The Kamiyamada Shell Midden (上山田貝塚, Kamiyamada Kaizuka) is a middle Jōmon period shell midden located in what is now part of the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1982. The middens were discovered in 1930 and are noteworthy as the first shell midden to be discovered in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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Kahoku is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 35,188 in 12787 households, and a population density of 550 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 64.44 square kilometres.
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Unoke Station is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company.
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Nose Station is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company.
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The Kamo Site is an archaeological site in what is now the Agata neighborhood of the town of Tsubata, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2015.
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Yokoyama Station is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company.