Experience history and culture from 30,000 years ago! Tsunan Town Buried Cultural Properties Center “Umorea” opens

Experience history and culture dating back 30,000 years! Tsunan Town Buried Cultural Property Center “Umorea” Opens ​
Public interest incorporated association Niigata Prefecture Tourism Association Press Release: October 22, 2025 To Members of the Press Experience history and culture dating back 30,000 years! Tsunan Town Buried Cultural Properties Center “Umorea” Opens Experience the history and culture of Tsunan Town from the Jomon period to modern times at this new facility, housed in an abandoned school building!
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On October 18, 2025, the Umorea Buried Cultural Properties Center, a new historical and cultural hub, opened in Tsunan Town. “Umorea,” renovated from an abandoned school building, houses, preserves, and exhibits artifacts and records from excavations. It also showcases the history and culture of Tsunan Town, which has existed for
approximately 30,000 years in a snowy environment unparalleled anywhere in the world.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90796/479/90796-479-d0f124c85d999009683193dcc309c9c3-2919×1940.jpg Highlights include a full-scale reconstruction of a pit dwelling from the Okinohara Ruins, a nationally designated historic site, buried cultural assets from various eras, artifacts excavated from the Motonoki Ruins, a nationally designated important cultural property, and flame-shaped and crown-shaped pottery excavated from the Dodaira Ruins. In addition, early modern and modern folk history interpreted from Suzuki Makino’s book “Akiyama Chronicles” is also on display, allowing visitors to experience the lifestyles and cultures of each era.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90796/479/90796-479-d406dcf89315411ed526d7750176fe3e-1789×1192.jpg The facility also features a Naeba Mountain Geopark introduction booth, a library, and a community space. It will also function as a social education facility in collaboration with the “Najomon” agricultural and Jomon training center. It will be a new base for learning and experiencing history and culture, and can be enjoyed by people of all ages and genders.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/90796/479/90796-479-aa14f38bfc74f44209c0ad74cd3b3123-2960×1968.jpg For details and access, click here ​ Tsunan Town Buried Cultural Properties Center “Umorea” Official Website [Contact Information] Tsunan Town Board of Education Cultural Properties Section – Buried Cultural Properties Center “Umorea” Address: 2348 Nakafukami-ko, Tsunan-machi, Niigata Prefecture, 949-8311 Phone Number: 025-755-7011 Email address: info@tsunan-maibun.jp For more information about this release