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Kazuno, Akita / 大湯環状列石・大湯ストーンサークル館

Oyu Stone Circles

Two large Jomon-period stone circles (about 2000-1500 BC), part of the World Heritage "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan".

Circles of stones on a green lawn with small reconstructed thatched shelters and forest under a blue sky
Oyu Stone CirclesPhoto: 掬茶 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Admission
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Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

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Opening hours

Oyu Stone Circle Museum: Apr 1 - Oct 31, 9:00-18:00; Nov 1 - Mar 31 (snow season), 9:00-16:00.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

No closing days Apr-Oct. Nov-Mar: closed Mondays (the next weekday if Monday is a holiday) and Dec 29 - Jan 3.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Entry to the building is free. Exhibition hall: adults 320 yen (groups 250 yen), children 110 yen (groups 90 yen); groups are 20 or more.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 15 min by car from Towada IC on the Tohoku Expressway.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Kazuno, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県鹿角市十和田大湯字万座45番地（大湯ストーンサークル館）)

Official site: https://oyustonecircles.explorekazuno.jp/

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe museum's workshop offers pottery and magatama-making (about 30-60 min). A smartphone audio guide to the site is available.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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