S P O T ／ SPOT-340
Sakakura Heritage Park (Sakakura Archaeological Site)
坂倉遺跡公園さかくらいせきこうえん
The Sakakura Site is the remains of an Early Jomon settlement, roughly 8,000 years old, preserved on a low hill in Taki, Mie Prefecture. Designated a Mie Prefectural Historic Site in 1975, about 1,011 square meters are now maintained as Sakakura Heritage Park. Excavations confirmed 19 dwelling-like pits and hearth features—and among them a hearth with a striking "U-shaped structure with a ceiling component," a form rare even on a national scale. The site is also the first place in Mie Prefecture where impressed (oshigatamon) pottery was unearthed, and that pottery has become one of the standard reference materials for the chronology of Early Jomon ceramics. Quietly tucked just a five-minute walk from JR Taki Station, it pairs genuine archaeological rarity with unusual ease of access.
H I G H L I G H T S
Highlights
- 01Among 19 hearth features, one had a rare "U-shaped form with a ceiling component," with few national parallels
- 02The first find spot for impressed (oshigatamon) pottery in Mie Prefecture—now a benchmark for Early Jomon pottery chronology
- 03An 8,000-year-old settlement site, preserved as a historic park and viewable anytime, just a five-minute walk from the station
A C C E S S ／ M E T A
Essentials
- Location
- Mie Prefecture Taki Town, Taki District
- Address
- 三重県多気郡多気町東池上字坂倉
- Fee
- 無料
- Hours
- 常時見学可（屋外・公園）
- Status
- 現存（三重県指定史跡として保存・公園整備）
- Nearest
- JR紀勢本線・参宮線「多気駅」
- Walk
- 5 min
- Parking
- 公園内に明確な専用駐車場の案内は乏しい。周辺の路上駐車は避け、徒歩でのアクセスが無難
- Time
- 20〜40分