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Our guide
Fukui Cave, in the Yoshii area of the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki, is an archaeological site: a cave dwelling used from the Palaeolithic to the very beginning of the Jōmon period. People have lived here for at least 30,000 years, and pottery found at the site, about 12,700 years old, is among the oldest in the world. It became a National Historic Site in 1978, and in June 2024 a government panel recommended it for designation as a Special Historic Site.
Senryūgataki Station is about 1.8 km away in a straight line. We have not checked what can be seen at the site.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Sasebo Fukui Cave — Dyamasan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Sasebo yoshiiarea complex — Atsasebo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave west rock shelter — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave rock artifacts circa 30000-20000 ago — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave rock artifacts circa 19000 ago — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave pottery fragments layer 2-3 — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave looking west — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave looking east — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave pottery fragments layer 2 — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fukui Cave pottery fragments layer 2-3 additional — Epachamo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Fukui Cave (福井洞窟, Fukui dōkutsu) is an archaeological site consisting of a Japanese Paleolithic period to the early incipient Jōmon period cave dwelling in the Yoshii neighborhood of the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1978. Humans have been occupying the site since at least 30,000 years ago Pottery discovered at this site dates back to around 12,700 years ago and are among the oldest found in the world. In June 2024 a government panel recommended the site be designated as what would be one of just 64 special historic sites in Japan.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: Landmark
Nearby station
Nearby station: Senryūgataki, about 1.8 km from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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