Features of Pit Houses (1)
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炉（ろ）の上部の棚は、なぜあるの？...棚の上に、食材を載せ、煙でいぶす「燻製（くんせい）」をする利用が推測されますが、他の説もあります。それは、「防火」です。燃えやすい素材でできた竪穴（たてあな）住居。その中で毎日火を使い生活しています。もし、火事になったら大変。火の粉がのぼりすぎて、周りの屋根材や柱を燃やしてしまわぬような工夫として、炉の上部に作ったのではないでしょうか。くらしの中で、火とどう関わっていくのか。弥生人の生活の知恵でしょう。
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Yokkaichi Port
Communities and society
Society in the Yayoi Period and Social Changes in Kurube VillageNatural Environments in Yokkaichi at the TimeRemains of Kurube VillageRice Cultivation in the Yayoi Period Social ChangesFestivals and Rituals Associated with Rice CultivationSocial Ranks in the Yayoi PeriodInteraction with Nature in the Yayoi Period
MarketplaceMarkets around the Yokkaichi marketplace
Tokaido Main Road Tenma Transportation SystemTenma Transportation System FaresFares for Transportation by PeopleBookkeeperTenma HorsesTypes of InnsTokaido Main RoadMilestonesResting Places for TransportersHinaga IntersectionYokkaichi-juku
Mirages
Daily life and families
Physical Characteristics of Yayoi ManPrimitive Pit Houses of the Yayoi Period Life in a Pit HouseSanitation Facilities in the Yayoi PeriodKilns in the Yayoi PeriodFamilies in the Yayoi Period (1)Families in the Yayoi Period (2)Pets and Livestock in the Yayoi PeriodJobs in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products as Tax (1)Marine Products as Tax (2)SellerBuyersUses of FabricErizeni (discrimination of fake currency)Product PricesMarket Mechanism (1)Market Mechanism (2)Wells and Paddy Fields
Adventures of Yaji and Kita in YokkaichiTokaidochu HizakurigeWeight of CurrencyValue of GoodsTravelers
Okage mairi (visits to shrines)
Tools
Tools in the Yayoi Period (1) (tools used for cooking and eating)
Distinctively Local FeaturesMetal Pots and Kettles from the North and Central Areas (hagama and chagama)Hajikizara (earthenware plates) and Suribachi (Japanese mortar and pestle)Pots and JarsRound Chip BoxesLadles and tubsFood TraysRound Chip Boxes to Store Cooked RiceStamps used as CurrencyWell Sweep
Goods Transported by Tenma HorsesStraw Horse ShoeWooden Container for Serving RiceRinsing TubPaper LampsLampsFurnaceSteamerTobacco TrayShogi (traditional bench)NoticesSuspended Sign BoardsClothes HangerShop Entrance Curtain
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Yokkaichi market
Shop Selling Crockery and Other Earthenware Products
Yokkaichi post town
Post Station
Yokkaichi Port
Overview of the era
Travel Through Space and Time Epilogue
Food
Food in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products Eaten by People in Yokkaichi
Oiwake-manju
Clothing
Clothes in the Yayoi Period
Raw Material for Fabric
Straw Sandals
Buildings