Tōhoku History Museum

Historic museum in japan

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The Tōhoku History Museum (東北歴史博物館, Tōhoku Rekishi Hakubutsukan) is a museum in Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It houses finds from excavations at the site of Tagajō as well as from other archaeological sites in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.^[1]

These include a Jōmon period jade axe excavated in Kizukuri, Aomori Prefecture, and designated an Important Cultural Property;^[2]^[3] and another Jōmon jade, excavated in Niisato, Iwate Prefecture, also designated an Important Cultural Property.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Special Historic Site - Tagajo Ruins (in Japanese)". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "硬玉製磨製石斧". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "Database of Registered National Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
^ "硬玉製有孔玉器". Miyagi Prefecture. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2011.