Explores the 60-plus stone Buddhas of Usuki City in Oita Prefecture, carved in the 12th to 14th centuries.

Online version of monograph from the UNESCO Cultural Virtual Library.

Tour the old capital with aerial photos and descriptions of prehistoric burial mounds, ancient city-planning, Edo-period maps and urbanization.

Stone relics and monuments in Nara, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.

Outline, plans, images, publications, and history of the site.

Article by Michiko Niimi and Shozo Hiroki, from Zoo-archaeology 15.

Abstract by Nobuo Naora, with comments by Hideji Harunari from Zoo-archaeology 15.

Research on Paleolithic Age of the River Basin, Northeast Japan by Keio University. Includes: a project history, material, published works, and staff.

Short description of the Sannai Maruyama site.

Excavation of the remains of a medieval trading town situated close to the mouth of the Ahida River, in the present Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Richard Hooker introduces prehistoric Japan: the Jomon, one of the earliest pottery makers in the world, and the Yayoi period which ushered in agriculture. From Washington State University's 'World Civilizations'.

An essay on the history and current status of Japanese archaeology.

Lists over 25 historical sites throughout Japan dating to two thousand years ago.

Asian Perspectives 40(2). The beginning of rice agriculture in Japan impacted every aspect of life in most parts of the archipelago. It was the Japanese version of the "Neolithic Revolution." [subscription required]

Includes a brief synopsis of ancient and prehistoric periods.

Abstract of article by Y. Nakazawa from Quaternary Research 39. Quantitative examination in an obsidian assemblage.

O'hasama Town, Iwate Prefecture. Synopsis with images.

Abstract of article by T. Tsutsumi from Kokogaku Kenkyu 47.

Abstract of article by Masayo Minami and Toshio Nakamura from Quaternary Research 39. A comparison with the gelatin extraction method.

Prehistoric and historic general outline, chronologies, research reports and projects, field photographs, news, links, and contact information.

Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.

Abstract of article by Hiroomi Tsumura, from Zoo-archaeology 15.

Discovered outside of Shibata city. To date, 20 houses dating to the Middle and Final Jomon sub-periods have been found. Images and information available.