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Korokan Ruins

Visitors Guide

The Korokan was used as a reception hall to entertain diplomatic missions during the Nara and Heian periods (the early 8th - early 12th centuries). There is a restored ”accommodation chamber” from the period. Chinese porcelain from the seventh till the eleventh centuries and glassware from Western Asia are on display. In the exhibition hall, there is a restored building, archeological relics and videos about the site.
*About the building: Built in Nara and Heian periods (the early 8th - early 12th centuries)
*Accessibility: wheelchair ramp; guide dogs permitted
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