Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum
Jike Site Large-scale Baked Clay Remains
- Display status
- Partial display
- Period
- Late 8th Century
- Form/Type
- Archaeological material
- Location
- Hakui City
What kind of rituals were performed at the Jike Site, which was related to the ancient Keta Shrine and its rituals?
At the site, large-scale baked clay remains have been found, which are evidence of a very large-scale fire dating back to the latter half of the 8th century. It is a clay surface that has been burnt bright red by intense flame, making it a very unique remains with no parallels anywhere else in Japan. There is a theory that a large fire was lit at Keta Shrine in the Nara period to welcome the gods and offer prayers, but the details are not well known.
Fire has long been believed to have mysterious powers. Even today, fire, such as lanterns, torches, and bonfires, is an indispensable part of festivals. In order to convey the mysteries of the Jike Site, full-sized photographs are displayed in the exhibition room for the public to see.
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A local history museum that opened in 1983. They collect materials that convey the history and culture of Hakui City (archaeological materials, historical materials, folk implements, etc.), preserve them, conduct research on them and display them publicly. The folk implements exhibition room on the first floor explains the tools used in Hakui's past way of living. The history exhibition room on the second floor displays valuable excavated items mainly from the Yoshisaki-Suba Site, a Nationally Designated Historic Site, and the Jike Site, as well as historical materials such as ancient documents. They also hold ancient experience classes and events such as magatama (comma-shaped stone bead) making and fire starting experiences. Please feel free to stop by and experience the history of Hakui.
38-1 Tsurutada, Tsurutamachi, Hakui, 925-0027 Google Maps
TEL 0767-22-5998 E-mail post@city.hakui.lg.jp
