Matsurokan Museum

One of the oldest rice growing sites found to date (around 500 B.C.). They have no English description.

In early November 2021, we paid a visit to this municipal history museum, Matsuro-kan in Karatsu City. This wasn’t in my original plan, but at the Yoshinogari, Yayoi era site I had visited the day bef...

Original Text

On the way from Karatsu city to Yobuko, turn right at the intersection of Karatsu Minami High School and it was in a residential area. It's hard to understand the parking lot information, but it seemed that I should go through the gate and park in an empty place. The admission fee was 200 yen, and only the special exhibition could be photographed. It is well understood that there were many such places in northern Kyushu, such as Fukuoka City and Yoshinogari. There are outdoor paddy fields and house restoration facilities.

Original Text

There are rice farming museums and Matsurokan in Karatsu Nabatake, where the remains of rice farming were discovered. It is named after the primitive country of Matsuro, which existed in the Karatsu area in BC. Behind Matsurokan, there is a lush mountain and the sea, so it is good to grow rice.

Original Text

ＪＲ I stopped by at Kyushu Walking. It is ２００ yen per adult. Pithouse dwellings and excavated items were on display, and my husband, who likes history, seemed to have enjoyed it. The ancient paddy fields have been restored, and it seems that local elementary school students are making ancient rice.