National Historical Site (Designated: February 23, 1987) Chikamori Hamlet Site Period: Late Jomon (circa 400 BC) Location: Kanazawa Designated area: 4456.17 sq. m The Chikamori site was discovered and excavated in 1952. This spot was once a large, thriving community, active from 400-300 BC. Earthenware vessels have been excavated. In 1980, because of a new zoning project, the ruins were researched again and 20 cm high remnants of the bases of a number of wooden posts were found along the winding ditch surrounding the community. This is quite different from most large community of the time, and there are a variety of hypotheses on the purpose and function of these ruins. In the center of the site is a historical park, where a storage and exhibition room will be established soon.

National Historical Site (Designated: January 9, 1989) Mawaki Archaeological Site Period: Early Jomon ~ Late Jomon (8000 BC~300 BC) Location: Mawaki, Noto Designated area: ~38,000 sq. m In the Ruins of Mawaki, located in the Noto peninsula facing the 'Uchiura' sea, people had settled for about 4,000 years from the early Jomon period to the latest Jomon period. Such long term settlement in one place was unique in the entire history of the Jomon period in Japan. The site covers approximately 38,000 sq. meters. Archeological research began in 1982 and continued for four years. During this period, vast artifacts were excavated from each stratum orderly accumulated according to periods. Animal and vegetable remains were dug up in large quantity. Specifically a lot of dolphin bone from the stratum of the end of early Jomon and of the early Middle Jomon, and carved wooden poles like totem poles were unique in Mawaki. Pottery masks and the remains of enormous wooden poles placed in a circle from the latest stratum have added the importance of the Mawaki ruins. Jomon pottery in Mawaki has not only shown the characteristics of Jomon pottery to us, they also have greatly contributed to the archeological study in Japan.

National Historical Site (Designated: December 15, 1983) Yoshisaki and Suba Hamlet Site Period: Mid to Late Yayoi (100AD~250AD) Location: Yoshisaki, Hakui Designated area: 10,059.72 sq. m These are the ruins of village societies in the Yayoi Period which was built on the low hill on the Hakui river. In the ruins, covering as large as 20 hectares, we see three different periods: the lowest layer was the remains of the early Middle Yayoi period, the lower layer middle of the Middle Yayoi, the upper layer end of the Late Yayoi which had the largest society. They also contained a part of village societies in the Heian Era. Several excavations found the remnant of drains of various sizes, tombs, and remains of wells and warehouses. They have not found the exact remains of vertical caves housing yet. A lot of earthenware from the excavation is considerably important for the research of Yayoi pottery in Hokuriku region. The site yielded wooden farming implements, stone implements and other artifacts such as a mirror and kinds of jewelry.