Tweet Date: 12/14/17
Article Date: 12/14/17
Article Publisher: Asahi Shimbun
Article Link: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASKCX4D04KCXPLZU005.html
Location: Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture
Site Name: Ikegamisone Site 池上曽根遺跡, Osaka
Time Period: Middle Yayoi Period (2000 yrs ago)
Object: Oldest Octopus Jar Traps in Japan
Why is this interesting/important? The Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture has on exhibit the oldest octopus jar traps in Japan, dated to the Middle Yayoi Period. Although this style of trap began in the Osaka area, it spread to all over Japan. Takoyaki, a snack where a piece of octopus is cooked in a ball of flavored batter, is a regional specialty of the Osaka area, and it seems fitting that this type of octopus trap has such a long history in the area.