Ōarako_Old_Kiln_ruins
Ōarako Old Kiln ruins
Archeological site in Japan
The Ōarako Old Kiln Site (大アラコ古窯跡, Ōarako ko-yōseki) is an archaeological site containing the ruins of five noborigama-style kilns located in the Ashimura neighborhood of the city of Tahara, Aichi in the Tōkai region of Japan. The kilns were built in the late Heian period and were in use into the Kamakura period The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1971.[1]