Myōdate Kanga ruins

Myōdate Kanga ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara period government administrative complex located in what is now part of the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshu, Japan. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site. It slightly predates the construction of Taga Castle to the southeast. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: 7th - 8th century AD

Source: en.wikipedia.org