List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, twenty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type
Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka	Amami		28°27′09″N 129°42′49″E / 28.45248667°N 129.71357363°E / 28.45248667; 129.71357363 (Ushuku Shell Mound)	1
Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun	Ōsaki		31°24′48″N 131°00′54″E / 31.41338171°N 131.01489573°E / 31.41338171; 131.01489573 (Yokose Kofun)	1
Former Shūseikan 旧集成館附寺山炭窯関吉疎水溝 kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumi gama ato Sekiyoshiso suikō	Kagoshima	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi^[5]^[6]	31°37′02″N 130°34′35″E / 31.61715948°N 130.57638368°E / 31.61715948; 130.57638368 (Former Shūseikan)	6
Tomb of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka	Kagoshima		31°37′14″N 130°31′39″E / 31.62068038°N 130.52748407°E / 31.62068038; 130.52748407 (Tomb of Keian)	7
Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki	Minamitane		30°25′30″N 130°58′02″E / 30.42486519°N 130.96727314°E / 30.42486519; 130.96727314 (Hirota Site)	1
Kōyama Castle Site 高山城跡 Kōyama-jō ato	Kimotsuki		31°19′03″N 130°57′56″E / 31.31744603°N 130.96567989°E / 31.31744603; 130.96567989 (Kōyama Castle Site)	2
Former Sata Medicinal Garden 佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen	Minamiōsumi		31°05′31″N 130°41′28″E / 31.09182253°N 130.6912078°E / 31.09182253; 130.6912078 (Former Sata Medicinal Garden)	5
Satsuma Kokubun-ji Site 薩摩国分寺跡 Satsuma Kokubunji ato	Satsumasendai	provincial temple of Satsuma Province	31°49′55″N 130°18′24″E / 31.83202231°N 130.30655444°E / 31.83202231; 130.30655444 (Satsuma Kokubunji Site)	3
Shibushi Castle Site 志布志城跡 Shibushi-jō ato	Shibushi		31°29′05″N 131°06′31″E / 31.48473648°N 131.10874686°E / 31.48473648; 131.10874686 (Shibushi Castle Site)	2
Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki	Ibusuki		31°13′45″N 130°38′42″E / 31.22908144°N 130.64504968°E / 31.22908144; 130.64504968 (Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site)	1
Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence 鹿児島紡績所技師館 (異人館) Kagoshima bōsekijo gishikan (Ijinkan)	Kagoshima	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi^[5]^[7]	31°36′56″N 130°34′27″E / 31.61563906°N 130.57418775°E / 31.61563906; 130.57418775	6
Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka	China		27°21′30″N 128°31′43″E / 27.35831255°N 128.52860402°E / 27.35831255; 128.52860402 (Sumiyoshi Shell Mound)	1
Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki	Amami		28°19′26″N 129°31′50″E / 28.32381199°N 129.53066047°E / 28.32381199; 129.53066047 (Kominato Fuwaganeku Site)	1
Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki	Kirishima		31°42′51″N 130°48′02″E / 31.714138°N 130.800659°E / 31.714138; 130.800659 (Uenohara Site)	1
Mount Shiroyama 城山 Shiroyama	Kagoshima	also a Natural Monument	31°35′49″N 130°33′01″E / 31.59687675°N 130.55019534°E / 31.59687675; 130.55019534 (Mount Shiroyama)	2
Kiyoshiki Castle Site 清色城跡 Kiyoshiki-jō ato	Satsumasendai		31°48′22″N 130°25′33″E / 31.80624371°N 130.42579692°E / 31.80624371; 130.42579692 (Kiyoshiki Castle Site)	2
Akagina Castle Site 赤木名城跡 Akagina-jō ato	Amami	overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima (coordinates are approximate)^[8]	28°27′37″N 129°40′12″E / 28.460240°N 129.669936°E / 28.460240; 129.669936 (Akagina Castle Site)	2
Ōsumi Kokubun-ji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln Sites 大隅国分寺跡附宮田ヶ岡瓦窯跡 Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato	Kirishima, Aira	provincial temple of Ōsumi Province	31°44′28″N 130°46′17″E / 31.741034°N 130.771347°E / 31.741034; 130.771347	3
Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋白銀坂龍門司坂 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka	Kagoshima, Aira, Kajiki	old road network	31°45′24″N 130°40′00″E / 31.7567053°N 130.66666908°E / 31.7567053; 130.66666908	6
Chiran Castle Site 知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato	Minamikyūshū		31°22′00″N 130°26′35″E / 31.36674516°N 130.44312911°E / 31.36674516; 130.44312911 (Chiran Castle Site)	2
Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun	Kimotsuki		31°20′26″N 130°58′07″E / 31.34045315°N 130.96863426°E / 31.34045315; 130.96863426 (Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster)	1
Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun	Higashikushira		31°21′46″N 130°59′05″E / 31.3628334°N 130.98460226°E / 31.3628334; 130.98460226 (Tōjin Kofun Cluster)	1
Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki tōki yōseki	Isen		27°41′44″N 128°56′33″E / 27.69564843°N 128.94241973°E / 27.69564843; 128.94241973 (Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site)	6
Tomb of Nanbobunshi 南浦文之墓 Nanbobunshi no haka	Kajiki		31°44′55″N 130°40′10″E / 31.74852845°N 130.66930857°E / 31.74852845; 130.66930857 (Tomb of Nanbobunshi)	7
Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka	Kirishima		31°44′26″N 130°44′13″E / 31.74063424°N 130.73681754°E / 31.74063424; 130.73681754 (Hayatozuka)	3
Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki	Minamisatsuma		31°25′18″N 130°19′51″E / 31.42174985°N 130.33092702°E / 31.42174985; 130.33092702 (Kakoinohara Site)	1
Ōsumishō Hachimangū Precinct 大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumishō Hachimangū keidai oyobi sha-ke ato	Kirishima		31°45′13″N 130°44′16″E / 31.753660°N 130.737884°E / 31.753660; 130.737884 (Ōsumishō Hachimangū)	3

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty-six sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]^[9]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates
Kagoshima Castle Site 鶴丸城跡 Tsurumaru-jō ato	Kagoshima		31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E / 31.598485°N 130.554611°E / 31.598485; 130.554611 (Kagoshima Castle Site)
Fukushō-ji Site 福昌寺跡 Fukushōji ato	Kagoshima		31°36′41″N 130°33′41″E / 31.611378°N 130.561372°E / 31.611378; 130.561372 (Kagoshima Castle)
Yayoi Dwelling Site 弥生式住居跡 Yayoi-shiki jūkyo ato	Kagoshima	in the grounds of Kagoshima Ichinomiya Jinja (一之宮神社)	31°33′47″N 130°32′47″E / 31.563055°N 130.546326°E / 31.563055; 130.546326 (Yayoi Dwelling Site)
Jōraku-in 常楽院 Jōrakuin	Hioki		31°31′37″N 130°21′02″E / 31.526934°N 130.350637°E / 31.526934; 130.350637 (Jōrakuin)
Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan 山川薬園跡及びリュウガン Yamakawa yakuen ato oyobi ryūgan	Ibusuki		31°12′17″N 130°38′21″E / 31.204745°N 130.639136°E / 31.204745; 130.639136 (Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan)
Roku Jizō Tō 六地蔵塔 Roku Jizō tō	Minamisatsuma		31°24′40″N 130°19′04″E / 31.411048°N 130.317743°E / 31.411048; 130.317743 (Roku Jizō Tō)
Ichijō-in Site 一乗院跡 Ichijō-in ato	Minamisatsuma		31°16′16″N 130°13′52″E / 31.271183°N 130.231102°E / 31.271183; 130.231102 (Ichijō-in Site)
Hirata Yukie Residence Site 平田靱負屋敷跡 Hirata Yukie yashiki ato	Kagoshima		31°35′29″N 130°32′46″E / 31.591422°N 130.546181°E / 31.591422; 130.546181 (Hirata Yukie Residence Site)
Nanshū Grave Site 南洲墓地 Nanshū bochi	Kagoshima	at Jōkōmyō-ji (浄光明寺)	31°36′21″N 130°33′33″E / 31.605819°N 130.559131°E / 31.605819; 130.559131 (Nanshū Grave Site)
Nanshū Rutaku Site 南洲流謫跡 Nanshū Rutaku ato	Tatsugō		28°27′04″N 129°36′14″E / 28.451034°N 129.604007°E / 28.451034; 129.604007 (Nanshū Rutaku Site)
Kamemaru Castle Site 亀丸城跡 Kamemaru-jō ato	Hioki		31°30′23″N 130°21′54″E / 31.506465°N 130.364928°E / 31.506465; 130.364928 (Kamemaru Castle Site)
Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas 清水磨崖仏 Kiyomizu magai-butsu	Minamikyūshū		31°25′02″N 130°25′18″E / 31.417219°N 130.421534°E / 31.417219; 130.421534 (Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas)
Tomari Jochiku Grave 泊如竹の墓 Tomari Jochiku no haka	Yakushima		30°18′49″N 130°39′21″E / 30.313691°N 130.655723°E / 30.313691; 130.655723 (Tomari Jochiku Grave)
Aikō Kishun Grave 愛甲喜春の墓 Aikō Kishun no haka	Shibushi		31°28′32″N 131°06′02″E / 31.475451°N 131.100433°E / 31.475451; 131.100433 (Aikō Kishun Grave)
Kōriyama Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō 郡山町川田堂園の供養塔群 Kōriyama-chō Kawada Dōzono no kuyōtō-gun	Kagoshima		31°40′34″N 130°30′19″E / 31.676156°N 130.505261°E / 31.676156; 130.505261 (Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō)
Sasue Kofun 指江古墳 Sasue kofun	Nagashima		32°09′08″N 130°06′58″E / 32.152253°N 130.115976°E / 32.152253; 130.115976 (Sasue Kofun)
Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers 栗野町稲葉崎の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Inobazaki no kuyōtō-gun	Aira		31°58′03″N 130°41′33″E / 31.967400°N 130.692630°E / 31.967400; 130.692630 (Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers)
Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers 栗野町田尾原の供養塔群 Kurino-chō Taobaru no kuyōtō-gun	Aira		31°57′47″N 130°42′06″E / 31.963086°N 130.701599°E / 31.963086; 130.701599 (Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers)
Wadomari Yononushi Grave 和泊町の世之主の墓 Wadomari-chō no Yononushi no haka	Wadomari		27°22′58″N 128°36′44″E / 27.382895°N 128.612137°E / 27.382895; 128.612137 (Wadomari Yononushi Grave)
Raigō-ji Site Graves 来迎寺跡墓塔群 Raigōji ato haka-tō-gun	Ichikikushikino		31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E / 31.480987°N 131.109788°E / 31.480987; 131.109788 (Raigōji Site Graves)
Hōman-ji Site 宝満寺跡 Hōmanji ato	Shibushi		31°28′52″N 131°06′35″E / 31.480987°N 131.109788°E / 31.480987; 131.109788 (Hōmanji Site)
Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln 竜門司焼古窯 Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln	Aira		31°46′00″N 130°40′18″E / 31.766668°N 130.671590°E / 31.766668; 130.671590 (Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln)
Shigakkō Site Stone Walls 私学校跡石塀 Shigakkō ato ishibei	Kagoshima		31°35′45″N 130°33′16″E / 31.595864°N 130.554528°E / 31.595864; 130.554528 (Shigakkō Site Stone Walls)
Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele 根占町川南宇都の板碑 Nejime-chō Kawaminami Uto no itabi	Minamiōsumi		31°12′50″N 130°46′48″E / 31.213820°N 130.780123°E / 31.213820; 130.780123 (Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele)
Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster 薩摩町永野別府原古墳群 Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara kofun-gun	Satsuma		31°55′41″N 130°33′21″E / 31.928054°N 130.555730°E / 31.928054; 130.555730
Sōkōji Graves 宗功寺墓地 Sōkōji bochi	Satsuma		31°54′29″N 130°26′21″E / 31.908001°N 130.439258°E / 31.908001; 130.439258 (Sōkōji Graves)
Wakimoto Kofun Cluster 脇本古墳群糸割渕1号墳・2号墳 Wakimoto kofun-gun Itowarifuchi ichigō-fun nigō-fun	Akune		32°04′53″N 130°12′19″E / 32.081520°N 130.205412°E / 32.081520; 130.205412 (Wakimoto Kofun Cluster)
Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas 赤水の岩堂磨崖仏 Akamizu no Iwadō magaibutsu	Kirishima		31°49′50″N 130°44′19″E / 31.830607°N 130.738506°E / 31.830607; 130.738506 (Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas)
Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells 笠野原土持堀の深井戸 Kasanohara Tsuchimochi hori no fuka ido	Kanoya		31°26′14″N 130°54′08″E / 31.437131°N 130.902250°E / 31.437131; 130.902250 (Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells)
Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster 小浜崎古墳群 Ohamazaki kofun-gun	Nagashima		32°10′30″N 130°06′04″E / 32.174886°N 130.100999°E / 32.174886; 130.100999 (Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster)
Myōjin Kofun Cluster 明神古墳群 Myōjin kofun-gun	Nagashima		32°10′41″N 130°06′00″E / 32.178046°N 130.100033°E / 32.178046; 130.100033 (Myōjin Kofun Cluster)
Kasedō Kofun 加世堂古墳 Kasedō kofun	Nagashima		32°08′00″N 130°10′32″E / 32.133321°N 130.175436°E / 32.133321; 130.175436 (Kasedō Kofun)
Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves 刀匠玉置家歴代の墓 tōshō Tamaki-ke rekidai no haka	Kagoshima		31°22′09″N 130°31′46″E / 31.369248°N 130.529552°E / 31.369248; 130.529552 (Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves)
Daigan-ji Site Graves and Pagodas 鶴田町大願寺跡墓塔群(開山堂跡・薬師堂跡) Tsuruta-chō Daiganji ato haka-tō-gun (Kaisandō ato Yakushidō ato)	Satsuma	designation includes the sites of the Kaisandō and Yakushi dō	31°55′33″N 130°27′19″E / 31.925959°N 130.455308°E / 31.925959; 130.455308 (Daiganji Site Graves and Pagodas)
Inutabu Shell Mound 犬田布貝塚 Inutabu kaizuka	Isen		27°42′43″N 128°54′05″E / 27.711836°N 128.901258°E / 27.711836; 128.901258 (Inutabu Shell Mound)
Shiroma Tofuru Tombs 城間トフル墓群 Shiroma Tofuru haka-gun	Amami		28°26′51″N 129°42′34″E / 28.447412°N 129.709396°E / 28.447412; 129.709396 (Shiroma Tofuru Tombs)
Ichiki Shell Mound 市来町市来貝塚 Ichiki-chō Ichiki kaizuka	Ichikikushikino		31°42′33″N 130°18′39″E / 31.709294°N 130.310941°E / 31.709294; 130.310941 (Ichiki Shell Mound)
Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site 厚地松山製鉄遺跡 Atsuchi Matsuyama seitetsu iseki	Minamikyūshū		31°23′21″N 130°26′20″E / 31.389033°N 130.438871°E / 31.389033; 130.438871 (Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site)
Uto Kiln Site 宇都窯跡 Uto gama ato	Aira		31°44′51″N 130°37′36″E / 31.747561°N 130.626626°E / 31.747561; 130.626626 (Uto Kiln Site)
Yokomine Site 横峯遺跡 Yokomine iseki	Minamitane		30°27′46″N 130°51′49″E / 30.462805°N 130.863540°E / 30.462805; 130.863540 (Yokomine Site)
Kurokawa Cave 黒川洞穴 Kurokawa dōketsu	Hioki		31°33′10″N 130°24′07″E / 31.552830°N 130.402050°E / 31.552830; 130.402050 (Kurokawa Cave)
Ei Castle Site 頴娃城跡 Ei-jō ato	Minamikyūshū		31°14′22″N 130°29′33″E / 31.239316°N 130.492387°E / 31.239316; 130.492387 (Ei Castle Site)
Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln 美山薩摩焼窯 Miyama Satsuma-yaki gama	Hioki		31°38′37″N 130°21′43″E / 31.643664°N 130.361881°E / 31.643664; 130.361881 (Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln)
Kenshō Castle Site 建昌城跡 Kenshō-jō ato	Aira		31°43′48″N 130°36′45″E / 31.73°N 130.6125°E / 31.73; 130.6125 (Kenshō Castle Site)
Amatatsutera-mae Kofun 天辰寺前古墳 Amatatsutera-mae kofun	Satsumasendai		31°49′40″N 130°19′13″E / 31.827709°N 130.320232°E / 31.827709; 130.320232 (Amatatsutera-mae Kofun)
Okazaki Kofun Cluster 岡崎古墳群 Okazaki kofun-gun	Kagoshima		31°22′52″N 130°57′31″E / 31.381064°N 130.958555°E / 31.381064; 130.958555 (Okazaki Kofun Cluster)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further six hundred and sixty-one sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[4]^[10]

Historic Sites of Japan

Hokkaido	Hokkaido

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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References

↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡鹿児島県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
1 2 3 鹿児島県内の国及び県指定文化財数一覧表 [Number of Designated Cultural Properties of Kagoshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kagoshima Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
1 2 "The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
↑ "Former Shuseikan and Machine Factory". The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
↑ "Former Kagoshima Spinning Engineer's Residence". The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
↑ 赤木名城跡 [Akagina Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
↑ 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.
↑ 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) Cultural Properties of Kagoshima Prefecture

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