Location Nonoichi Furusato History Museum / Nonoichi Digital Archives

Okyozuka Site

The Okyozuka Site comprises the remains of a representative Hokuriku village that existed for a long time around spanning the period 3,700 to 2,500 years ago.
The central area of the site is about 200m from north to south and about 250m from east to west. The remains of 6 pit dwellings, 20 circular posthole-type buildings, 14 square posthole-type buildings, and 31 hexagonal-shaped posthole-type buildings were discovered.
The structure of the village was a ring of houses surrounding a central space, and the outer edge was a graveyard. At one time, the village was thought to have consisted of groups of two or three houses spread out as five or six groups across the village, with a population of around 50 to 80 people.
A large number of earthenware and stone tools have been excavated. Of these, 4,219 excavated items have been designated as Nationally Important Cultural Properties.
Construction of the historical park was completed in 1983, and the eastern half is an educational area with pit dwellings and a restored primeval forest with norse chestnut and Japanese chestnut trees, while the western half is a popular place to enjoy simple sports.
At the adjacent Nonoichi Furusato History Museum, you can see artifacts from the Okyozuka Site, which was designated as an Important Cultural Property in 2010, as well as archaeological materials unearthed during excavations throughout the city.

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