04. MUKIBANDA YAYOI SETTLEMENT SITE (National Historic Site)

The Mukibanda Yayoi Settlement Site is the village from the Yayoi period located at the foot of Mt. Daisen, the highest peak in the Chugoku region. 

中国地方の最高峰・大山の麓に甦った弥生時代の国邑、それが妻木晩田遺跡です。

 

The ruins spread across Bandayama Hills, straddling Yonago City and Daisen Town. It is considered the center of the villages in the area that would have existed at the foot of Mt. Daisen at that time.

遺跡のひろがりは鳥取県米子市・西伯郡大山町にまたがる晩田山（ばんだやま）丘陵全域におよび、弥生時代に大山山麓に存在したであろうクニの中心的な大集落であったと考えられます。

 

Approximately one-tenth of the total area has been excavated so far. Findings include about 460 pit dwellings from the late middle Yayoi period (1BC to the first half of the 1AD) to the early Kofun period (around the first half of the 3rd AD), Yosumi Tosshutsugata Funkyubo (a square-shaped burial mound that is peculiar to the San'in region), 510 remains of Hottatebashira-buildings (a type of building that does not use cornerstones but pillars to make it stand), and ring moats. 

Many valuable materials have been discovered that made researchers reevaluate the images of the Yayoi period in the San’in area.

これまでに全体のおよそ10分の1が発掘調査され、弥生時代中期後葉（西暦紀元前1世紀～紀元1世紀前半頃）～古墳時代前期（3世紀前半頃）の、竪穴住居跡約460棟、掘立柱建物跡約510棟、山陰地方特有の形をした四隅突出型墳丘墓（よすみとっしゅつがたふんきゅうぼ）などの墳墓39基や、環壕（かんごう）など、山陰地方の弥生時代像に見直しをせまる貴重な資料がたくさん発見されました。

 

The Mukibanda Yayoi Settlement Site in Tottori Prefecture is located at the hill near Mt. Daisen, where you can enjoy the amazing and vast views of the Sea of Japan/East Sea/Sea of China. 

This organization has kept the ruins open to the public while preserving them simultaneously. 

There is a museum, restored pit dwellings, Takayukashiki Souko (elevated warehouse), graves, and Remains Exhibition Hall. You can observe the excavation site of the pit dwellings.

鳥取県立むきばんだ史跡公園では、「妻木晩田遺跡＜国史跡＞」を保存公開。展示・体験施設「弥生の館」の他、広い園内には、復元された竪穴住居や高床倉庫・墓、丘の上から雄大な海を見渡すことができる絶景ポイント、「遺構展示館」などがあります。

 

＊Hours: 9 AM–5 PM (last admission by 4:30 PM)

＊開園時間：9:00～17:00（入場は16:30まで）

 

＊Closed: Fourth Monday of every month (Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday), New Year’s Holiday (December 29th–January 3rd)

＊休園日：毎月第4月曜（祝休日の場合は翌日）、12月29日～1月3日

 

＊Admission Fee: Free (except for some of the experiences and hands-on activities)

＊料金：無料（一部体験有料）

 

＊Phone: (0859)37-4000

＊電話：(0859)37-4000

 

【年代（ねんだい）】

Yayoi Period　弥生時代（やよいじだい）

About 2000 to 1700 years ago　約 2000 年前～1700 年前

【Correct Answer】U. Mukibanda Yayoi Settlement Site in Tottori Prefecture 鳥取県 妻木晩田遺跡(むきばんだいせき)

 

The Mukibanda Yayoi Settlement Site is located at the Bandayama Hills, which straddle Yonago City and Daisen Town in Western Tottori Prefecture.

The ruins cover about 170 hectares (420 acres) of the area and known as the largest Yayoi period ruins in Japan.

妻木晩田遺跡は鳥取県米子市・西伯郡大山町にまたがる「晩田山丘陵」にあり、遺跡の範囲は約170ha(ヘクタール)に及び、弥生時代の遺跡としては国内最大級の広さを誇ります。

 

The Yoshinogari Ruins are located the Yoshinogari Hills, which straddle Yoshinogari Town and Kanzaki City in Saga Prefecture. The ruins cover about 117 hectares (289 acres) of the area and are known as Japan’s largest moated settlement in Yayoi period. It is registered as a National Special Historic Site.

 

吉野ヶ里遺跡（よしのがりいせき）は、佐賀県神埼郡吉野ヶ里町と神埼市にまたがる吉野ヶ里丘陵にあり、 およそ117ha(ヘクタール)にわたって残る弥生時代の大規模な環濠集落（環壕集落）跡で知られ、 国の特別史跡に指定されています。