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![Higashikushiro Shell Midden: Cross section of the shell midden](https://static.akarenga-h.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/8-0031-695x477.jpg)
Higashikushiro Shell Midden from the early Jomon period is located on a plateau facing the Kushiro Marsh. In 1970, it was designated as a national historic site – the first such designation in Hokkaido. The maximum thickness of its cross section is 1 m.
photo courtesy: Kushiro City Board of Education