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Background

Located on the western side of the Izu Peninsula and part of Numazu City, the Heda Stone Quarry was the most remote, vast, difficult to navigate and simply amazing of all the quarries I visited. It is all posted private property or off limits city property. I had the good fortune of tagging along with a group of locals who had gone to review some recent findings.

From writing on the border stones and kokuin that were found at this site, we know that at least three daimyo, Hosokawa, Nabeshima, and Matsuura, quarried stone here. In particular the Hosokawa and Nabeshima were charged with supplying stone for the walls of Edo Castle in 1606 and 1614.

Comparing the Heda Quarry with others I've visited it looks like it is the early stages of being worked since much of the exposed bedrock is still untouched. Further, there are several border stones with the daimyo names carved into them and some other very large stones with a large kokuin that may have also been border stones. Throughout the site there are many stones in all stages of being marked off, carving ya-ana holes, and partly split stones or leavings.

Like the others, the Heda stone quarry is not on any map, nor are there any materials available to guide you around the ruins. The mountain is private property, quite steep, and a bit treacherous in areas. There are no trails to find the impressive stones so it is not accessible without a guide. The map below is provided for information purposes only, please do not attempt to explore the site without permission or a local guide.

Gallery

ほそかわ越中守石場 / Hosokawa Etchuu-no-kami Ishiba

notice the kokuin on the open face of the split stone in the back

鍋島信濃 / Nabeshima Shinano

鍋島信濃守 Nabeshima Shinano-no-kami

これよりにし　ほそかわ越中守石場 Here begins the quarry of Hosokawa Etchu-no-kami

What genius thought this was a good idea?

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Heda Stone Quarry Profile
English Name	Heda Stone Quarry
Japanese Name	戸田石丁場
Location	Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Castle	Edo Castle
Coordinates	34.96455, 138.77345
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-|English Name=Head Stone Quarry
+|English Name=Heda Stone Quarry
-|Japanese Name=戸田石切場
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 |Prefecture=Shizuoka Prefecture
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 |Description=Located on the western side of the Izu Peninsula and part of Numazu City, the Heda Stone Quarry was the most remote, vast, difficult to navigate and simply amazing of all the quarries I visited.  It is all posted private property or off limits city property. I had the good fortune of tagging along with a group of locals who had gone to review some recent findings.
-Some of the Heda specific kokuin carvings (such as a square with a circle containing the number "7" have been found at the Sakurada and Shimizu Gates of Edo Castle. Also, the family crest of Hosokawa can be spotted around the Hirakawa and Shimizu Gates. From the writing and family crests that were found carved into stones at this site, we know that at least three daimyo, Hosokawa, Nabeshima, and Matsuura, quarried stone here.  In particular the Hosokawa and Nabeshima were charged with supplying stone for the walls of Edo Castle in 1606 and 1614.
+From writing on the border stones and kokuin that were found at this site, we know that at least three daimyo, Hosokawa, Nabeshima, and Matsuura, quarried stone here.  In particular the Hosokawa and Nabeshima were charged with supplying stone for the walls of Edo Castle in 1606 and 1614.
-Comparing the Heda Quarry with others I've visited it looks like it is the early stages of being worked since much of the exposed bedrock is still untouched. Further, there are several border stones with the daimyo name carved into them and some other very large stones with a large kokuin that may have also been border stones. Throughout the site there are many stones in all stages of being marked off, carving ya-ana holes, and partly split stones or leavings.
+Comparing the Heda Quarry with others I've visited it looks like it is the early stages of being worked since much of the exposed bedrock is still untouched. Further, there are several border stones with the daimyo names carved into them and some other very large stones with a large kokuin that may have also been border stones. Throughout the site there are many stones in all stages of being marked off, carving ya-ana holes, and partly split stones or leavings.
 Like the others, the Heda stone quarry is not on any map, nor are there any materials available to guide you around the ruins. The mountain is private property, quite steep, and a bit treacherous in areas. There are no trails to find the impressive stones so it is not accessible without a guide.  The map below is provided for information purposes only, please do not attempt to explore the site without permission or a local guide.
-|Short Description=The best quarry visited. If you only look at one on this site, see these photos. The site seems to be in the early stages of removing stone so there are a lot of large stones in different stages of being shaped and many kokuin marked stones remaining.
+|Short Description=The best quarry visited. If you only look at one quarry gallery on this site, see these photos. The site seems to be in the early the process of removing stone so there are a lot of large stones in different stages of being shaped and many kokuin marked stones.
 }}