Ofune site
大船遺跡 / oohune iseki
Ofune site
大船遺跡 / oohune iseki
The Ofune site's location is about a 10-minute drive from the Kakinoshima site. It is about 5,500-4,000 years old, and many remains of dwellings have been found. This site was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2021.
The characteristic of the Ofune site is the remains of large dwellings. Some of the larger ones have a diameter of more than 10m and a depth of more than 2m. In addition, the remains of dwellings from different periods were found, to overlap eachother, indicating that stable settlements existed for a long period of time.
Hours
- April - October; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, November - March; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Holidays
December 29 - Junuary 3
Fee
Free
Phone
This phone number is for inquiries only. It is unrelated to the actual address.
(It cannot be inputted into a car navigation system.)
Address
575-1 Ofune-cho, Hakodate
744 141 551*33
Access from Hakodate Station
- Take the Hakodate Bus Line 99 bound for "Shikabe Shutchojo" and you will arrive at the "Ofune Iseki-shita" bus stop in 100 minutes.
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8 minutes on foot
*Please check with the bus center in front of Hakodate Station for details.
(It takes about 60 minutes by car)
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To call from abroad to Hakodate
- 1. Dial the international dialing access code and Japan's country code (81). See here
- 2. Drop the first 0 and dial everything else. For example, to call the Japanese number 0138-00-0000 from the US, dial 011-81-138-00-0000.
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