Location Hakui History and Folklore Museum
Pottery Buried in Sand (Sand Dunes and Jike Site in Hakui)
- Display status
- Partial display
- Period
- Nara and Heian Periods
- Form/Type
- Archaeological material
- Location
- Hakui City
The Jike Site is located in the coastal sand dunes of Hakui, buried under sand about two meters deep. That is why the site is so well preserved. It is also known as “Nagisa no Shosoin” (treasure house by the sea). The sand dunes covering this site have also been confirmed at other sites, indicating that a large-scale change in the natural environment occurred, covering the entire coast of Hakui.
The sand dunes of Hakui are created by extremely fine sand particles being discharged from the Tedorigawa River (which originates from Mt. Hakusan) and carried by the coastal currents of the Sea of Japan and washed ashore. Erosion of the Chirihama coastline is currently a concern, however investigating Jike Site will also lead to understanding the mechanism of formation of the Hakui sand dune coastline from ancient times to the present.
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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
