Hamamatsu Information Book

Manufacturing of roof tiles was undertaken in this site in the Hakuho period (the late 7th to early 8th c.) It is the oldest tile kiln ruins in the Totomi area (Western Shizuoka Prefecture). Various kinds of tiles and sue ware, a kind of stoneware, were discovered from its three kilns, which structures differs from each other.

 

The manufacturing techniques of the articles was brought from Korea in the late 6th century, and then spread throughout Japan. Roof tiles were only used for temples at the time. Thus, it is believed there were the kind of buildings nearby. However, no evidences have yet been found. The architecture is conceived to be honorable temples, as ornamental tiles such as keraha-kawara and shibi , which are similar to those used in temples around Kyoto, were unearthed.

 

Other kinds of the articles found here include red eaves tiles, undecorated oni-gawara (tiles placed at the end of main ridge), and unique sue ware. The round eaves tiles recovered from the site was identified as the same tile found in the ruin of Daihoin Temple in Iwata.

 

The site is a crucial resource for the study of tile production and temple construction not only in the region but also in Japan.

 

"Hamamatsu no Iseki 2"(Archaeological Sites of Hamamatsu 2)