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BOTTLE DIGGING GRAY AREA CONFIRMED

Where: Japan · Asia · approx. 43.19, 141.0 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

What turns up: Meiji herring-port beer and sake bottles, stoneware, ceramics, trade glass

Access: Gray area.

Japan protects buried cultural properties; excavating archaeological sites requires notification to the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Collecting loose surface material on tidal foreshore and riverbanks is broadly tolerated, but Meiji-era dumps on private land need the owner's permission.

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.