Senpukuji Cave

The Senpukuji Cave (泉福寺洞窟, Senpukuji dōkutsu) is an archaeological site consisting of a Japanese Paleolithic period to the Yayoi period rock shelter dwelling in the Setogoshi neighborhood of the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

This stone knife, with a sharp side edge made into a single blade, is a characteristic relic of the Late Paleolithic period.

T The toryumon (bean-pattern) pottery is thought to be one of the oldest stages of pottery in Japan, and is a thin, deep bowl-shaped vessel with a slightly inward-curving rim, with small bean-sized pieces of clay regularly affixed using a linear applique technique to the outside, which is where its name comes from.

[5] The types of stone tools excavated in large quantities were diverse, consisting mainly of microblades and microblade lithic cores, as well as scrapers, carvers, scrapers, points, stone blades, pebble tools, hammers, and grooved whetstones.

All excavated items from the cave were collectively designated National Important Cultural Properties in 1996.