Asuka Pond Workshop Site

Asuka Pond Workshop Site is an archaeological excavation in Asuka revealing areas for metal manufacturing, glass production, and coin making arranged across distinct zones. The exposed foundations show how this production complex was organized and operated.

This location served as a production center in the 7th century for coins, tiles, and metal goods manufactured on an organized scale. Its establishment marks when Japanese crafts became structured and systematic.

Craftspeople worked here creating statues and ceremonial objects for temples and palaces, leaving evidence of how specialized production operated in this early period. The site shows the organized nature of their work and the items they made.

The site has marked areas and museum information explaining the different production zones, making it easy to navigate. Reading the museum materials beforehand helps you understand the layout of the workshop areas.

Copper coin molds discovered here provide evidence that Japan had its first systematic currency production at this location. This finding shows organized finance developed earlier than previously thought.