Yokodaidō Steel Production Site
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The Yokodaidō Steel Production Site (横大道製鉄遺跡, Yokodaidō seitetsu iseki) is an archaeological site in the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Japan containing the ruins of a large-scale a late-Nara period to early Heian period bloomery (ironworks). The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2011 by the Japanese government.[1]
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横大道製鉄遺跡 | |
Location | Minamisōma, Fukushima, Japan |
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Region | Tōhoku region |
Coordinates | 37°33′16″N 140°56′44″E |
Area | 9301.26 sq m |
History | |
Periods | Nara to Heian period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes (no facilities) |
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