Bizen pottery kiln ruins
Remains of pottery kilns in Bizen, Okayama, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bizen pottery kiln ruins (備前陶器窯跡, Bizen tōki kama ato) is an archaeological site consisting of the remains of kilns for firing Bizen ware pottery from the end of the Muromachi period to the Edo period located in the Imbe neighborhood of the city of Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yo region of Japan. The site is divided into three locations: The Inbe Minami-Ogama site, Inbe Nishi-Ogama site and the Inbe Kita-Ogama site. The Inbe Minami-Ogama site has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1959, and the other two sites were added in 2009.[1]
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備前陶器窯跡 | |
Location | Bizen, Okayama, Japan |
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Region | San'yō region |
Coordinates | 34°44′11″N 134°09′36″E |
History | |
Periods | Kamakura - Edo period |
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Public access | Yes |
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