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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A man holds a round tile of the same design as the one used for the main palace of the imperial capital Fujiwara-kyo (694-710) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln in the back is believed to have been used for making tiles for the palace.

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - The remains of a tile kiln dating back to an era when Fujiwaka-kyo was the imperial capital (694-710) are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln is believed to have been used for making tiles for the capital's main palace.

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Nara cart wheel claimed to be oldest in Japan

SAKURAI, Japan - A section of a wooden cart wheel shown to the media at the Sakurai Burial Property Center in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2001 is claimed to be the oldest of its kind in Japan. A city education board official guessed the wheel, unearthed from the Kodachi burial mound in Sakurai, may date back to or before the Askua Era (694-710).

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Nara cart wheel claimed to be oldest in Japan

SAKURAI, Japan - A section of a wooden cart wheel shown to the media at the Sakurai Burial Property Center in Nara Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2001 is claimed to be the oldest of its kind in Japan. A city education board official guessed the wheel, unearthed from the Kodachi burial mound in Sakurai, may date back to or before the Askua Era (694-710).