# Japanese archaeological exhibitions

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/japanese-archaeological-exhibitions
> Updated: 2026-10-26T01:38:54.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Various archaeological sites and museums across Japan have announced special exhibitions focusing on ancient history. 

In Miyazaki Prefecture, the Saitobaru Archaeological Museum is hosting an exhibition titled ‘Hyuga no Zansho – Japan Heritage: Kofun Landscape of Nankoku Miyazaki’ to explore Kofun-period social conditions and diplomatic relations. Similarly, in Kyoto, the Oeda-yama Kofun cluster will hold a public viewing of stone chambers from circular mounds dating to the late 6th and early 7th centuries.

In Shiga Prefecture, the City History and Folklore Museum in Yasu is displaying approximately 260 artifacts, including a 5th-century ship-shaped haniwa. Meanwhile, in Tochigi Prefecture, the Nasunogahara Museum is presenting an exhibition on the Jomon period featuring pottery and stone tools from the Tsukino Kizawa settlement site.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Museums in Shiga and Tochigi host archaeological exhibitions

Museums in Shiga and Tochigi are hosting exhibitions featuring archaeological artifacts, including Jomon period pottery and rare Kofun period ship-shaped clay figurines.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/museums-in-shiga-and-tochigi-host-archaeological-exhibitions

### 2026-10-20: Japanese archaeological sites announce special autumn exhibitions

Archaeological sites in Miyazaki and Kyoto are hosting special autumn exhibitions and public viewings of Kofun-period burial mounds.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/japanese-archaeological-sites-announce-special-autumn-exhibitions

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