Traces of Baekje-Related People Who Lived in Ancient Osaka
Unglazed earthenware pots inscribed with the words Baekje nuns Nara to early Heian Period/late 8th to early 9th century Unearthed from the ruins of Saikudani, Cultural Property Designated by Osaka City
Excavations at the Saikudani site in the Tennoji Ward of Osaka City have yielded the edazeni , six Wado-Kaichin Coins attached to the Sprue, the oldest official Japanese coinage, as well as earthenware and roof tiles that demonstrate the previously unknown presence of a Baekje nunnery in the area. The discovery of the edazeni was the first in Japan. Earthenware pots inscribed in black ink with the words Baekje nuns have been dated to the late 8th to early 9th century, more than 100 years after the demise of the Baekje kingdom. It is now believed that the Saikudani area served as a refuge for those exiled from the Baekje Kingdom, suggesting that a significant number of Baekje left their homeland to seek a better life in a new world.
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| The Power of Osaka | The Power of the Future |
| Storage Facilities | Osaka Museum of History |
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