Recorded Joy·Rakuhoku / Kitayama

Buried Village Under the Botanical Garden

A stone marker for a large settlement site spread across the area north of the botanical garden. Uncovered during sewer construction in 1979-81, it yielded traces of continuous habitation-centered on the late Yayoi and Kofun periods but reaching through Nara, Heian, medieval and early-modern times-including many pit dwellings and post-hole buildings.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.