地私房情報

**Bronze casting workshop:** The park offers hands-on bronze reproduction casting (¥500, 30 min) using lost-wax technique replicated from Yayoi-period tools. The resulting tiny bronze pendant is made by the same method as the original village bronze bells. **Evening illumination:** On select summer evenings (July–August), the park hosts 'Yayoi Night' illumination events when the reconstructed buildings are lit with clay-pot fires to approximate the original night appearance. Book at the park office 2 weeks ahead.

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