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Jomon Navi: Experiencing Jomon Culture to Solve Modern Challenges

Jomon Navi is an educational experience app designed for children to learn about Jomon culture and explore the wisdom of the Jomon people, who lived in harmony with nature. By experiencing and reflecting on their way of life, users are encouraged to discover clues for solving modern social and environmental challenges.

The Jomon culture is a unique Japanese civilization that lasted for more than 10,000 years—from approximately 15,000 to 3,000 years ago. It was a sustainable society based on coexistence with nature, featuring settled communities supported by hunting and gathering.

The Jomon people created highly artistic pottery and clay figurines, and built a nationwide network of exchange rich in ingenuity and shared knowledge. Through this app, enjoy learning and experiencing the wisdom of a sustainable culture that endured for over ten millennia.

Jomon Navi: Six Interactive Contents

1. Jomon Map

Explore Jomon archaeological sites, museums, and archaeological archives across Japan using a GPS-based map. Travel across the country and become a Jomon expert!

1. Jomon Calendar

The Jomon people began settled life by making the most of nature’s gifts: • Spring: wild plants • Summer: river fish • Autumn: nuts • Winter: hunting animals

Learn about seasonal life through stories told by Jomon-ta, a child from the Jomon period. The app also includes a modern seasonal food calendar—let’s start a delicious and environmentally friendly way of eating.

1. Jomon Compass

How did the Jomon people understand the seasons? By observing the directions of sunrise and sunset.

Some Jomon sites feature large stones arranged like sundials—similar to Stonehenge in the UK—and are believed to have been places of prayer expressing gratitude for nature.

The Jomon Compass combines: • A compass • Sunrise and sunset directions • Daytime and nighttime length charts

It is a tool for living in harmony with nature.

1. Jomon Transgression

Did you know? During the Jomon period, the average temperature was about 2 degrees C warmer than today. As a result, sea levels rose, and the Kanto Plain was once underwater.

Could this help us imagine Japan’s future in a world affected by global warming?

1. Jomon Tools

Watch the amazing techniques of the Jomon people through hands-on tool-making experiments by the popular YouTube creator “Weekend Jomon Man.”

1. Jomon Quiz

From "Jomon Beginner" to "Jomon Champion," test your knowledge and become a Jomon Master! Answer quizzes about daily life, food, village life, and Jomon art.