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What to do and see in Hachinohe, Tohoku: The Best Specialty Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Hachinohe, Japan including Jazz no Yakata Nango, Hacchi, Korekawa Archaeological Institution, Hachinohe City Museum, Hachinohe City Jomon Learning Museum, Motoko Hani Memorial Tomo Hachinohe's House, Tsukahara Museum, Hachinohe City Minato Experiential Learning Center.
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1. Jazz no Yakata Nango
2. Hacchi
3. Korekawa Archaeological Institution
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4.0 based on 42 reviews
Korekawa Archaeological Institution is a research center that aims to provide information about Jomon culture, particularly the remains from the Korekawa site and the Kazahari 1 site, as well as the ongoing research of archaeological sites and the conservation and utilisation of these artefacts. In the main building, the pieces from the Korekawa site and the Kazahari 1 site designated as “Important Cultural Property" are exhibited, including the clay figurine with clasping hands “Gassyo Dogu" designated as a National Treasure.
Reviewed By tomizuta1953 - Funabashi, Japan
We left Asamushi Onsen for our next destination, Korekawa Archaeological Institute Museum in Hachinohe City, which was slightly less than a two hours’ drive to the east coast. There were two reasons for visiting Korekawa. One was that it was one of the few Jomon sites with an accompanying museum, and the second more importantly was because the museum housed the famed “praying doguu”, one of the five clay Jomon figurines designated as national treasures. Korekawa sites are composed of Ichioji site of the early (5000 to 3000 B.C.) to mid (3000 to 2000 B.C.) Jomon era, Hotta site of the mid Jomon era and Nakai site of the late Jomon era (2000 to 1000 B.C.). The existence of the sites were known from the Meiji era, but it was not until 1920 that two brothers started excavating the sites and collected the unearthed artefacts which they donated to Hachinohe City in 1961. The “praying doguu” was excavated at another site to the east on the opposite side of River Niida (which originates in Iwate Prefecture and flows through Hachinohe City to the Pacific Ocean) called Kazahari 1 site of the late Jomon era. We parked at the large car park in front of the Korekawa Archaeological Institute Museum. The museum was much more modern and larger than I had expected. It was opened in 2011 on the Nakai site. There is a cafeteria and gift shop by the side of the entrance where I had a cup of coffee costing only 100 yen. It appears they offer a Jomon curry and Jomon ramen made with wild rice and acorns that the Jomon people may have had. Other than the praying doguu which is a must-see, the museum has quite an extensive display of excavated artefacts including lacquered pottery and tools. The technique is so polished it is unbelievable that the artefacts were created more than 2,500 years ago. Indeed this was the area where Jomon culture peaked before giving way to the rice-growing Yayoi era.
4. Hachinohe City Museum
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4.0 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
This is a fine overall history of this region of Japan from pre-history days until Meiji period; it has displays specific to area and how they fit into Japan't history.
5. Hachinohe City Jomon Learning Museum
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Motoko Hani Memorial Tomo Hachinohe's House
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
7. Tsukahara Museum
8. Hachinohe City Minato Experiential Learning Center
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