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Sightseeing Tokyo - Jomon Fountain

Tue, January 26, 2010, by Muza-chan

In Ota-ku, near the Omori Station, in a nice little park I found an interesting fountain:

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

Why interesting?
Because the fountain is a scaled up replica of a Jomon period (14,000 - 400 BC) vase, discovered in 1877 near Tokyo by the American archaeologist Edward S. Morse.

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

Jomon, meaning “cord marks", describes the surface decorations made with a twisted cord wrapped around the vases.

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

Otherwise, it was a good place for a few moments of rest, before continuing my explorations. And I wasn’t the only one enjoying it… :)

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station
… and if you happen to go there, here’s the Google Maps location: ;)

În Ota-ku, lângă staţia Omori, se află un mic parc în care am descoperit o fântână deosebită:

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

De ce este deosebită?
Pentru că fântâna este copie după un vas de ceramică din perioada Jomon (14.000 - 400 î.e.n.), descoperit în anul 1877 într-un site arheologic lângă Tokyo, de arheologul american Edward S. Morse.

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

Jomon s-ar traduce prin “urme de funie” şi se referă la faptul că decoraţiile de pe suprafaţa vasului sunt făcute o sfoară răsucită.

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station

A fost un loc plăcut pentru a petrece câteva clipe de odihnă, înainte de a-mi continua explorarea. Şi n-am fost singura… :)

Jomon Fountain, Omori Station
Şi dacă se întâmplă să vă aflaţi prin zonă, iată şi locaţia în Google Maps:


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