平出古墳群

There is a district called Hiraide about 3 kilometers west of Shiojiri-juku on Nakasendo. People have been living in the plains at the northern foot of Mt. Hieino, which is separated from the ridge extending northeast from the peak of Mt. Narukami (elevation 1092 meters), for about 5,000 years. At the eastern foot of Mt. Hieino, Hiraide springs are constantly springing up, and it seems that it has supplied abundant water to the foot of the mountain since ancient times. It is a good place to collect the rich blessings of the mountains and to farm. Since the Kamakura period, hydraulic and irrigation technologies have developed, so people may have built villages on the south side near the mountains-near the present Hiraide village-and cultivated agricultural land. The historical park is located in the forest at the foot of the ridge. You will visit the ruins and restored buildings while going around the woods on the promenade. Climbing up the stepped slope to the west of the museum, you will first reach the restored residence of the Kofun period (No. 3). Compared to the Jomon period dwellings, this dwelling has a large ridge (girder structure) with smoke vents at both ends, and the shape of the thatched roof and sides, including the area around the doorway, has become much more beautiful. Being is a big difference. Is it a conical hipped roof? However, the installation of smoke vents at both ends of the main building has evolved to remind us of future Irimaya construction. Behind the bushes, a large stilt warehouse called Takakura from the Heian period has been restored. Further down the forest, you will find a group of ancient burial mounds. There are three burial mounds, including the one in the middle of the promenade, and No. 1 and No. 2 are adjacent to each other. The opening leading to the stone chamber is exposed in the No. 2 tumulus. In the forest on the east side of the tumulus group, the climbing kiln of the iriszawa kiln site excavated at the place called Kataoka Kitakumai about 5 km northeast from here has been relocated. There was a pottery workshop before 1200, and a tile tower was excavated from the kiln site.