By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
January 9, 2024 at 07:00 JST
Buildings from the Jomon Pottery Culture Period have been reconstructed at the Sannai Maruyama archaeological site. Among them is an observation tower supported by large wooden pillars. Visitors can experience the village as it was in the past and many valuable excavated items can be seen in the exhibition room. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
After stating “indisputable” (really?) facts such as “Japan has four seasons” or “It’s because Japan is an island nation,” the narrator on Japan Broadcasting Corp.’s popular program “Chico chan ni shikarareru” asks the audience, “Now, I ask all Japanese citizens...” (“Imakoso subete no Nihonkokumin ni toimasu...”), and people are stumped and grope for an answer to the question. [Read More]
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