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On July 27, 2021, Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (17 sites) were added to World Cultural Heritage List. Eight of those sites are located in Aomori Prefecture, and one of those is Korekawa Site in Hachinohe. If you want to know about Jomon, read here.
Korekawa Jomon Museum & Michinoku Coastal Trail
In this tour, you can visit the Korekawa Jomon Museum that has the largest collection of the lacquered artifacts such as lacquered clay pots, lacquered wooden vessels, lacquered combs and earrings. Also, there is one clay figurine designated as a national treasure, “Clay figurine with clasped hands” (see above left photo). In addition to this figurine, the museum has fabulous Izumiyama Collection of clay figurines. After visiting the museum, you can spend the afternoon in the beautiful coastal area to get refresh air.
08:30 Meet at “Hacchi,” (Hachinohe Portal Museum) in downtown Hachinohe
08:50 Take a bus to Korekawa Jomon Museum
09:07 Arrive at the Korekawa Jomon Museum
10:30 Depart the Korekawa Jomon Museum by bus to downtown area
10:50 Arrive at the downtown area and quick lunch
11:50 Depart from JR Hon-Hachinohe Station by local train
12:02 Arrive at “Same” or shark station. Walk to Kabushima, the breeding ground of black tail gulls, and pay a visit to the Kabushima Shrine.
