Toro (archaeological site)

Toro Iseki

登呂遺跡
Toro pit-dwelling reconstruction
Toro ruins Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Toro (archaeological site) (Japan) Show map of Japan
Alternative name	Toro Archaeological Site Toro Ruins
Region	JP
Coordinates	34°57′22″N 138°24′29″E / 34.95611°N 138.40806°E / 34.95611; 138.40806
Type	settlement
Area	330,000 square metres (3,600,000 sq ft)
History
Founded	1st century CE
Periods	Yayoi period
Site notes
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes
Website	www.shizuoka-toromuseum.jp
National Historic Site of Japan

Toro (登呂 遺跡, Toro iseki) is an archaeological site in Suruga Ward in Shizuoka City, 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Tokyo, Japan. The site contains the ruins of a settlement which dates to the 1st century CE, in the late Yayoi period. Discovered in 1943, it was excavated from 1947 to 1948 and designated a Special Historic Site of Japan in 1952.^[1] Toro is also the name of the area surrounding it in the Japanese addressing system.