Ōyu Stone Circles
The Ōyu Stone Circles (大湯環状列石, Ōyu Kanjyō Resseki) is a late Jōmon period (approx. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) archaeological site in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The remains were designated a Special National Historic Site of Japan in 1956 by the Japanese government. The site is located approximately ten minutes by car from Towada-Minami on the JR East Hanawa Line of the Towada Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.
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| Coordinates | 40°16′18″N 140°48′14″E
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| Type | stone circle
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HISTORY
| Founded | 2000 BCE
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SITE NOTES
| Ownership | Special National Historic Site
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| Public access | Yes
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ARCHITECTURE
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