List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)
National Historic Sites
As of 17 June 2022, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.[2][3][4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Kumamoto Castle Site 熊本城跡 Kumamoto-jō ato | Kumamoto |  | 32°48′22″N 130°42′23″E | 2 | ||
| Chibusan-Obusan Kofun チブサン・オブサン古墳 Chibusan-Obusan kofun | Yamaga |  | 33°01′50″N 130°40′03″E | 1 | ||
| Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound 阿高・黒橋貝塚 Adaka-Kurobashi kaizuka | Kumamoto | 32°42′09″N 130°43′26″E | 1 | |||
| Idera Kofun 井寺古墳 Idera kofun | Kashima | 32°45′11″N 130°46′40″E | 1 | |||
| Udo Castle Site 宇土城跡 Udo-jō ato | Uto | %252C_ishigaki.jpg.webp) | 32°40′45″N 130°38′46″E | 2 | ||
| Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun 永安寺東古墳・永安寺西古墳 Eianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun | Tamana | 33°22′21″N 130°44′28″E | 1 | |||
| Kamao Kofun 釜尾古墳 Kamao kofun | Kumamoto | 32°50′20″N 130°41′48″E | 1 | |||
| Iwabaru Kofun 岩原古墳群 Iwabaru kofun | Yamaga |  | 32°59′46″N 130°40′11″E | 1 | ||
| Kikuchi Castle Site 鞠智城跡 Kikuchi-jō ato | Kikuchi, Yamaga | mentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698[5] |  | 33°00′08″N 130°47′09″E | 2 | |
| Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Graves 熊本藩主細川家墓所 Kumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho | Kumamoto | at Taishō-ji (泰勝寺) |  | 32°47′45″N 130°41′30″E | 7 | |
| Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses 熊本藩川尻米蔵跡 Kumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato | Kumamoto | designation includes the sites of the Tojō Warehouse (外城蔵跡) and its moorings | 32°44′19″N 130°40′43″E | 6 | ||
| Kumabe Clan Residence Site 隈部氏館跡 Kumabe-shi yakata ato | Yamaga | 33°03′21″N 130°47′49″E | 2 | |||
| Katashida Castle Site 堅志田城跡 Katashida-jō ato | Misato | 32°37′39″N 130°47′32″E | 2 | |||
| Goryō Shell Mound 御領貝塚 Goryō kaizuka | Kumamoto | 32°41′55″N 130°43′25″E | 1 | |||
| Eta Anakannon Kofun 江田穴観音古墳 Eta Anakannon kofun | Nagomi | 32°58′36″N 130°36′21″E | 1 | |||
| Eta Funayama Kofun 江田船山古墳 Eta Funayama kofun | Nagomi | designation includes Tsukabōzu Kofun (塚坊主古墳) and Kokuzōtsuka Kofun (虚空蔵塚古墳); excavated NT artefacts from Eta Funayama Kofun are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))[6] |  | 32°58′08″N 130°35′55″E | 1 | |
| Sashiki Castle Site 佐敷城跡 Sashiki-jō ato | Ashikita | 32°18′11″N 130°30′10″E | 2 | |||
| Odara Kofun 小田良古墳 Odara kofun | Uki | 32°38′57″N 130°29′37″E | 1 | |||
| Hitoyoshi Castle Site 人吉城跡 Hitoyoshi-jō ato | Hitoyoshi |  | 32°12′40″N 130°45′51″E | 2 | ||
| Suizen-ji Jōju-en 水前寺成趣園 Suizenji Jōju-en | Kumamoto | also a Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E | 8 | |
| Satsuma Rebellion Sites 西南戦争遺跡 seinan sensō iseki | Gyokutō, Kumamoto |  | 32°54′42″N 130°39′06″E | 2 | ||
| Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster 石貫ナギノ横穴群 Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun | Tamana | 32°58′03″N 130°33′53″E | 1 | |||
| Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs 石貫穴観音横穴 Ishinuki Anakannon yokoana | Tamana | 32°58′09″N 130°33′47″E | 1 | |||
| Segonkō Kofun (A) 千金甲古墳 (乙号) Segonkō kofun (otsugō) | Kumamoto | 32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E | 1 | |||
| Segonkō Kofun (B) 千金甲古墳 (甲号) Segonkō kofun (kōgō) | Kumamoto | 32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E | 1 | |||
| Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster 大村横穴群 Ōmura yokoana-gun | Hitoyoshi |  | 32°12′58″N 130°45′09″E | 1 | ||
| Daibō Kofun 大坊古墳 Daibō kofun | Tamana | 32°56′56″N 130°34′13″E | 1 | |||
| Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun 大野窟古墳 Ōno-no-Iwa kofun | Hikawa |  | 32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E | 1 | ||
| Tanasoko Castle Site 棚底城跡 Tanasoko-jō ato | Amakusa | 32°24′54″N 130°20′03″E | 2 | |||
| Chihen-ji Site 池辺寺跡 Chihenji ato | Kumamoto | 32°47′55″N 130°39′15″E | 3 | |||
| Tsukawara Kofun Cluster 塚原古墳群 Tsukawara kofun-gun | Kumamoto |  | 32°41′23″N 130°44′13″E | 1 | ||
| Tanaka Castle Site 田中城跡 Tanaka-jō ato | Nagomi |  | 33°04′41″N 130°35′44″E | 2 | ||
| Nabeta Cave Tombs 鍋田横穴 Nabeta yokoana | Yamaga |  | 33°01′13″N 130°40′16″E | 1 | ||
| Futagoyama Stone Ware Production Site 二子山石器製作遺跡 Futagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki | Kōshi | 32°54′23″N 130°44′31″E | 6 | |||
| Yatsushiro Castle Sites 八代城跡群 Yatsushiro shiro ato | Yatsushiro | designation includes the sites of Furufumoto Castle (古麓城跡), Mugishima Castle (麦島城跡), and Yatsushiro Castle (八代城跡) |  | 32°30′27″N 130°36′00″E | 2 | |
| Tomioka Christian Memorial 富岡吉利支丹供養碑 Tomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi | Reihoku | 32°30′41″N 130°02′27″E | 3 | |||
| Benkeigaana Kofun 弁慶ヶ穴古墳 Benkeigaana kofun | Yamaga | 33°01′33″N 130°41′09″E | 1 | |||
| Katōda Higashibaru Site 方保田東原遺跡 Katōda Higashibaru iseki | Yamaga | 32°59′53″N 130°43′03″E | 1 | |||
| Bungo Kaidō 豊後街道 Bungo Kaidō | Aso/Ubuyama |  | 32°58′14″N 131°13′33″E | 6 | ||
| Bizen Kaidō 豊前街道 Bizen Kaidō | Nankan | designation includes the sites of the Nankan Tea House (南関御茶屋跡) and Harakirizaka (腹切坂) |  | 33°03′44″N 130°32′30″E | 6 | |
| Nozu Kofun Cluster 野津古墳群 Nozu kofun-gun | Hikawa |  | 32°33′34″N 130°41′33″E | 1 | ||
| Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites 三井三池炭鉱跡 Mitsui Miike tankō ato | Arao | designation includes the sites of Miyahara Pit (宮原坑跡) and Manda Pit (万田坑跡) and an area of Ōmuta in Fukuoka Prefecture; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining[7] |  | 33°00′49″N 130°27′22″E | 6 | |
| Jinnouchi Castle Site 陣ノ内城跡 Jinnouchi-jō ato | Kōsa | 32°38′58″N 130°48′58″E | ||||
| Yatsushiro Sea Polder Site 八代海干拓遺跡 Yatsushiro-kai kantaku iseki | Yatsushiro | 32°32′00″N 130°34′49″E | ||||
| Kumamoto Domain Takase Rice Warehouse Site 熊本藩高瀬米蔵跡 Kumamoto-han Takase komegura ato | Tamana | 32°44′18″N 130°40′43″E | ||||
| Todoroki Shell Mound 轟貝塚 Todoroki kaizuka | Uto | 32°40′47″N 130°38′27″E | ||||
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2021, eighty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][8][9]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujio Dolmen Cluster 藤尾支石墓群 Fujio shiseki bogun | Kikuchi | 32°57′11″N 130°52′04″E | for all refs see | |||
| Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster 長岩横穴群 Nagaiwa yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°00′02″N 130°39′57″E | ||||
| Kamimikura Kofun 上御倉古墳 Kamimikura kofun | Aso | 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E | ||||
| Shimomikura Kofun 下御倉古墳 Shimomikura kofun | Aso | 32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E | ||||
| Nakadōri Kofun Cluster 中通古墳群 Nakadōri kofun-gun | Aso | 32°57′56″N 131°06′28″E | ||||
| Jō Cave Tomb Cluster 城横穴群 Jō yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E | ||||
| Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster 京ガ峰横穴群 Kyōgamine yokoana-gun | Nishiki | 32°12′15″N 130°48′00″E | ||||
| Jōsui-ji Site 浄水寺跡 Jōsuiji ato | Uki | 32°38′23″N 130°44′27″E | ||||
| Mount Shōtai Old Kiln Sites 小岱山古窯跡群 Shōtai-san koyōshi-gun | Arao | |||||
| Mount Shōtai Steel Production Sites 小岱山製鉄跡群 Shōtai-san seitetsu ato-gun | Arao | 32°58′39″N 130°30′51″E | ||||
| Sagara Family Graves 相良家墓地 Sagaraura-ke bochi | Hitoyoshi | 32°13′05″N 130°46′22″E | ||||
| Ōsozō Kofun Cluster 大鼠蔵古墳群 Ōsozō kofun-gun | Yatsushiro | 32°28′44″N 130°34′14″E | ||||
| Myōken Jōgū Site 妙見上宮跡 Myōken Jōgū ato | Yatsushiro | 32°29′06″N 130°39′35″E | ||||
| Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site 高田焼平山窯跡 Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato | Yatsushiro | 32°28′08″N 130°36′32″E | ||||
| Shōgo-ji Site 聖護寺跡 Shōgo-ji ato | Kikuchi |  | 33°03′57″N 130°52′54″E | |||
| Shōkan-ji Cornerstones 正観寺の礎石群 Shōkanji no soseki-gun | Kikuchi | 32°59′02″N 130°49′02″E | ||||
| Mangan-ji Stone Tō and Cryptomeria 満願寺石塔群附杉群 Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura | Minamioguni |  | 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E | |||
| Endai-ji Rock Buddhas 円台寺磨崖仏群 Endaiji magaibutsu-gun | Kumamoto | 32°52′59″N 130°39′13″E | ||||
| Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster 浦山横穴群 Urayama yokoana-gun | Kumamoto | 32°49′14″N 130°44′38″E | ||||
| Daiji-ji Precinct 大慈寺境内 Daijiji keidai | Kumamoto |  | 32°44′00″N 130°41′22″E | |||
| Shōren-ji Stone Stelai 青蓮寺古塔碑群 Shōrenji kotōhi-gun | Taragi | 32°16′40″N 130°56′48″E | ||||
| Saian-ji Site 西安寺跡 Saianji ato | Gyokutō | 32°53′32″N 130°38′09″E | ||||
| Inasa Haiji Site 稲佐廃寺跡 Inasa haiji ato | Gyokutō | 32°55′14″N 130°36′47″E | ||||
| Kudama Castle Site 久玉城跡 Kudama-jō ato | Amakusa | 32°13′17″N 130°02′00″E | ||||
| Umazuka Kofun 馬塚古墳 Umazuka kofun | Yamaga | 33°02′18″N 130°40′31″E | ||||
| Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun 田川内第一号古墳 Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun | Yatsushiro | decorated kofun | 32°26′34″N 130°35′14″E | |||
| Daiōzan Kofun No.3 大王山古墳第三号 Daiōzan kofun daisan-gō | Yatsushiro | 32°32′N 130°41′E | ||||
| Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster 桜の上横穴群 Sakuranoue yokoana bogun | Yamaga | 32°59′58″N 130°40′10″E | ||||
| Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun 持松塚原古墳 Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun | Yamaga | 32°59′04″N 130°41′11″E | ||||
| Miyazaki Brothers First Residence 宮崎兄弟の生家 Miyazaki kyōdai no seika | Arao | 32°59′05″N 130°26′05″E | ||||
| Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site) 徳富旧邸(大江義塾跡) Ōe Gijuku ato | Kumamoto | 32°48′11″N 130°43′15″E | ||||
| Ōtohana Kofun Cluster 大戸鼻古墳群 Ōtohana kofun-gun | Kami-Amakusa | 32°31′30″N 130°27′31″E | ||||
| Wakamiya Kofun 若宮古墳 Wakamiya kofun | Nagomi | 32°58′40″N 130°36′21″E | ||||
| Inariyama Kofun 稲荷山古墳 Inariyama kofun | Kumamoto | 32°49′45″N 130°43′00″E | ||||
| Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster 付城横穴群 Tsukejiro yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E | ||||
| Jion-ji Kyōzuka Kofun 慈恩寺経塚古墳 Jionji kyōzuka kofun | Kumamoto | 32°57′23″N 130°43′06″E | ||||
| Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields 上村焼窯跡及び灰原 Uemura yaki-kama ato oyobi haihara | Asagiri | |||||
| Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions 青木磨崖梵字群 Aoki magai bonji-gun | Tamana | 32°57′35″N 130°35′03″E | ||||
| Mutabaru Site 無田原遺跡 Mutabaru iseki | Ōzu | 32°55′47″N 130°52′39″E | ||||
| Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields 高浜焼窯跡及び灰原 Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara | Amakusa | 32°23′15″N 130°02′14″E | ||||
| Nagazare Kofun 長砂連古墳 Nagazare kofun | Kami-Amakusa | 32°33′14″N 130°26′52″E | ||||
| Kesao Takatsuka Kofun 袈裟尾高塚古墳 Kesao Takatsuka kofun | Kikuchi | 32°59′30″N 130°47′46″E | ||||
| Chōtō Cave No.1 長刀横穴一号 Chōtō yokoana ichi-gō | Nagomi | 32°58′N 130°37′E | ||||
| Kazuhara Kofun 桂原古墳 Kazuhara kofun | Uki | 32°38′17″N 130°38′05″E | ||||
| Narasaki Kofun 楢崎古墳 Narasaki kofun | Uto | 32°40′41″N 130°41′32″E | ||||
| Saizono Kofun Cluster 才園古墳群 Saizono kofun-gun | Asagiri | 32°13′47″N 130°52′13″E | ||||
| Oni-no-Kama Kofun 鬼の釜古墳 Oni-no-kama kofun | Asagiri | 32°14′53″N 130°54′12″E | ||||
| Chōmeijizaka Kofun Cluster 長明寺坂古墳群 Chōmeijizaka kofun-gun | Kikuchi | 32°57′23″N 130°45′08″E | ||||
| Ōda Ware Kiln Site 網田焼窯跡 Ōda-yaki kama ato | Uto | 32°40′17″N 130°33′55″E | ||||
| Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 Tumulus 亀塚古墳群一号墳 Kamezuka kofun-gun ichi-gō fun | Nishiki |  | 32°11′55″N 130°49′41″E | |||
| Ugadake Kofun 宇賀岳古墳 Ugadake kofun | Uki | 32°39′26″N 130°40′53″E | ||||
| Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster 津袋古墳群 Tsubukuro kofun-gun | Yamaga | 33°00′46″N 130°45′03″E | ||||
| Goryōzuka Kofun 御霊塚古墳 Goryōzuka kofun | Yamaga | 33°02′02″N 130°41′25″E | ||||
| Rokutan Steel Production Site 六反製鉄跡 Rokutan seitetsu ato | Tamana | 32°58′42″N 130°32′45″E | ||||
| Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery 城ノ原官軍墓地 Jōnohara kangun bochi | Nankan | for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 | 33°03′46″N 130°32′32″E | |||
| Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery 肥猪町官軍墓地 Koeimachi kangun bochi | Nankan | 180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion | 33°02′N 130°35′E | |||
| Shimoiwa Government Forces Cemetery 下岩官軍墓地 Shimoiwa kangun bochi | Nagomi | |||||
| Meitoku Government Forces Cemetery 明徳官軍墓地 Meitoku kangun bochi | Kumamoto | 32°47′47″N 130°41′17″E | ||||
| Jinnai Government Forces Cemetery 陣内官軍墓地 Jinnai kangun bochi | Minamata | 32°13′N 130°25′E | ||||
| Karimata Kofun 仮又古墳 Karimata kofun | Uto | 32°40′54″N 130°38′00″E | ||||
| Imaizumi Steel Production Site 今泉製鉄跡 Imaizumi seitetsu ato | Yatsushiro | 32°28′12″N 130°38′26″E | ||||
| Nanamoto Government Forces Cemetery 七本官軍墓地 Nanamoto kangun bochi | Kumamoto |  | 32°54′15″N 130°39′37″E | |||
| Nishihara Steel Production Site 西原製鉄遺跡 Nishihara seitetsu iseki | Gyokutō | 32°53′24″N 130°37′39″E | ||||
| Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun 大野窟古墳 Ōno-no-Iwa kofun | Hikawa | in part a national Historic Site |  | 32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E | ||
| Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster 岩原横穴群 Iwabaru yokoana-gun | Yamaga | 32°59′47″N 130°40′09″E | ||||
| Bettōzuka Kofun Cluster 別当塚古墳群 Bettōzuka kofun-gun | Arao | 32°59′43″N 130°28′15″E | ||||
| Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites 小代焼窯跡群 Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun | Nankan | 33°00′15″N 130°31′22″E | ||||
| Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tombs つつじケ丘横穴群 Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun | Kumamoto | 32°49′10″N 130°44′38″E | ||||
| Kayanokidani Site 柏木谷遺跡 Kayanokidani iseki | Minamiaso | 32°49′10″N 131°02′26″E | ||||
| Shōfuku-ji Old Stelai 勝福寺古塔碑群 Shōfukuji kotō higun | Asagiri | 32°16′04″N 130°53′09″E | ||||
| Ōya Site 大矢遺跡 Ōya iseki | Amakusa | 32°27′54″N 130°11′53″E | ||||
| Tokutomi Sohō & Tokutomi Kenjirō First Residence 徳富蘇峰・蘆花生家 Tokutomi Sohō・Kenjirō seika | Minamata | 32°12′43″N 130°24′08″E | ||||
| Takahata-Akatate Site 高畑赤立遺跡 Takahata-Akatate iseki | Yamato | 32°46′48″N 131°11′34″E | ||||
| Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun Cluster 経塚・大塚古墳群 Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka kofun-gun | Tamana | 32°52′28″N 130°35′14″E | ||||
| Kunigoshi Kofun 国越古墳 Kunigoshi kofun | Uki | 32°38′42″N 130°38′42″E | ||||
| Ozaya Sluice Gates 大鞘樋門群 Ozaya himon-gun | Yatsushiro | 32°33′11″N 130°37′24″E | ||||
| Tonkararin トンカラリン Tonkararin | Nagomi |  | 32°58′06″N 130°36′12″E | |||
| Babakusu Ide no Hanaguri 馬場楠井手の鼻ぐり Babakusu ide no hanaguri | Kikuyō | 32°51′06″N 130°49′53″E | ||||
| Unganzen-ji Precinct 雲巌禅寺境内 Unganzenji keidai | Kumamoto | also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E | ||
| Mangan-ji Gardens 満願寺庭園 Manganji teien | Minamioguni | also a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty |  | 33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E | ||
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2021, a further five hundred and fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[10]
See also
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- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Kumamoto)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Kumamoto)
External links
- (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Kumamoto Prefecture
References
- "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 熊本県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- 指定文化財数 [Number of Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Kumamoto Prefecture. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Kikuchijoato Cultural Heritage Online" 鞠智城跡 [Kikuchi Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- 肥後江田船山古墳出土品 [Excavated Artefacts from Higo Eda Funayama Kofun] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- 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 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- 県指定文化財 [Prefectural Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kumamoto Prefecture. Retrieved 28 December 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 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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