List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2015, forty-eight sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Kanaizawa Stele 金井沢碑 Kanaizawa hi	Takasaki			36°17′08″N 139°00′58″E / 36.28566065°N 139.01616962°E	3, 7	521
*Yamanoue Stele and Kofun 山上碑及び古墳 Yamanoue hi oyobi kofun	Takasaki			36°16′38″N 139°01′40″E / 36.27711111°N 139.02777777°E	1, 7	520
*Tago Stele 多胡碑 Tago hi	Takasaki			36°15′53″N 138°59′47″E / 36.26468249°N 138.99647476°E	2, 7	519
Kaya Site 茅野遺跡 Kaya no iseki	Shintō			36°27′16″N 138°58′41″E / 36.45442999°N 138.97805539°E	1	3236
Kannonyama Kofun 観音山古墳 Kannonyama kofun	Takasaki			36°18′27″N 139°04′38″E / 36.30757765°N 139.07716563°E	1	566
Kannonzuka Kofun 観音塚古墳 Kannonzuka kofun	Takasaki			36°20′30″N 138°56′27″E / 36.34166652°N 138.94094991°E	1	558
Iwajuku Site 岩宿遺跡 Iwajuku iseki	Midori	first discovery of Japanese Paleolithic artifacts dating to before 10,000 BCE		36°23′55″N 139°17′15″E / 36.39857722°N 139.28759686°E	1	568
Former Tomioka Silk Mill 旧富岡製糸場 kyū-Tomioka sesihi-jō	Tomioka	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites[5][6]		36°15′21″N 138°53′15″E / 36.25590768°N 138.8875776°E	6	00003450
Kanayama Castle Site 金山城跡 Kanayama-jō ato	Ōta			36°18′59″N 139°22′31″E / 36.31635739°N 139.37528754°E	2	541
Ushirofutago Kofun and Shō Kofun 後二子古墳ならびに小古墳 Ushirofutago kofun oyobi Shō kofun	Maebashi			36°23′22″N 139°11′39″E / 36.38931792°N 139.19420131°E	1	529
Arafune-Azumaya Cold Storage Facilities 荒船・東谷風穴蚕種貯蔵所跡 Arafune-Azumaya fūketsu sanshu chozō sho ato	Shimonita, Nakanojō	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites[5][6]		36°38′02″N 138°52′39″E / 36.63401171°N 138.87752263°E	6	00003658
Takayama-sha Site 高山社跡 Takayama-sha ato	Fujioka	inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites[5][6]		36°12′12″N 139°01′54″E / 36.20334807°N 139.03174381°E	6	00003640
Takayama Hikokurō Former Residence and Memorial Mound 高山彦九郎宅跡 附 遺髪塚 Takayama Hikokurō taku ato tusketari Ihatsuzuka	Ōta			36°16′35″N 139°20′49″E / 36.276497°N 139.346985°E	7, 8	535
Kuroimine Site 黒井峯遺跡 Kuroimine iseki	Shibukawa			36°31′46″N 139°00′09″E / 36.52948531°N 139.00240115°E	1	574
Sannō Haiji Site 山王廃寺跡 Sannō Haiji ato	Maebashi			36°24′02″N 139°02′39″E / 36.40045964°N 139.04414378°E	3	534
Nanakoshiyama Kofun 七輿山古墳 Nanakoshiyama kofun	Fujioka			36°15′42″N 139°02′22″E / 36.26153155°N 139.03952654°E	1	533
Jaketsuzan Kofun 蛇穴山古墳 Jaketsuzan kofun	Maebashi			36°24′25″N 139°02′23″E / 36.40682802°N 139.03984624°E	1	567
Jūsanpōzuka Site 十三宝塚遺跡 Jūsanpōzuka iseki	Isesaki			36°18′48″N 139°14′13″E / 36.31346598°N 139.23690234°E	2	572
Nyotaizan Kofun 女体山古墳 Nyotaizan kofun	Ōta			36°17′31″N 139°23′40″E / 36.29185738°N 139.39437319°E	1	526
Onna-bori 女堀 Onna-bori	Maebashi, Isesaki			36°22′10″N 139°11′12″E / 36.36938551°N 139.18659953°E	6	569
Kōzuke Province Sai District Shōsō Site 上野国佐位郡正倉跡 Kōzuke no kuni Sai-gun shōsō ato	Isesaki			36°18′41″N 139°11′48″E / 36.31137222°N 139.19666944°E	2	00003857
Kōzuke Province Nitta County Offices Site 上野国新田郡庁跡 Kōzuke no kuni Nitta gun-chō ato	Ōta			36°19′46″N 139°19′55″E / 36.32940472°N 139.33199544°E	2	00003598
Kōzuke Kokubun-ji Site 上野国分寺跡 Kōzuke Kokubunji ato	Takasaki, Maebashi	provincial temple of Kōzuke Province		36°23′40″N 139°01′20″E / 36.39457516°N 139.02220317°E	3	523
Yuzurihara Stone Age Residence Site 譲原石器時代住居跡 Yuzurihara sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Fujioka			36°08′28″N 139°02′25″E / 36.141014°N 139.040359°E	1	559
Nitta Manor Site 新田荘遺跡 Nitta-no-shō iseki	Ōta			36°17′50″N 139°20′01″E / 36.29714197°N 139.33354091°E	6	3268
Minakami Stone Age Residence Site 水上石器時代住居跡 Minakami sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Minakami			36°47′35″N 138°58′50″E / 36.793106°N 138.980667°E	1	557
Ikushina Jinja Precinct 生品神社境内（新田義貞挙兵伝説地） Ikushina Jinja keidai (Nitta Yoshisada kyohei densetsu chi)	Minakami	where Nitta Yoshisada is said to have raised an army		36°19′02″N 139°18′25″E / 36.31723906°N 139.30703003°E	8	540
Saishikada Nakajima Site 西鹿田中島遺跡 Saishikada Nakajima iseki	Midori			36°24′25″N 139°15′24″E / 36.40696474°N 139.25676395°E	1	3400
Sengenyama Kofun 浅間山古墳 Sengenyama kofun	Takasaki			36°17′55″N 139°02′03″E / 36.2986335°N 139.03402998°E	1	524
Maefutago Kofun 前二子古墳 Maefutago kofun	Maebashi			36°23′11″N 139°11′46″E / 36.38648481°N 139.19620886°E	1	527
Ōtsurumaki Kofun 大鶴巻古墳 Ōtsurumaki kofun	Takasaki			36°17′41″N 139°02′19″E / 36.29479299°N 139.03852875°E	1	525
Takizawa Stone Age Site 瀧沢石器時代遺跡 Takizawa sekki-jidai ato	Shibukawa			36°30′48″N 139°02′23″E / 36.51330461°N 139.03973541°E	1	531
Nakatakase Kannonyama Site 中高瀬観音山遺跡 Nakatakase Kannonyama iseki	Tomioka			36°14′26″N 138°53′03″E / 36.24056915°N 138.88421383°E	1	576
Nakafutago Kofun 中二子古墳 Nakafutago kofun	Maebashi			36°23′15″N 139°11′44″E / 36.38753683°N 139.19543667°E	1	528
Tenjinyama Kofun 天神山古墳 Tenjinyama kofun	Ōta			36°17′35″N 139°23′34″E / 36.29312883°N 139.39276214°E	1	554
Tajima Yahei Former Residence 田島弥平旧宅 Tajima Yahei kyū-taku	Isesaki			36°18′41″N 139°11′48″E / 36.31137222°N 139.19666944°E	4, 6, 8	00003760
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Maebashi			36°22′35″N 139°05′20″E / 36.37649755°N 139.08877522°E	1	532
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Maebashi			36°24′41″N 139°02′05″E / 36.41149152°N 139.03472536°E	1	530
Hidaka Site 日高遺跡 Hidaka iseki	Takasaki			36°22′05″N 139°01′55″E / 36.36802093°N 139.03184037°E	1	573
Shiroishi Inariyama Kofun 白石稲荷山古墳 Shiroishi Inariyama kofun	Fujioka			36°15′16″N 139°02′25″E / 36.25455697°N 139.04016397°E	1	575
Hachimanyama Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama kofun	Maebashi			36°22′01″N 139°06′04″E / 36.36690356°N 139.10113569°E	1	560
Takei Haiji Pagoda Site 武井廃寺塔跡 Takei Haiji tō ato	Kiryū			36°25′26″N 139°14′35″E / 36.42385752°N 139.24293066°E	3	553
Hodota Kofun Cluster 保渡田古墳群 Hodota kofun-gun	Takasaki			36°22′51″N 138°59′09″E / 36.38091811°N 138.98578919°E	1	570
Hōtōzan Kofun 宝塔山古墳 Hōtōzan kofun	Maebashi			36°24′26″N 139°02′19″E / 36.40725752°N 139.03854616°E	1	555
Kitayatsu Site 北谷遺跡 Kitayatsu iseki	Takasaki			36°23′57″N 139°00′35″E / 36.39926047°N 139.00972707°E	1	00003451
Hongō Haniwa Kiln Site 本郷埴輪窯跡 Hongō haniwa kama ato	Fujioka			36°13′46″N 139°04′47″E / 36.22944085°N 139.07977604°E	6	556
Minowa Castle Site 箕輪城跡 Minowa-jō ato	Takasaki			36°24′14″N 138°57′08″E / 36.40375483°N 138.95219132°E	2	571
Yaze Site 矢瀬遺跡 Yaze iseki	Minakami			36°41′49″N 138°58′56″E / 36.69697704°N 138.98208556°E	1	577

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 24 March 2015, eighty-five sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Fudatsuyama Kofun 二ツ山古墳1号墳 二ツ山古墳2号墳 (追加指定) Fudatsuyama kofun ichigō fun nigō fun (tsuika shitei)	Ōta			36°20′10″N 139°19′44″E / 36.336138°N 139.328753°E
Kagamitezuka Kofun 鏡手塚古墳 Kagamitezuka kofun	Maebashi			36°26′08″N 139°12′41″E / 36.435431°N 139.211369°E
Kitayama Kofun - Nishiyama Kofun 藪塚湯之入 北山古墳 西山古墳 Yabutsuka yu no nyū Kitayama kofun Nishiyama kofun	Ōta			36°21′44″N 139°19′01″E / 36.362356°N 139.317005°E
Tsuruyama Kofun 鶴山古墳 Tsuruyama kofun	Ōta			36°19′27″N 139°20′25″E / 36.324176°N 139.340286°E
Danzuka Kofun 壇塚古墳 Danzuka kofun	Maebashi			36°26′11″N 139°12′38″E / 36.436251°N 139.210521°E
Kokuzōzuka Kofun 虚空蔵塚古墳 Kokuzōzuka kofun	Shibukawa			36°30′02″N 138°59′43″E / 36.500624°N 138.995236°E
Takazuka Kofun 高塚古墳 Takazuka kofun	Shintō			36°25′38″N 138°59′39″E / 36.427187°N 138.994206°E
Yamakami Castle Site 山上城跡 Yamakami-jō ato	Kiryū			36°25′37″N 139°13′41″E / 36.426952°N 139.228000°E
Zen Castle Site 膳城跡 Zen-jō ato	Maebashi			36°25′17″N 139°13′24″E / 36.421278°N 139.223222°E
Nagurumi Castle Site 名胡桃城址 Nagurumi-jō shi	Minakami			36°40′09″N 138°59′28″E / 36.669048°N 138.991136°E
Ōgo Castle Site 大胡城跡 Ōgo-jō ato	Maebashi			36°25′11″N 139°09′35″E / 36.419665°N 139.159596°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further four hundred and twenty-six sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Kōzuke Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Gunma)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Gunma)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Gunma)
• Gunma Prefectural Museum of History

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 群馬県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
4. 群馬の文化財 [Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture] (in Japanese). Gunma Prefecture. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
5. "Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
6. "Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites". Gunma Prefecture. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
8. 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 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture