Regional Exhibition
The Breeze of Tenpyo period,blows through Yamashiro area
This year’s “Excavated Japanese Archipelago” exhibition will be held in Kyoto Prefecture for the first time in 22 years. In addition to the “New Archaeological Discoveries Exhibition,” which displays artifacts from notable archaeological sites excavated in recent years throughout Japan, there will also be a special exhibition entitled “The World of Haniwa row.”
Furthermore, as part of the “Archaeological Sites our city are Proud Of” exhibition, we will introduce distinctive archaeological sites from various regions under three themes: “The Cave Kingdom of Sasebo,” “Underwater Archaeological Sites in Lake Biwa,” and “The Thousand-Year Capital of the Eastern Provinces: From Ancient Tombs to Ancient Times.”
The concurrent regional exhibition, “The Breeze of Tenpyo period,blows through Yamashiro area,” will feature exhibits focusing on the Southern Yamashiro region during the Nara period.
Located just north of Heijō-kyō, Yamashiro Province is home to numerous important archaeological sites related to production, religion, and culture during the Nara period.
The exhibition will feature rare materials centered on archaeological sites that have yielded significant findings in recent surveys, including the Kuni Palace Site (Yamashiro Kokubunji Temple Site), where Emperor Shomu established his capital for more than three years; the Kamiodera Temple Site, where wooden tablets inscribed with waka poems from the Manyoshu were excavated; and the Kayanoki Site, where the base of the pagoda of Idedera Temple, the ancestral temple of the Tachibana clan, was discovered.
We will display rare materials, focusing on ruins that have yielded significant results in recent surveys.
The carefully selected artifacts collected from all over the country and the exquisite artifacts from the Southern yamashiro region can be viewed together for only about one month during the exhibition period.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Please visit the Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum this fall.
◆Related Events
Cultural Property Lecture ① & Exhibition Commentary September 6 (Sat) 13:30-
Highlights of the “Exhibition of Excavations in Japanese Archipelago 2025” Exhibition
Lecturer: Takeshi Kuwahata (Cultural Property Investigator, Buried Cultural Properties Division, Cultural Properties Department II, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Cultural Property Lecture Series ② September 27 (Sat) 13:30-
“Kuni Palace Site And The Ancient Temples in the southern part of Yamashiro region”
Lecturer: Mr. Mahito Uehara (Director of the Tatsuma Archaeological Museum, Emeritus Professor at Kyoto University)
Exhibition commentary by curators
September 13 (Sat) 14:00-, September 20 (Sat) 14:00-,
September 27 (Sat) 10:00-, October 4 (Sat) 14:00–
- Location
- Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum (Hometown Museum Yamashiro)
- Address
- Kamikoma Senryoiwa, Yamashiro-cho, Kizugawa City, Kyoto
- Access
- About 20 min. on foot from Kamikoma Station (JR Nara Line)
Free parking lot available - Date & Time
- Saturday,September 6 ～ Sunday,October 5
Opening hours: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Closed on Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday) - Contact
- Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum
Phone：0774-86-5199
