Boar Fence from Shodoshima Island

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Replica of original on Shodoshima Island, Kagawa Prefecture

Stone walls to defend against field-destroying animals

This stone wall was intended to keep boars and other animals from damaging fields. This is a replica of a sample found on a hill in Futaomote-Nagasaki, Shodoshima Island, an area that traditionally mixes pine needles into the mortar.