Aotani Kamijichi Historical Site Park displays Facility: Guidance Building / Important Cultural Property Building

The Aoya Kamiteraji Ruins, a national historical site located in Aoya-cho, Tottori City, is also known as the "Underground Yayoi Museum" due to the diverse array of artifacts unearthed there, characteristic of a port settlement. This facility plays a part in the restoration of the "Yayoi Village" at the same historical site. The guidance displays room expresses the worldview of the Yayoi period and the ruins, using a semi-structured ship (trading ship) as a symbol, under the theme of "A Tour of Aoya Village." In addition, the important cultural property displays room was concept design with concept design theme of a "Yayoi Museum" that brings out the "beauty" of the artifacts unearthed in Aoya, which include many Yayoi period items that can be described as beautifully designed crafts.

At the Aoyakamiteraji archaeological site, remarkably well-preserved artifacts have been unearthed, including a portion of a human brain from the Yayoi period, and 1,353 items have been designated as important national cultural properties. The project involves promoting the Tottori Yayoi Kingdom initiative, which consists of this site and the nearby Tsumaki-Banda site, where an entire Yayoi settlement has been excavated and reconstructed. This initiative also requires collaboration between the facilities, introductions to the archaeological sites surrounding this facility, and the development of facilities to safely displays and exhibit the important cultural properties.

In the Important Cultural Property Building, displays exhibits designated cultural properties, we aimed for a setting that resembles an art museum, unlike conventional archaeological museums. Through repeated consideration and confirmation of the materials to be used during the design construction phases, we created an environment that allows for safe displays and public display, along with an unprecedented concept design. In the guidance building, which is intended to introduce the ruins, we restored a semi-structured ship from that time as a symbol of the port settlement, and based on displays story themed "A Tour of Aotani Village," we created displays structure that allows visitors to experience life at that time and invites them to the historical site park.

Visitors have commented, "I was able to appreciate representative works of art and crafts from the Yayoi period in a calm environment (Important Cultural Property displays Room)," and "I was able to learn about the lifestyle and culture of the Yayoi period in a fun way in a colorful displays space. I felt a sense of familiarity with the Aoyakamiteraji ruins (Guidance displays Room)."