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A chiefdom Na-Koku existed in the Yayoi Period in the Fukuoka Plains where rice farming and bronze implements were introduced for the first time in Japan.
Manufacturing bronze implements,Na-Koku traded with all over the region of western Japan and gained its power. In A.D. 57, a Gold Seal was presented to the King of Nakoku by the Emperor of Eastern Han Dynasty(China.)

Here, displays are from the Old Stone Age to the Kofun(Tumulus)Period.

 

1-1. Life before Farming; Old Stone Age
Throungh stone implements, the relationship is shown between the Asian Continent and Japan during the Old Stone Age until about 12,000 years ago.

 

1-2. Life before Farming; Jomon Period (12,000 --2,400 years ago); Foreign Exchanges in the Jomon Period
Life-styles and exchanges with the Asian Continent in the Jomon Period(New Stone Age)which lasted from about 12,000 years ago to about 2,400 years ago.

 

1-3. Early Farming Culture in East Asia and Rice Road; Yayoi Period (B.C.4c -- A.D. 3c)
Through the artifacts excavated in the Korean Peninsula and Northern Kyushu, comparative studies are made on the technology of rice farming introduced from the Asian Continent about 2,400 years ago.

 

1-4. Introduction and Expansion of Rice Farming; Beginning of RIce Farming
Shows how the technology of rice farming quickly spread throughout the Japanese Archipelago after being first introduced in the northern Kyushu region.

 

1-5. Rice Farming Village; Farming Tools
Displays farming tools used in the Yayoi Period.

 

1-6. Hunting Tools; Fishing Tools
Displays hunting tools and fishing tools used in the Yayoi Period.

 

1-7. Woodworking Tools
Displays tools used in the Yayoi Period for cutting down trees and processing wood.

 

1-8. Model of Reconstructed Itazuke Village
A reconstructed model showing the village and rice paddies of Itazuke which is the oldestfarming settlement in Japan.

 

1-9. Living Tools
Various living tools used in the Yayoi Period.

 

1-10. Burial Jar; Burials in the yayoi Period
Displays burial jars which used were in Northern Kyushu during the Yayoi Period.