List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, thirty sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^[2][3]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Chūson-ji Precinct 中尊寺境内 Chūsonji keidai	Hiraizumi	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		39°00′07″N 141°06′00″E / 39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E	3	165
*Muryōkō-in Site 無量光院跡 Muryōkōin ato	Hiraizumi	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′35″N 141°06′57″E / 38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E	3	117
*Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha 毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡 Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato	Hiraizumi	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′26″N 141°06′56″E / 38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E	3	116
Ayaorishinden Site 綾織新田遺跡 Ayaorishinden iseki	Tōno			39°19′01″N 141°17′56″E / 39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E	1	3344
Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō	Ichinohe, Iwate			40°14′20″N 141°28′07″E / 40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E	6	00003655
Shimofunato Shell Mound 下船渡貝塚 Shimofunato kaizuka	Ōfunato			39°02′16″N 141°43′09″E / 39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E	1	129
Tsunozuka Kofun 角塚古墳 Tsunozuka kofun	Ōshū			39°08′29″N 141°05′37″E / 39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E	1	168
Kabayama Site 樺山遺跡 Kabayama iseki	Kitakami			39°14′32″N 141°07′48″E / 39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E	1	163
Hashino Blast Furnace Site 橋野高炉跡 Hashino kōro ato	Kitakami	oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason included within the submission for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi[5][6]		39°20′36″N 141°40′57″E / 39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E	6	157
Kinkeizan 金鶏山 Kinkeizan	Hiraizumi	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land[4]		38°59′36″N 141°06′33″E / 38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E	2,3	3428
Kunohe Castle 九戸城跡 Kunohe-jō ato	Ninohe			40°16′04″N 141°18′11″E / 40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E	2	134
Goshono Site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki	Ichinohe	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions[4][7]		40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E	1	169
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 江釣子古墳群 Ezuriko kofun-gun	Kitakami			39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E / 39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E	1	166
Former Residence of Takano Chōei 高野長英旧宅 Takano Chōei kyū-taku	Ōshū			39°08′30″N 141°08′28″E / 39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E	8	128
Kunimisan Haiji Site 国見山廃寺跡 Kunimisan Haiji ato	Kitakami	Heian-period excavated artefacts[8]		39°15′48″N 141°08′32″E / 39.263443°N 141.14212°E	3	3398
Honederamura Shōen Site 骨寺村荘園遺跡 Honederamura shōen iseki	Ichinoseki			38°58′54″N 140°57′06″E / 38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E	6	3415
Sakiyama Shell Mound 崎山貝塚 Sakiyama kaizuka	Miyako			39°40′29″N 141°57′41″E / 39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E	1	170
Shiwa Castle Site 志波城跡 Shiwa-jō ato	Morioka			39°41′08″N 141°06′22″E / 39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E	2	167
Morioka Castle Site 盛岡城跡 Morioka-jō ato	Morioka			39°42′02″N 141°09′04″E / 39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E	2	141
Ōsuzukami Site 大清水上遺跡 Ōsuzukami iseki	Ōshū			39°06′47″N 140°57′14″E / 39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E	1	00003597
Ōhora Shell Mound 大洞貝塚 Ōhora kaizuka	Ōfunato			39°04′01″N 141°44′40″E / 39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E	1	3299
Takonoura Shell Mound 蛸ノ浦貝塚 Takonoura kaizuka	Ōfunato			39°02′08″N 141°44′23″E / 39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E	1	130
Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 Takkoku-no-Iwaya	Hiraizumi			38°58′08″N 141°03′29″E / 38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E	3	3414
Isawa Castle Site 胆沢城跡 Isawa-jō ato	Ōshū			39°10′51″N 141°08′07″E / 39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E	2	118
Nakazawahama Shell Mound 中沢浜貝塚 Nakazawahama kaizuka	Rikuzentakata			38°57′16″N 141°41′39″E / 38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E	1	131
Tokutan Castle Site 徳丹城跡 Tokutan-jō ato	Yahaba			39°36′28″N 141°10′21″E / 39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E	2	159
Nanbu Ryōdateryōsa Shell Mound 南部領伊達領境塚 Nanbu Ryōdateryōsa kaizuka	Kitakami, Kanegasaki			39°15′53″N 141°03′03″E / 39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E	2	3252
Hatten Site 八天遺跡 Hatten iseki	Kitakami			39°19′44″N 141°09′26″E / 39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E	1	164
Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi 柳之御所・平泉遺跡群 Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun	Hiraizumi, Ōshū	designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara Haiji (長者ヶ原廃寺跡) and Shirotori-tate (白鳥舘遺跡), which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology"[9][10][11]		38°59′37″N 141°07′09″E / 38.993611°N 141.119167°E	2	164
Tonomi Palisade Site 鳥海柵跡 Tonomi-no-saku iseki	Kanegasaki			39°11′17″N 141°06′42″E / 39.187978°N 141.111724°E	2

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, thirty-seven sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[12]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Noda Pit Dwelling Sites 野田竪穴住居跡群 Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun	Noda			40°06′37″N 141°49′03″E / 40.110146°N 141.817617°E
Dorota Haiji Site 泥田廃寺跡 Dorota Haiji ato	Ichinoseki			38°56′20″N 141°06′50″E / 38.938925°N 141.113977°E
Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site 関谷洞窟住居跡 Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Ōfunato			39°07′39″N 141°40′21″E / 39.127472°N 141.672446°E
Funakubo Cave 舟久保洞窟 Funakubo dōkutsu	Shiwa			39°34′19″N 141°14′46″E / 39.571855°N 141.246243°E
Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site 仙波堤竪穴住居跡 Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°56′52″N 141°11′24″E / 39.947911°N 141.189938°E
Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site 今松竪穴住居跡 Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°57′43″N 141°09′17″E / 39.961925°N 141.154833°E
Ezomori Kofun えぞ森古墳 Ezomori kofun	Yahaba			39°36′57″N 141°10′09″E / 39.615904°N 141.169124°E
Ukishima Kofun Cluster 浮島古墳群 Ukishima kofun-gun	Iwate			39°56′23″N 141°08′50″E / 39.939653°N 141.147323°E
Nippei Site 新平遺跡 Nippei iseki	Yahaba			39°19′40″N 141°03′45″E / 39.327692°N 141.062522°E
Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site 明後沢古瓦出土地 Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi	Ōshū			39°05′05″N 141°07′35″E / 39.084738°N 141.126466°E
Futago and Narita Ichirizuka 二子・成田一里塚 Futago・Narita Ichirizuka	Kitakami			39°20′43″N 141°07′40″E / 39.345284°N 141.127710°E
Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound 丹内山神社経塚 Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka	Hanamaki			39°20′45″N 141°16′58″E / 39.345914°N 141.282763°E
Kaitori Shell Mound 貝鳥貝塚 Kaitori kaizuka	Ichinoseki			38°50′03″N 141°11′24″E / 38.834259°N 141.190066°E
Shimokado Okahijirizuka 下門岡ひじり塚 Shimokado Okahijirizuka	Kitakami			39°14′45″N 141°07′44″E / 39.245864°N 141.129019°E
Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka 雫石街道の一里塚 Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka	Takizawa, Shizukuishi			39°42′03″N 141°03′00″E / 39.700781°N 141.049905°E
Ezo Ichirizuka 江曽一里塚 Ezo ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°27′07″N 141°08′19″E / 39.452068°N 141.138589°E
Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound 一石一字経塚 Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka	Miyako			39°38′54″N 141°56′03″E / 39.648295°N 141.934068°E
Massakigawa Ichirizuka 末崎川一里塚 Matsusakigawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′28″N 141°28′50″E / 39.841232°N 141.480560°E
Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka 毘沙門堂平一里塚 Bishamondōhira ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′48″N 141°25′50″E / 39.846767°N 141.430435°E
Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka 塚の沢一里塚 Tsukanosawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N 141°23′06″E / 39.827786°N 141.385117°E
Ōhashi Ichirizuka 大橋一里塚 Ōhashi ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N 141°19′38″E / 39.827654°N 141.327267°E
Onomatsu Ichirizuka 小野松一里塚 Onomatsu ichirizuka	Morioka			39°46′01″N 141°09′57″E / 39.766985°N 141.165905°E
Niizuka Ichirizuka 新塚一里塚 Niizuka ichirizuka	Morioka			39°52′22″N 141°11′03″E / 39.872792°N 141.184273°E
Ōtake Haiji Site 大竹廃寺跡 Ōtake Haiji ato	Kitakami			39°18′35″N 141°09′39″E / 39.309821°N 141.160852°E
Onomatsu Ichirizuka 高畑一里塚 Takahatake ichirizuka	Morioka			39°41′26″N 141°14′44″E / 39.690479°N 141.245556°E
Namiuchitōge Ichirizuka 浪打峠一里塚 Namiuchitōge ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°14′30″N 141°18′06″E / 40.241569°N 141.301689°E
Midō and Bahamatsu Ichirizuka 御堂・馬羽松一里塚 Midō・Bahamatsu ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°02′45″N 141°14′47″E / 40.04585°N 141.246264°E
Kuribayashi Copper Mint Site 栗林銭座跡 Kuribayashi zeniza ato	Kamaishi			39°18′35″N 141°09′39″E / 39.309821°N 141.160852°E
Kawarage Tile Kiln Site 川原毛瓦窯跡 Kawarage kawara kama ato	Shiwa			39°34′05″N 141°09′39″E / 39.568150°N 141.160841°E
Nakayama, Kotsunagi, and Kawazoko Ichirizuka 旧中山・小繋・川底一里塚 Nakayama・Kotsunagi・Kawazoko ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°05′15″N 141°15′26″E / 40.087528°N 141.257272°E
Ueda Ichirizuka 上田一里塚 Ueda ichirizuka	Morioka			39°44′15″N 141°08′33″E / 39.737365°N 141.142452°E
Kouchikyū Ichirizuka 好地旧一里塚 Kouchikyū ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°29′30″N 141°08′35″E / 39.491705°N 141.143063°E
Tamagawa Iron Mining Site 玉川鉄山跡 Tamagawa tetsuzan ato	Karumai			40°17′49″N 141°31′39″E / 40.296835°N 141.527424°E
Ōzuchi Castle Site 大槌城跡 Ōzuchi-jō ato	Ōtsuchi			39°21′42″N 141°53′46″E / 39.361710°N 141.896195°E
Tateishino Ichi Site 館石野I遺跡 Tateishino ichi iseki	Tanohata			39°55′47″N 141°53′18″E / 39.929748°N 141.888428°E
Kuriki Iron Mining Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato	Sumita			39°10′55″N 141°23′39″E / 39.182007°N 141.394086°E
Ōdate Settlement Site 大館町遺跡 Ōdate-chō ato	Morioka	inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period		39°42′54″N 141°06′49″E / 39.715028°N 141.113694°E
Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki	Kunohe			40°15′12″N 141°24′41″E / 40.253263°N 141.411381°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further one hundred and ninety-two sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[13]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Mutsu Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Iwate)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Count of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 岩手県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
5. "The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyûshû and Yamaguchi". UNESCO. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
6. "Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site". Kyuyama. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
7. 「北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群」の世界文化遺産登録をめざして [Towards World Heritage Inscription of "Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions"] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō Government Board of Education. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
8. 国見山廃寺跡 (極楽寺) (国指定史跡) [Kunimisan Haiji Site (Gokurakuji) (National Historic Site)] (in Japanese). Kitakami City. 14 June 2012.
9. 長者ヶ原廃寺跡 [Chōjagahara Haiji Site] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
10. 白鳥舘遺跡 [Shirotori-tate Site] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
11. 世界遺産の概要 [World Heritage Site: summary] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
12. 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 2 August 2014.
13. 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 2 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Historic Sites of Iwate Prefecture
• (Japanese) Map of Ichirizuka in Morioka City