Toro (archaeological site)
登呂遺跡 | |
Toro pit-dwelling reconstruction | |
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| Region | JP |
| Coordinates | 34°57′22″N 138°24′29″E / 34.95611°N 138.40806°E |
| Type | settlement |
| Area | 330,000 square metres (3,600,000 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1st century CE |
| Periods | Yayoi period |
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| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | www |
Toro (登呂 遺跡, Toro iseki) is an archaeological site in Suruga Ward in Shizuoka City, 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Tokyo, Japan. The site contains the ruins of a settlement which dates to the 1st century CE, in the late Yayoi period. Discovered in 1943, it was excavated from 1947 to 1948 and designated a Special Historic Site of Japan in 1952. Toro is also the name of the area surrounding it in the Japanese addressing system.