Moated settlements
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A moated settlement is a human settlement surrounded by a moat. It is thought to be a new settlement boundary facility brought from the continent along with paddy rice agriculture.
Moat encircling village existing in Hiedacho, Yamato Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture. Compiled from "National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs)" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
The moat encircling Kuhoji Terauchi-machi. Located in the center of the large city of Yao, Osaka, the original moat encircling settlement has hardly survived.
Milieda moat encircling settlement
Milieda moat encircling settlement
Tawaramoto, Nara
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Tawaramoto is a town located in Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2024, the town had an estimated population of 31,470 in 13653 households, and a population density of 1500 pe
Tawaramoto Town Office
Karako-Kagi Site
downtown Tawaramoto