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COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Management
Aug. 29, 2023
Introducing the post of the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS official social media account of the "Engaru Town Tourism Association"! At the "Engaru TownCenter for Buried Cultural Properties" in Monbetsu-gun-Engaru Town of Hokkaido, we exhibit "Shirataki Ruins Group Excavated Items" that have been designated as national treasures. Also known as natural glass, obsidian is a must-see. You can also touch mammoth tusks (real fossils). ◆Engaru TownCenter for Buried Cultural Properties◆ 【Address】〒099-0111 Hokkaido Monbetsu-gun Engaru Town Shirataki 138-1 Engaru Town Office Shirataki General Branch 2F 【Access】 About 15 minutes on foot from JR Shirataki Station
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Engaru Tourism Association
Aug. 20, 2023 (edited)
[Shirataki Ruins Excavated Items] was designated as Japan's oldest national treasure on June 27!
It is the second national treasure designated in Hokkaido.
1,965 items such as weapons such as spears and knives made using "obsidian" by people 15,000~30,000 years ago in the Upper Paleolithic are national treasures.
National treasures can be seen in "Engaru TownCenter for Buried Cultural Properties".
Please take a look at the precious stone tools filled with ancient romance at Engaru Town.
（Photo by M.Sato）
  • Engaru
  • Hokkaido Prefecture
  • National treasure
  • Fossil
  • Engarucho Buried Cultural Property Center
  • Nature
  • Sightseeing
  • Travel
  • Hokkaido area

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