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Iwaidō Caves

The Iwaidō Caves (Iwaidō dōkutsu) is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a Jōmon period cave dwelling located in what is now part of the city of Yuzawa, Akita in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1978.

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