List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)

Columns: Site | Municipality | Comments | Type | Ref
* Yoshinogari Site 吉野ヶ里遺跡 Yoshinogari iseki | Kanzaki , Yoshinogari | fortified Yayoi-period settlement , the subject of extensive excavation from 1986 ; 2500 burials with ICP grave goods have been uncovered ; the site has been reconstructed on the basis of hypotheses drawn from the postholes ; now a National Government Park | 1 | [ 1 ] | * Nagoya Castle Site 名護屋城跡並陣跡 Nagoya-jō ato narabainijin ato | Karatsu , Genkai | begun in 1591 and completed five months later ; extends over 17 ha ; stone walls , earthworks , moats , gates and other buildings have been identified ; served as the base for Hideyoshi 's invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598 ; focus of the Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum | 2 | [ 2 ] | * Kii Castle Site 基肄 ( 椽 ) 城 跡 Kii-jō ato | Kiyama | its construction in 665 under Baekje guidance , as the castle of Woyogi ( 椽 ) , is chronicled in Nihon Shoki ; formed part of a network of defences dating to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 to protect Dazaifu against the threat of invasion from the Korean peninsula by Silla - Tang forces ; the designation includes an area of Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture | 2 | [ 3 ] | Otsuboyama Kōgoishi おつぼ山神籠石 Otsuboyama kōgoishi | Takeo | earthworks stretching 1,866 m , with stone pillar bases and sluice gates ; there is a theory that construction was related to defeat at the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 | 1 | [ 4 ] | Yasunagata Site 安永田遺跡 Yasunagata iseki | Tosu | Yayoi-period high-tech factory ( ハイテク工場 ) ; bronze-casting site , discovered in 1974 and extending over an area of 4,400 m , with five moulds for dōtaku ( bells ) and five for hoko ( spears ) ; traces of bronze found on the valley floor suggest this may have been the site of the smelting works | 1 | [ 5 ] | Yokotashimo Kofun 横田下古墳 Yokotashimo kofun | Karatsu | kofun or burial mound with red walls and three stone sarcophagi in which were found , in 1923 , bronze mirrors and cylinders , magatama ( comma-shaped beads ) , iron arrowheads , armour , and Haji ware | 1 | [ 6 ] | Kakiemon Kiln Site 柿右衛門窯跡 Kakiemon kama ato | Arita | double climbing kiln : A , with 12 firing chambers , a length of 42 metres , and an average incline of 11.5° ; and B , with 21 chambers , a length of 83 metres , and an average gradient of 13° ; saggars and kiln tools have also been recovered | 6 | [ 7 ]

Example questions:
What is the estimated population of the Japanese city that has a National Historic temple built in 1708 ? | What historic method was used to construct tombs near the Japanese town that incorporates the old the National Historic Site city of Morodomi ? | What is the blade made of in the hand plane associated with the National Historic Site city that has the highest consumption of yōkan in Japan ? | Which Japanese island with a National Historic Site is known for historical production of plain , unglazed , reddish-brown pottery ?

Answers:
19,202 | earthen mounds | steel and iron | Kyushu