· Exhibition of 600 objects featuring the overseas trade and the cultural exchange between     Korea and Japan 2000 years ago.     · First exhibition of the relics excavated from the Japan's largest ancient village site,    Yoshinogari, in Korea.

The National Museum of Korea presents the special exhibition of 2007, “YOSHINOGARI, Ancient
Korean Culture in Japan”, co-organized by Saga Prefecture Education Committee, Japan,
from October 16th to December 2nd.

As Japan's largest archaeological remains of the ancient Yayoi Culture, the Yoshinogari site, located
in Saga Prefecture, Northern Kyushu, has been under excavation since 1986. The site, which
dates back some 2,000 years, has fascinated archaeologists around the world thanks to its sheer
size and the discovery of a large amount of important relics that are characteristic of Yayoi
Culture (the 5th century BCE-the 3rd century CE). Many relics excavated here are regarded as
evidence of the ongoing process of cultural exchange which took place between Korea and
Japan throughout the prehistoric period.     

In this special exhibition, viewers are offered a rare opportunity to enjoy a comprehensive view of
relics evincing the characteristic features of the Yayoi Culture and the active exchanges conducted
by the inhabitants of Korea and Japan in ancient  times. The exhibition also shows how a Yoshinogari
village that was initially established as a tiny settlement on the basis of paddy agriculture and
farming skills introduced from the Korean Peninsula continued to grow until the late Yayoi Period
(the 1st-the 3rd century CE), when it became a large town complete with a religious sanctuary,
storage facilities, and a market.

This exhibition of relics produced about 2000 years ago by the early residents of Korea and
Japan is expected to help visitors acquire a new perception of the process of cultural exchange
in East Asia.  

ㅇ Exhibition Objects
   - Panoramic View of Yoshinogari Site
   - Korean-type Bronze Dagger
     L. 44.8cm(right), Important Cultural Property of Japan, Yoshinogari, Saga-ken 
  - Pottery with a Banded-mouth Rim
    H. 18.7cm(left), Namseong-ri, Asan, Chungcheongnam-do·
    H. 23.4cm, Yoshinogari, Saga-ken
  - Bronze Mirrors
    D. 16.2cm(left) Gangrim-ri, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do,
    D. 10.5cm, Honsongomori, Saga-ken
  - Bronze Socketed Spearhead
    L. 83.9cm,  Important Cultural Property of Japan, Kenmidani, Saga-ken