Uenohara site

Uenohara Site
上野原遺跡
Uenohara Site with reconstructed pit dwellings
Uenohara Site
Uenohara site (Japan)
LocationKirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
RegionKyushu
Coordinates31°42′44.9″N 130°48′04.1″E / 31.712472°N 130.801139°E / 31.712472; 130.801139
Typesettlement trace
Area36 hectares
History
PeriodsJōmon period
Site notes
Excavation dates1986-
ConditionArchaeological park
Public accessYes (park, museum)

Uenohara Site (上野原遺跡, Uenohara iseki) is an archeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement located in the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan.It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1999.