Yoshinogari Historical Park
吉野ヶ里歴史公園
Usual hours and prices, checked 2026-09-14 against the sources under “What this place is”. They can change for holidays and events — confirm before you go. Official site
Our guide
Yoshinogari is a large and complex archaeological site of the Yayoi period, in Saga Prefecture. Pottery-based chronology placed it between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD, but radiocarbon dating has since shown that its earliest Yayoi remains go back before 400 BC.
It is open every day except 31 December and the third Monday of January and the day after, until 18:00 in summer and 17:00 the rest of the year; a two-day ticket costs only a little more than a single day's. Yoshinogari-Kōen Station is about 850 m away in a straight line.
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
- Yoshinogari-iseki zenkei — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Yoshinogari-iseki ichi — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Yoshinogari-iseki funkyuubo — Saigen Jiro · CC0 · source · resized
- Yayoi pottery (Yoshinogari Site) — Abasaa · Public domain · source · resized
- Stream in Yoshinogari Historical Park 1 — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Stone reaping knives of Yoshinogari Site — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Stone Magatama from Yoshinogari Site — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Spindle whorls from Yoshinogari Site — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Small glass beads and cilyndrical beads from Yoshinogari Site — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ritual Yayoi potteries from Yoshinogari Site — Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Yoshinogari (吉野ヶ里 遺跡, Yoshinogari iseki) is a large and complex Yayoi period archaeological site located in the town of Yoshinogari and city of Kanzaki in Saga Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. According to the Yayoi chronology established by pottery seriations in the 20th century, Yoshinogari dates back to between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD. However, recent attempts to use absolute dating methods such as AMS radiocarbon dating have shown that the earliest Yayoi component of Yoshinogari dates back to before 400 BC.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-14 · Yoshinogari Historical Park: visitor information
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What to expect at this type of place: History
Nearby station
Nearby station: Yoshinogari-Kōen, about 850 m 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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