Hirasawa Kanga Ruins

One look at the past

Jennifer Nakajima Oct 05, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>The largest warehouse was called Hokura in the ancient literature.</p>

<p>Hirasawa Kanga ruins monument sign at the main entrance.</p>

<p>Bamboo posts from the ancient times.</p>

<p>One of the largest Phase Ⅲ ruins.</p>

<p>Even though it was built a thousand years ago the building is still standing.</p>

<p>It looks like a typical nipa hut when you look at it from the outside.</p>

<p>This artistic design was made to prevent rats from crawling inside the warehouse.</p>

<p>Shamrock and four-leaf clover in the grounds</p>

Hirasawa Kanga Ruins are ancient Tsukuba City governmental buildings from the 8th to 12th century. Consisting of three warehouses surrounded by a large ditch, they were used as a storage facility for county tax payments which were made in rice and hemp. Some artifacts were found at the site such as tiles and inkstone. We had beautiful blue skies during our trip with many butterflies and a dragonfly dancing in the breeze high above the blanket of green grass.

Jennifer Nakajima @jennifer.nakajima

Jenz Nakajima is a Political Science student from Philippines.She also participated in Forum community as motivational speaker and inspirationalist. She has been a contributor as a freelance writer for various English Magazines and website featuring articles about tourism in Japan. As she loves t...