TORO RUINS SHIZUOKA, JAPAN
One of our first stops was the Toro Ruins in Shizuoka. Only 10 minutes by bus from Shizuoka Train Station. These Ruins site dates back to the First Century. There were about 50 huts and each held one family of about five members. I was surprised to find out that there was no one person that ruled or leaded this city, all the members were equal. From what I understood from my translation was that you work, you eat you don't work, you don't eat. There were are also several storage huts. These huts were for storing food. They are raised up off the ground for a few reasons. One; to keep bugs and other animals out, two; keep thieves from stealing and three; an area to prep meals and keep dry when it rains. The first thing I noticed when I looked at the storage buildings that there was no door. How did they get the food in and out? How did the food stay good and not rot? There is a little triangles box that can be removed to place the items inside. Because the location of the opening, they had to use ladders. These ladders was stored in the huts. Along these triangle opening the wooden slot can be open or closed. In the summer the slots remained closed and in the winter they were open.
I was luck enough to step back in time and make a fire the same way these people would have done it back in the First Century.
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