Shirakawa Kanga ruins
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The Shirakawa Kanga ruins (白河官衙遺跡群, Shirakawa kanga iseki gun) is a group of archaeological sites containing the ruins of the Nara to early Heian period government administrative complex for ancient Shirakawa District of Mutsu Province. It is located in what is now part of the village of Izumizaki, Fukushima in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1984.[1] The designation includes the ruins of the Sekiwaku Kanga ruins (関和久官衙遺跡) and the nearby Kariyado temple ruins (借宿廃寺跡)
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白河官衙遺跡群 | |
Location | Izumizaki, Fukushima, Japan |
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Region | Tōhoku region |
Coordinates | 37°7′43.4″N 140°18′37.7″E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Periods | Nara to Heian period |
Site notes | |
Public access | None (no public facilities) |
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