List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shiga)
National Historic Sites
As of 1 January 2021, fifty Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including two *Special Historic Sites); Genbao Castle Site spans the prefectural borders with Fukui.[2][3]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Azuchi Castle ruins 安土城跡 Azuchi-jō ato |
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Azuchi Castle ruins |
35°09′23″N 136°08′22″E | 2 | 1562 |
| *Hikone Castle Site 彦根城跡 Hikone-jō ato |
Hikone | Edo period castle; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List[4] |  Hikone Castle Site |
35°16′34″N 136°15′07″E | 2 | 1591 |
| Ashiura Kannon-ji ruins 芦浦観音寺跡 Ashiura Kannonji ato |
Kusatsu | Sengoku period fortified temple |  Ashiura Kannonji ruins |
35°03′35″N 135°57′17″E | 2, 3 | 3403 |
| Ise Site 伊勢遺跡 Ise iseki |
Moriyama | Yayoi period settlement trace | %252C_gaikan.jpg.webp) Ise Site |
35°03′56″N 135°59′26″E | 1 | 00003748 |
| Kinugawa temple ruins 衣川廃寺跡 Kinugawa Haiji ato |
Ōtsu | Asuka period temple ruins | 35°06′36″N 135°54′23″E | 3 | 1603 | |
| Enman-in Gardens 円満院庭園 Enman-in teien |
Ōtsu | Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  Enman-in Gardens |
35°00′50″N 135°51′12″E | 8 | 1568 |
| Shimonogō Site 下之郷遺跡 Shimonogō iseki |
Moriyama | Yayoi period settlement trace | 35°03′59″N 135°59′23″E | 1 | 3323 | |
| Kamaha Castle ruins 鎌刃城跡 Kamaha-jō ato |
Maibara | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Kamaha Castle Site |
35°17′49″N 136°18′50″E | 2 | 3417 |
| Kannonji Castle ruins 観音寺城跡 Kannonji-jō ato |
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Kannonji Castle ruins |
35°08′45″N 136°09′27″E | 2 | 1607 |
| Gichū-ji Precincts 義仲寺境内 Gichūji keidai |
Ōtsu | temple with grave of Kiso Yoshinaka |  Gichūji Precincts |
35°00′11″N 135°52′48″E | 3 | 1596 |
| Wachūsan Honpo 旧和中散本舗 kyū-Wachūsan honpo |
Rittō | Edo period pharmacy | 35°01′29″N 136°01′07″E | 6 | 1588 | |
| Kyōgoku clan fortified residence ruins - Yataka-ji ruins 京極氏遺跡 京極氏城館跡 弥高寺跡 Kyōgoku-shi iseki Kyōgoku-shi jōkan ato Yatakaji ato |
Maibara | Sengoku period fortified residence | 35°23′40″N 136°24′39″E | 2 | 3431 | |
| Ōmi Kokuchō ruins 近江国府跡 Ōmi Kokuchō ato |
Ōtsu | Nara/Heian period provincial capital ruins, includes Sōyama Site (惣山遺跡), Aoei Site (青江遺跡), and Chūroi Site (中路遺跡) |  Ōmi Kokuchō ruins |
34°58′16″N 135°55′11″E | 2 | 1597 |
| Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site 近江大津宮錦織遺跡 Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori iseki |
Ōtsu | Asuka period palace ruins |  Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site |
35°01′42″N 135°51′18″E | 2 | 1605 |
| Anō temple ruins 穴太廃寺跡 Anō Haiji ato |
Ōtsu | Asuka period Buddhist temple ruins | 35°03′12″N 135°52′03″E | 3 | 1611 | |
| Kohori Kofun Cluster 古保利古墳群 Kohori kofun-gun |
Nagahama | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 35°27′36″N 136°12′02″E | 1 | 3377 | |
| Kōjō-in Gardens 光浄院庭園 Kōjō-in teien |
Ōtsu | Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty | 35°00′50″N 135°51′09″E | 8 | 1569 | |
| Kōka District Chūsō ruins 甲賀郡中惣遺跡群 Kōka-gun Chūsō iseki-gun |
Kōka | Muromachi period fortification | 34°53′14″N 136°14′59″E | 2 | 00003602 | |
| Ōjiyama Kofun 皇子山古墳 Ōjiyama kofun |
Ōtsu | Kofun period tumulus |  Ōjiyama Kofun |
35°01′44″N 135°51′03″E | 1 | 1601 |
| Kōjinyama Kofun 荒神山古墳 Kōjinyama kofun |
Hikone | Kofun period tumulus |  Kōjinyama Kofun |
35°14′06″N 136°11′53″E | 1 | 00003703 |
| Komasaka Stone Buddhas 狛坂磨崖仏 Komasaka magaibutsu |
Rittō | Nara period carvings |  Komasaka Stone Buddhas |
34°57′32″N 136°00′39″E | 3 | 1586 |
| Shigaraki Palace Site 紫香楽宮跡 Shigaraki-no-miya ato |
Kōka | Asuka period palace ruins |  Shigaraki Palace Site |
34°55′07″N 136°04′57″E | 2 | 1560 |
| Kasugayama Kofun Cluster 春日山古墳群 Kasugayama kofun-gun |
Ōtsu | Kofun period tumuli cluster | 35°07′15″N 135°54′27″E | 1 | 1602 | |
| Odani Castle ruins 小谷城跡 Odani-jō ato |
Nagahama | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Odani Castle ruins |
35°27′33″N 136°16′36″E | 2 | 1577 |
| Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site 垂水斎王頓宮跡 Tarumi Saiō tongū ato |
Kōka | Heian period palace location |  Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site |
34°56′21″N 136°15′54″E | 2 | 1585 |
| Sūfuku-ji ruins 崇福寺跡 Sūfukuji ato |
Ōtsu | Asuka/Muromachi period temple ruins |  Sūfukuji ruins |
35°02′39″N 135°50′50″E | 3 | 1578 |
| Seta Hills Production Sites 瀬田丘陵生産遺跡群 Seta kyūryō seisan iseki-gun |
Kusatsu, Ōtsu | Asuka/Nara period smelter and kilns |  Seta Hills Production Sites |
34°59′41″N 135°57′05″E | 6 | 1608 |
| Shimizuyama Castle ruins 清水山城館跡 Shimizu-yama jōkan ato |
Takashima | Muromachi period fortification ruins | 35°21′37″N 136°01′10″E | 2 | 3432 | |
| Kyōgoku clan cemetery 清滝寺京極家墓所 Kyotakidera Kyōgoku-ke bosho |
Maibara | Edo period Daimyō cemetery |  Kyōgoku clan cemetery |
35°20′43″N 136°23′15″E | 7 | 1567 |
| Yukinoyama Kofun 雪野山古墳 Yukinoyama kofun |
Ōmihachiman, Higashiōmi, Ryūō | Kofun period tumulus |  Yukinoyama Kofun |
35°07′42″N 136°05′53″E | 1 | 00003839 |
| Zenpō-in Gardens 善法院庭園 Zenpō-in teien |
Ōtsu | Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty | 35°00′48″N 135°51′00″E | 8 | 1570 | |
| Kusatsu-juku Honjin 草津宿本陣 Kusatsu-juku honjin |
Kusatsu | Edo period honjin |  Kusatsu-juku Honjin |
35°01′05″N 135°57′36″E | 6 | 1589 |
| Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster 大岩山古墳群 Ōiwayama kofun-gun |
Yasu | Kofun period tumuli cluster | %252C_funkyu.jpg.webp) Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster |
35°04′38″N 136°02′31″E | 1 | 1579 |
| Dainaka Lake Minami Site 大中の湖南遺跡 Dainaka-no-ko Minami iseki |
Ōmihachiman | Yayoi period settlement trace |  Dainaka Lake Minami Site |
35°10′22″N 136°07′48″E | 1 | 1598 |
| Chikubu Island 竹生島 Chikubu-shima |
Nagahama | also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  Chikubu Island |
35°25′20″N 136°08′36″E | 3 | 1564 |
| Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳・小茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun・Kochausuyama kofun |
Ōtsu | Kofun period tumulus | %252C_kouenbu.jpg.webp) Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun |
34°59′25″N 135°53′02″E | 1 | 1553 |
| Tōju Shoin 藤樹書院跡 Tōju shoin ato |
Takashima | Edo period Confucianist scholar residence |  Tōju Shoin |
35°19′17″N 136°01′48″E | 4 | 1557 |
| Dōnoue Site 堂ノ上遺跡 Dōnoue iseki |
Ōtsu | Heian period kanga ruins | 34°58′19″N 135°54′41″E | 2 | 1604 | |
| Minamishigachō temple ruins 南滋賀町廃寺跡 Minamishigachō Haiji ato |
Ōtsu | Asuka period temple ruins |  Minamishigachō temple ruins |
35°02′09″N 135°51′16″E | 3 | 1595 |
| Hiyoshi Taisha Precincts 日吉神社境内 Hiyoshi Taisha |
Ōtsu | Famous Shinto shrine |  Hiyoshi Taisha Precincts |
35°04′23″N 135°51′45″E | 3 | 1599 |
| Shōbodai-ji Precincts 廃少菩提寺石多宝塔および石仏 Shōbodai-ji |
Konan | Nara period temple ruins | 35°01′37″N 136°03′21″E | 3 | 1561 | |
| Hyakusai-ji Precincts 百済寺境内 Hyakusai-ji |
Higashiōmi | Asuka period Buddhist temple |  Hyakusaiji Precincts |
35°07′34″N 136°17′32″E | 2, 3 | 00003601 |
| Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun 瓢箪山古墳 Azuchi-Hyōtanyama kofun |
Ōmihachiman | Kofun period tumulus | _entrance-2.jpg.webp) Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun |
35°08′32″N 136°08′54″E | 1 | 1594 |
| Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis 敏満寺石仏谷墓跡 Binmanji ishibotoke-dani haka ato |
Taga | Sengoku period temple ruins and necropolis | 35°12′47″N 136°17′14″E | 7 | 00003456 | |
| Kitaōmi Jōkan ruins 北近江城館跡群 Kitaōmi jōkan ato-gun |
Nagahama | designation comprises the sites of the Shimosaka clan residence (下坂氏館跡) and Mitamura clan residence (三田村氏館跡) | 35°25′04″N 136°18′32″E | 2 | 00003470 | |
| Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave 北畠具行墓 Kitabatake Tomoyuki no haka |
Maibara | Kamakura period imperial loyalist |  Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave |
35°20′28″N 136°23′27″E | 7 | 1565 |
| Oiso Forest 老蘇森 Oiso-no-mori |
Ōmihachiman | Shinto shrine on the Nakasendō |  Oiso Forest |
35°07′50″N 136°09′41″E | 8 | 1590 |
| Minakuchi Okayama Castle ruins 水口岡山城跡 Minakuchi Okayama-jō ato |
Kōka | Sengoku period castle ruins |  Minakuchi Okayama Castle ruins |
34°58′12″N 136°10′53″E | 2 | 00003968 |
| Nagahara Goten site - Iba Goten site 永原御殿跡及び伊庭御殿跡 Nagahara goten ato oyobi Iba goten ato |
Higashiōmi, Yasu | Edo period Shogunal villas | 35°05′30″N 136°02′07″E | 2 | 00004096 | |
| Genbao Castle ruins 玄藩尾城（内中尾山城）跡 Genbao-jō (Uchinakaoyama-jō) ato |
Nagahama | Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes an area of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture |  Genbao Castle ruins |
35°35′51″N 136°10′23″E | 2 | 3329 |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2020, forty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[5][6]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awazu Tongū Site 禾津頓宮跡 Awazu tongū ato | Ōtsu | 34°59′45″N 135°53′25″E | for all refs see | |||
| Former Shōzōbō Gardens 旧正蔵坊庭園 kyū-Shōzōbō teien | Ōtsu | 35°01′N 135°51′E | ||||
| Kotō Ware Kiln Sites 湖東焼窯場跡 Kotō-yaki kama-ba ato | Hikone | 35°16′40″N 136°16′08″E | ||||
| Kaigome Kofun 垣篭古墳 Kaigome Kofun | Nagahama | 35°24′13″N 136°19′44″E | ||||
| Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun | Nagahama | 35°24′28″N 136°19′41″E | ||||
| Daikichi-ji Site 大吉寺跡 Daikichiji ato | Nagahama | 35°28′27″N 136°19′37″E | ||||
| Wakamiyama Kofun 若宮山古墳 Wakamiyama kofun | Nagahama | 35°26′45″N 136°12′19″E | ||||
| Kohori Kofun Cluster 古保利古墳群 Kohori kofun-gun | Nagahama | in part now a national Historic Site | 35°28′03″N 136°11′45″E | |||
| Yokoyama Jinja Kofun 横山神社古墳 Yokoyama Jinja kofun | Nagahama | 35°29′03″N 136°13′09″E | ||||
| Matsuo Miyayama Kofun Cluster 松尾宮山古墳群 Matsuo Miyayama kofun-gun | Nagahama | 35°28′28″N 136°12′32″E | ||||
| Nishino Water Course 西野水道 Nishino suidō | Nagahama |  | 35°27′59″N 136°11′51″E | |||
| Himezuka Kofun 姫塚古墳 Himezuka kofun | Nagahama |  | 35°28′13″N 136°13′06″E | |||
| Shiotsu Maruyama Kofun 塩津丸山古墳群 Shiotsu Maruyama kofun | Nagahama | 35°31′23″N 136°09′13″E | ||||
| Morokawa Tile Kiln Site 諸川瓦窯跡 Morokawa kawara kama ato | Nagahama | 35°29′03″N 136°07′57″E | ||||
| Akada Family Gardens 赤田氏庭園 Akada-shi teien | Nagahama | 35°28′N 136°19′E | ||||
| Senzokyō Kofun Cluster 千僧供古墳群 Senzokyō kofun-gun | Ōmihachiman | 35°06′16″N 136°07′02″E | ||||
| Ima-juku Ichirizuka 今宿一里塚 Ima-juku ichirizuka | Moriyama | 35°03′03″N 135°59′14″E | ||||
| Anyō-ji Gardens 安養寺庭園 Anyōji teien | Rittō | 35°01′00″N 136°00′04″E | ||||
| Mikumo Castle Site 三雲城跡 Mikumo=jō ato | Konan | 34°58′51″N 136°05′34″E | ||||
| Former Tōkaidō Yokota Ferry Site 旧東海道横田渡跡 kyū-Tōkaidō Yokota-wataru ato | Kōka | 34°58′54″N 136°07′40″E | ||||
| Minakuchi Castle Site 水口城跡 Minakuchi-jō ato | Kōka |  | 34°58′12″N 136°09′56″E | |||
| Ue Site 植遺跡 Ue iseki | Kōka | 34°58′N 136°08′E | ||||
| Shigaraki Ware Old Kiln Sites 信楽焼古窯跡群 Shigaraki-yaki koyōseki-gun | Kōka | includes the Nakaide Old Kiln Site (中井出古窯跡) |  | 34°55′47″N 136°05′41″E | ||
| Ogawa Castle Site 小川城跡 Ogawa-jō ato | Kōka | 34°50′40″N 136°02′15″E | ||||
| Chokushi Kofun Cluster 勅旨古墳群 Chokushi kofun-gun | Kōka | 34°53′58″N 136°04′18″E | ||||
| Ōzuka Kofun 王塚古墳 Ōzuka kofun | Takashima | 35°25′29″N 136°00′57″E | ||||
| Kutsuki Jin'ya Site 朽木陣屋跡 Kutsuki jin'ya ato | Takashima | 35°21′24″N 135°55′15″E | ||||
| Ukawa 48 Buddhas 鵜川四十八体仏 Ukawa shijūhattai Butsu | Takashima | 35°16′46″N 136°01′00″E | ||||
| Inariyama Kofun 稲荷山古墳 Inariyama kofun | Takashima |  | 35°19′02″N 136°00′51″E | |||
| Ōmizo Domain Branch House Grave Site 大溝藩分部家墓所 Ōmizo-han wakebe-ke bosho | Takashima | 33°15′56″N 131°10′52″E | ||||
| Hachimansha Kofun Cluster 八幡社古墳群 Hachimansha kofun-gun | Higashiōmi |  | 35°04′56″N 136°08′41″E | |||
| Gotō Fortified Residence Site 後藤館跡 Gotō-yakata ato | Higashiōmi | 35°05′11″N 136°08′55″E | ||||
| Kanagai Site 金貝遺跡 Kanagai iseki | Higashiōmi | 35°06′23″N 136°13′08″E | ||||
| Kimura Kofun Cluster 木村古墳群 Kimura kofun-gun | Higashiōmi | 35°04′23″N 136°10′06″E | ||||
| Hōdō-ji Haiji Site 法堂寺廃寺跡 Hōdōji Haiji ato | Higashiōmi | 35°10′53″N 136°10′26″E | ||||
| Shōdō Kofun Cluster 勝堂古墳群 Shōdō kofun-gun | Higashiōmi | designation includes Akatsuka Kofun (赤塚古墳), Bentenzuka Kofun (弁天塚古墳), Okarayama Kofun (おから山古墳), and Gyōjazuka Kofun (行者塚古墳) | 35°09′01″N 136°14′16″E | |||
| Jingō Kamezuka Kofun 神郷亀塚古墳 Jingō Kamezuka kofun | Higashiōmi |  | 35°10′40″N 136°11′02″E | |||
| Burial Mounds to the East of Lake Biwa (Kamigano Kofun Cluster - Hirayanagi Kofun Cluster) 湖東地域の群集墳(上蚊野古墳群・平柳古墳群) kotō-chiiki no gunshū-fun (Kamigano kofun-gun・Hirayanagi kofun-gun) | Aishō, Higashiōmi | 35°09′23″N 136°16′32″E | ||||
| Aidani Kumahara Site 相谷熊原遺跡 Aidani Kumahara iseki | Higashiōmi | 35°04′33″N 136°18′59″E | ||||
| Matsuo-ji Site 松尾寺跡 Matsuoji ato | Maibara | 35°18′23″N 136°20′10″E | ||||
| Yamatsuteru Jinja Kofun 山津照神社古墳 Yamatsuteru Jinja kofun | Maibara |  | 35°19′48″N 136°19′20″E | |||
| Tsukuriya Kiln Site 作谷窯跡 Tsukuriya kama ato | Hino | 35°01′04″N 136°11′14″E | ||||
| Amamiya Kofun 雨宮古墳 Amamiya kofun | Ryūō | 35°02′40″N 136°07′44″E | ||||
| Yukino-dera Site 雪野寺跡 Yukino-dera | Ryūō |  | 35°04′20″N 136°08′36″E | |||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2020, a further eighty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]
See also
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References
- "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 滋賀県 ２県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Hikone-Jo (castle)". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "県指定史跡・名勝・天然記念物" [Prefectural Monuments] (PDF). Shiga Prefecture. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Shiga Prefecture
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