List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Kumamoto.[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2019, forty-two 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]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Kumamoto Castle Site
熊本城跡
Kumamoto-jō ato
Kumamoto32°48′22″N 130°42′23″E2
Chibusan-Obusan Kofun
チブサン・オブサン古墳
Chibusan-Obusan kofun
Yamaga33°01′50″N 130°40′03″E1
Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound
阿高・黒橋貝塚
Adaka-Kurobashi kaizuka
Kumamoto32°42′09″N 130°43′26″E1
Idera Kofun
井寺古墳
Idera kofun
Kashima32°45′11″N 130°46′40″E1
Udo Castle Site
宇土城
Udo-jō ato
Uto32°40′45″N 130°38′46″E2
Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun
永安寺東古墳・永安寺西古墳
Eianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun
Tamana33°22′21″N 130°44′28″E1
Kamao Kofun
釜尾古墳
Kamao kofun
Kumamoto32°50′20″N 130°41′48″E1
Iwabaru Kofun
岩原古墳群
Iwabaru kofun
Yamaga32°59′46″N 130°40′11″E1
Kikuchi Castle Site
鞠智城
Kikuchi-jō ato
Kikuchi, Yamagamentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698[4]33°00′08″N 130°47′09″E2
Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Graves
熊本藩主細川家墓所
Kumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho
Kumamotoat Taishō-ji (泰勝寺)32°47′45″N 130°41′30″E7
Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses
熊本藩川尻米蔵
Kumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato
Kumamotodesignation includes the sites of the Tojō Warehouse (外城蔵跡) and its moorings32°44′19″N 130°40′43″E6
Kumabe Clan Residence Site
隈部氏
Kumabe-shi yakata ato
Yamaga33°03′21″N 130°47′49″E2
Katashida Castle Site
堅志田城
Katashida-jō ato
Misato32°37′39″N 130°47′32″E2
Goryō Shell Mound
御領貝塚
Goryō kaizuka
Kumamoto32°41′55″N 130°43′25″E1
Eta Anakannon Kofun
江田穴観音古墳
Eta Anakannon kofun
Nagomi32°58′36″N 130°36′21″E1
Eta Funayama Kofun
江田船山古墳
Eta Funayama kofun
Nagomidesignation 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))[5]32°58′08″N 130°35′55″E1
Sashiki Castle Site
佐敷城
Sashiki-jō ato
Ashikita32°18′11″N 130°30′10″E2
Odara Kofun
小田良古墳
Odara kofun
Uki32°38′57″N 130°29′37″E1
Hitoyoshi Castle Site
人吉城跡
Hitoyoshi-jō ato
Hitoyoshi32°12′40″N 130°45′51″E2
Suizen-ji Jōju-en
水前寺成趣園
Suizenji Jōju-en
Kumamotoalso a Place of Scenic Beauty32°47′28″N 130°44′05″E8
Satsuma Rebellion Sites
西南戦争遺跡
seinan sensō iseki
Kumamoto/Gyokutō32°54′42″N 130°39′06″E2
Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster
石貫ナギノ横穴群
Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun
Tamana32°58′03″N 130°33′53″E1
Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs
石貫穴観音横穴
Ishinuki Anakannon yokoana
Tamana32°58′09″N 130°33′47″E1
Segonkō Kofun (A)
千金甲古墳 (乙号)
Segonkō kofun (otsugō)
Kumamoto32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E1
Segonkō Kofun (B)
千金甲古墳 (甲号)
Segonkō kofun (kōgō)
Kumamoto32°47′04″N 130°37′51″E1
Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster
大村横穴群
Ōmura yokoana-gun
Hitoyoshi32°12′58″N 130°45′09″E1
Daibō Kofun
大坊古墳
Daibō kofun
Tamana32°56′56″N 130°34′13″E1
Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun
大野窟古墳
Ōno-no-Iwa kofun
Hikawa32°34′20″N 130°42′06″E1
Tanasoko Castle Site
棚底城跡
Tanasoko-jō ato
Amakusa32°24′54″N 130°20′03″E2
Chihen-ji Site
池辺寺跡
Chihenji ato
Kumamoto32°47′55″N 130°39′15″E3
Tsukawara Kofun Cluster
塚原古墳群
Tsukawara kofun-gun
Kumamoto32°41′23″N 130°44′13″E1
Tanaka Castle Site
田中城
Tanaka-jō ato
Nagomi33°04′41″N 130°35′44″E2
Nabeta Cave Tombs
鍋田横穴
Nabeta yokoana
Yamaga33°01′13″N 130°40′16″E1
Futagoyama Stone Ware Production Site
二子山石器製作遺跡
Futagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki
Kōshi32°54′23″N 130°44′31″E6
Yatsushiro Castle Sites
八代城跡群
Yatsushiro shiro ato
Yatsushirodesignation includes the sites of Furufumoto Castle (古麓城), Mugishima Castle (麦島城), and Yatsushiro Castle (八代城)32°30′27″N 130°36′00″E2
Tomioka Christian Memorial
富岡吉利支丹供養碑
Tomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi
Reihoku32°30′41″N 130°02′27″E3
Benkeigaana Kofun
弁慶ヶ穴古墳
Benkeigaana kofun
Yamaga33°01′33″N 130°41′09″E1
Katōda Higashibaru Site
方保田東原遺跡
Katōda Higashibaru iseki
Yamaga32°59′53″N 130°43′03″E1
Bungo Kaidō
豊後街道
Bungo Kaidō
Aso/Ubuyama32°58′14″N 131°13′33″E6
Bizen Kaidō
豊前街道
Bizen Kaidō
Nankandesignation 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″E6
Nozu Kofun Cluster
野津古墳群
Nozu kofun-gun
Hikawa32°33′34″N 130°41′33″E1
Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites
三井三池炭鉱跡
Mitsui Miike tankō ato
Araodesignation 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[6]33°00′49″N 130°27′22″E6

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, seventy-eight Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[7]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Endai-ji Rock Buddhas
円台寺磨崖仏群
Endaiji magaibutsu-gun
Kumamoto32°52′59″N 130°39′13″E
Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster
浦山横穴群
Urayama yokoana-gun
Kumamoto32°49′10″N 130°44′42″E
Daiji-ji Precinct
大慈寺境内
Daijiji keidai
Kumamoto32°44′00″N 130°41′22″E
Ōe Gijuku Site
大江義塾
Ōe Gijuku ato
Kumamoto32°48′11″N 130°43′15″E
Inariyama Kofun
稲荷山古墳
Inariyama kofun
Kumamoto32°49′45″N 130°43′00″E

Jion-ji Kyōzuka Kofun
慈恩寺経塚古墳
Jionji kyōzuka kofun
Kumamoto32°57′23″N 130°43′06″E
Akinori Imperial Army Cemetery
明徳官軍墓地
Akinori kangun bochi
Kumamoto32°52′55″N 130°42′00″E
Nanamoto Imperial Army Cemetery
七本官軍墓地
Nanamoto kangun bochi
Kumamoto32°54′15″N 130°39′37″E
Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tomb Cluster
つつじヶ丘横穴群
Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun
Kumamoto32°49′10″N 130°44′38″E
Unganzen-ji Precinct
雲巌禅寺境内
Unganzenji keidai
Kumamotoalso a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty32°49′10″N 130°37′22″E
Takahama-yaki Kiln Site
高浜焼窯跡及び灰原
Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara
Amakusa32°23′15″N 130°02′14″E
Ōya Site
大矢遺跡
Ōya iseki
Amakusa32°27′54″N 130°11′53″E
Kudama Castle Site
久玉城跡
Kudama-jō ato
Amakusa32°13′17″N 130°02′00″E
Nakadōri Kofun Cluster
中通古墳群
Nakadōri kofun-gun
Aso32°57′56″N 131°06′28″E
Kamimikura Kofun
上御倉古墳
Kamimikura kofun
Aso32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E
Shimomikura Kofun
下御倉古墳
Shimomikura kofun
Aso32°59′18″N 131°07′26″E
Sagaraura Family Graves
相良家墓地
Sagaraura-ke bochi
Hitoyoshi32°13′05″N 130°46′22″E
Nagazare Kofun
長砂連古墳
Nagazare kofun
Kami-Amakusa32°33′14″N 130°26′52″E
Ōtohana Kofun Cluster
大戸鼻古墳群
Ōtohana kofun-gun
Kami-Amakusa32°31′30″N 130°27′31″E
Shōgo-ji Site
聖護寺
Shōgo-ji ato
Kikuchi33°03′57″N 130°52′54″E
Shōkan-ji Cornerstones
正観寺の礎石群
Shōkanji no soseki-gun
Kikuchi32°59′02″N 130°49′02″E
Kesao Takatsuka Kofun
袈裟尾高塚古墳
Kesao Takatsuka kofun
Kikuchi32°59′30″N 130°47′46″E
Chōmenjizaka Kofun Cluster
長明寺坂古墳群
Chōmenjizaka kofun-gun
Kikuchi32°57′23″N 130°45′08″E
Fujio Dolmen Cluster
藤尾支石墓群
Fujio shiseki bogun
Kikuchi32°57′29″N 130°51′52″E
Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions
青木磨崖梵字群
Aoki magai bonji-gun
Tamana32°57′35″N 130°35′03″E
Ugadake Kofun
宇賀岳古墳
Ugadake kofun
Uki32°39′26″N 130°40′53″E
Jōsui-ji Stelai
浄水寺古碑群附(つけたり)補修碑
Jōsuiji ko-ishibumi-gun tsuketari hoshū-hi
Uki32°38′23″N 130°44′28″E
Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster
長岩横穴群
Nagaiwa yokoana-gun
Yamaga33°00′02″N 130°39′57″E
Jō Cave Tomb Cluster
城横穴群
Jō yokoana-gun
Yamaga33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E
Umazuka Kofun
馬塚古墳
Umazuka kofun
Yamaga33°02′18″N 130°40′31″E
Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster
桜の上横穴群
Sakuranoue yokoana bogun
Yamaga32°59′58″N 130°40′10″E
Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun
持松塚原古墳
Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun
Yamaga32°59′04″N 130°41′11″E
Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster
付城横穴群
Tsukejiro yokoana-gun
Yamaga33°02′20″N 130°40′28″E
Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster
津袋古墳群
Tsubukuro kofun-gun
Yamaga33°00′46″N 130°45′03″E
Goryōzuka Kofun
御霊塚古墳
Goryōzuka kofun
Yamaga33°00′43″N 130°45′16″E
Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster
岩原横穴群
Iwabaru yokoana-gun
Yamaga32°59′47″N 130°40′09″E
Myōken Jōgū Site
妙見上宮跡
Myōken Jōgū ato
Yatsushiro32°29′06″N 130°39′35″E
Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site
高田焼平山窯跡
Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato
Yatsushiro32°28′08″N 130°36′32″E
Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun
田川内第一号古墳
Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun
Yatsushirodecorated kofun32°26′34″N 130°35′14″E
Ōsozō Kofun Cluster
大鼠蔵古墳群
Ōsozō kofun-gun
Yatsushiro32°28′44″N 130°34′14″E
Imaizumi Steel Site
今泉製鉄跡
Imaizumi seitetsu ato
Yatsushiro32°28′12″N 130°38′26″E
Ozaya Sluice Gates
大鞘樋門群
Ozaya himon gun
Yatsushiro32°33′11″N 130°37′24″E
Mangan-ji Stone and Cryptomeria
満願寺石塔群附杉群
Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura
Minamioguni33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E
Mangan-ji Gardens
満願寺庭園
Manganji teien
Minamiogunialso a Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty33°04′34″N 131°05′45″E
Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Mound
上村焼窯跡及び灰塚
Uemura-yaki kama ato oyobi haizuka
Asagiri32°12′44″N 130°55′38″E
Saizono Kofun Cluster
才園古墳群
Saizono kofun-gun
Asagiri32°13′47″N 130°52′13″E
Oni-no-Kama Kofun
鬼の釜古墳
Oni-no-kama kofun
Asagiri
Shōfuku-ji Old Stone Inscriptions
勝福寺古塔碑群
Shōfukuji kotō higun
Asagiri32°16′04″N 130°53′09″E
Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster
京ヶ峰横穴群
Kyōgamine yokoana-gun
Nishiki32°12′11″N 130°47′57″E
Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery
城ノ原官軍墓地
Jōnohara kangun bochi
Nankanfor those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 187733°03′46″N 130°32′32″E
Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery
肥猪町官軍墓地
Koeimachi kangun bochi
Nankan180 grave markers for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion33°02′18″N 130°35′10″E
Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites
小代焼窯跡群
Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun
Nankan33°00′15″N 130°31′22″E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, a further five hundred and forty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. "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. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. 鞠智城跡 [Kikuchi Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  5. 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.
  6. "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining". UNESCO. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. 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 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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