Okinoshima ruins - Okinoshima ruins

Japanese: 沖ノ島遺跡 - おきノしまいせき

A group of ritual ruins on Okinoshima Island in Fukuoka Prefecture. Okinoshima is an isolated island in the Genkai Sea, and is home to Okitsumiya, one of the three shrines that make up Munakata Shrine, and has been known as the island of the gods since ancient times. The shrine is located on the southwestern slope of the island. Three excavation surveys were carried out between 1954 and 1971, and approximately 80,000 items were discovered, including bronze mirrors, ornaments, horse equipment, stone imitations, metal models, containers, and tools from the 4th to 9th centuries. Many of the items are of excellent quality, and there are also relics that tell the story of exchanges between Japan and China, such as gilt-bronze dragon heads and Tang sancai.

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Japanese:

福岡県の沖ノ島にある祭祀遺跡群。沖ノ島は玄界灘の孤島で，宗像神社を構成する三宮の一つ沖津宮が鎮座し，古来神の島と呼ばれていた。社殿は島の南西中腹に位置している。1954～71年に 3次にわたって発掘調査が行なわれ，4～9世紀の銅鏡，装身具，馬具，石製模造品，金属製雛形品，容器類，利器類など約 8万点が発見された。質的に優れたものも多く，金銅製龍頭（こんどうせいりゅうとう），唐三彩など日本と中国の交流を物語る遺物もある。

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