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Oya Cannon

Filed under: — Andy @ 8:37 pm

I visited my friend in Utsunomiya again but this time we went to go see the Oya Cannon. It is a giant statue built out of one giant oya stone that originates from the area. As you can see though, it was under construction. We also visited the nearby temple that had more carvings, as well as the location of the oldest human found in Japan. Over 11,000 years old. Then we went to the oya mine. The mine was really fascinating. When you enter, first thing one notices is that its pretty cold, which is nice on a hot summer day. Then when you get inside a little more you notice how huge the area is. There is supposedly the space of a baseball stadium all created from mining the oya stone. My pictures did not turn out at all as it was too dark.

Comments

  1. Japanese Ground Cannon?!

    Comment by Eiji — 7/15/2006 @ 10:30 pm

  2. That skeleton man looks very happy & oddly enough, has perfectly straight, white teeth. Was there a fossilized toothbrush in the next exhibit?

    Comment by Emily — 7/17/2006 @ 5:37 am

  3. According to the article, the teeth are typical of humans in that age. Only recent humans have screwed up teeth.

    Comment by Andy — 7/17/2006 @ 3:51 pm

  4. Does the skeleton have an AGP port?

    Comment by lt — 7/20/2006 @ 7:26 pm

  5. tokyo is no longer world’s most expensive city, according to USA Today. Moscow now leads.

    Comment by Ken — 7/21/2006 @ 2:38 am

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