( Okyozuka ) 10 found.
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Noshiro |
| Earthenware uncovered in Noshiro that dates back 3000 years ago shows people lived in the area from ancient times. There were two mounds in Noshiro constructed with river stones. These were called Niso-no-tsuka. Although we cannot identify these m... | |
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Kyozuka (Sutra Mound) |
| Kyozuka were mounds built and used over a long period of time to store sutras to be passed down to later generations. This was begun at the end of 12th century. By the beginning of the 17th century, reki-ishi kyozuka (mounds made with small ston... | |
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Okyozuka Shinden Burial Mounds |
| Excavations between 1986 and 1996 uncovered evidence of 15 burial mounds built between the end of the 3rd and the middle of the 4th century. Although the mounds and burial chambers had been destroyed, the discovery of circumference grooves confirm... | |
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Okyozuka |
| The name of the area "Okyozuka" came from the kyozuka (Sutra mound) located to the north of the settlement. The Land Tax Notification submitted in 1670 listed 1,028 koku (kusadaka: total rice production), and 25 farmers, etc. Okyozuka w... | |
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Mushiokuri in Okyozuka |
| Mushiokuri (torch procession to drive away crop-eating insects) in Okyozuka is held on the Saturday before July 21 each year. It was cancelled several times during WWII. The parade of mushiokuri starts from Sanatake Shrine. People walk around the ... | |
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Okyozuka Jongara (Okyozuka dance) |
| Okyozuka Jongara is thought to have been performed before the Meiji Period (1868-1912). It is a Bon festival dance unique to the Oshino Area. Each house had a kentai, or red sash worn when dancing. The Jongara stopped during WWII; however, it was ... | |
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Okyozuka Sites |
| Okyozuka Sites are from a circular settlement measuring 200m in diameter that existed between 3,700 and 2,500 years ago. Excavation in 1956 found sites where stone gyobutsu (Imperial treasures) were buried. Earthenware excavated in this area esta... | |
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Nonoichi City Furusato History Museum |
| Contact: Nonoichi City Furusato History Museum TEL: 076-246-0133 Closed: Mondays (Tuesday when Monday is a national holiday), the day after national holidays (excluding Saturdays and Sundays), Year-end and New Year holidays Open Hour: 10:00AM... | |
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Artifacts Excavated from Okyozuka Sites in Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Artifacts excavated from Okyozuka Sites in Ishikawa Prefecture include Important Cultural Properties, totaling 4,219 items including 542 earthenware and clay products, 3,642 stoneware and stone products, 23 incomplete sites of born tools, 12 incom... | |
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Nonoichi Jonkara (Nonoichi Dance) |
| Nonoichi Jonkara is a bon festival dance handed down in the Hon-machi area from olden times. It was performed on August 14 and 15 in the past. At present, it is performed during the Nonoichi Jonkara Festival that takes place from the end of July t... |