List of Historic Sites of Japan (Tochigi)

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

National Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Ōya Stone Buddhas 大谷磨崖仏 Ōya magaibutsu	Utsunomiya			36°35′47″N 139°49′15″E / 36.59628589°N 139.82087223°E	3	470
*Nikkō Cedar Avenue 日光杉並木街道 附 並木寄進碑 Nikkō sugi namiki kaidō tsuketari namiki kishin hi	Nikkō, Kanuma	designation includes an associated monument; also a Special Natural Monument		36°44′41″N 139°42′24″E / 36.74480711°N 139.70672905°E	6	467
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Mibu			36°25′58″N 139°48′36″E / 36.43274062°N 139.81009779°E	1	473
Otomefudōhara Tile Kiln Site 乙女不動原瓦窯跡 Otomefudōhara kawara gama ato	Oyama			36°15′44″N 139°45′22″E / 36.26216387°N 139.75607572°E	6	490
Shimotsuke Provincial Offices Site 下野国庁跡 Shimotsuke kokuchō ato	Tochigi			36°22′46″N 139°47′06″E / 36.37951983°N 139.78496843°E	2	493
Shimotsuke Kokubun-ji Site 下野国庁跡 Shimotsuke Kokubunji ato	Shimotsuke	provincial temple of Shimotsuke Province		36°23′08″N 139°48′23″E / 36.3856028°N 139.80645383°E	3	463
Shimotsuke Kokubunni-ji Site 下野国分尼寺跡 Shimotsuke Kokubunniji ato	Shimotsuke	provincial nunnery of Shimotsuke Province		36°23′08″N 139°48′46″E / 36.38555768°N 139.81272169°E	3	485
Shimotsuke Yakushi-ji Site 下野薬師寺跡 Shimotsuke Yakushiji ato	Shimotsuke			36°24′06″N 139°52′34″E / 36.40163687°N 139.87605499°E	3	462
Kabasaki-dera Site 樺崎寺跡 Kabasaki-dera ato	Ashikaga			36°21′41″N 139°29′39″E / 36.36145405°N 139.49413806°E	3	3312
Ushizuka Kofun 牛塚古墳 Ushizuka kofun	Mibu			36°26′14″N 139°48′28″E / 36.43720413°N 139.80765731°E	1	475
Azuma Kofun 吾妻古墳 Azuma kofun	Tochigi, Mibu			36°24′16″N 139°48′41″E / 36.40440697°N 139.81129956°E	1	487
Negoyadai Site 根古谷台遺跡 Negoyadai iseki	Utsunomiya			36°32′07″N 139°49′58″E / 36.53521323°N 139.83268526°E	1	495
Sanuki Stone Buddhas 佐貫石仏 Sanuki sekibutsu	Shioya			36°45′01″N 139°47′58″E / 36.75015043°N 139.79939357°E	3	471
Sakura-machi Jinya Site 桜町陣屋跡 Sakura-machi jinya ato	Mooka			36°24′29″N 140°00′53″E / 36.40812471°N 140.01473978°E	2	478
Samuraizuka Kofun 侍塚古墳 Samuraizuka kofun	Ōtawara	designation comprises Kami-Samuraizuka Kofun (上侍塚古) and Shimo-Samuraizuka Kofun (下侍塚古墳)		36°48′47″N 140°07′22″E / 36.81299589°N 140.12285662°E	1	483
Deranohigashi Site 寺野東遺跡 Deranohigashi iseki	Oyama			36°19′36″N 139°52′52″E / 36.3266784°N 139.88109287°E	1	497
Kurumazuka Kofun 車塚古墳 Kurumazuka kofun	Mibu			36°26′14″N 139°48′33″E / 36.4371922°N 139.80906448°E	1	474
Kogane Ichirizuka 小金井一里塚 Kogane ichirizuka	Shimotsuke			36°22′40″N 139°50′28″E / 36.37769523°N 139.84121077°E	6	466
Oyama Family Castle Sites 小山氏城跡 Oyama-shi shiro ato	Oyama	designations comprises the sites of Washi Castle (鷲城跡), Gion Castle (祇園城跡), and Nakakuki Castle (中久喜城跡)		36°19′09″N 139°48′00″E / 36.31904891°N 139.80002237°E	2	496
Kamikōnushi-Mobara Kanga Site 上神主・茂原官衙遺跡 Kamikōnushi・Mobara kanga iseki	Utsunomiya, Kaminokawa			36°27′54″N 139°53′01″E / 36.46510465°N 139.88362172°E	2	3374
Mibu Ichirizuka 壬生一里塚 Mibu ichirizuka	Mibu			36°24′57″N 139°48′12″E / 36.41595821°N 139.80333482°E	6	476
Senju-ji Precinct 専修寺境内 Senjuji keidai	Mooka			36°23′38″N 140°01′23″E / 36.39390055°N 140.02316754°E	3	486
Ashio Copper Mine 足尾銅山跡 Ashio dōzan ato	Nikkō	designation includes the Tsūdō Mine (通洞坑) and Utsuno Magazine (宇都野火薬庫跡)		36°38′01″N 139°26′16″E / 36.63357244°N 139.43782197°E	6	00003567
Ashikaga Gakkō Site 足利学校跡（聖廟及び附属建物を含む） Ashikaga gakkō ato (seibyō oyobi fuzoku tatemono o fukumu)	Ashikaga	designation includes the shrine and annex		36°20′09″N 139°27′12″E / 36.33596196°N 139.45326788°E	4	464
Ashikaga Family Residence (Banna-ji) 足利氏宅跡（鑁阿寺） Ashikaga-shi taku ato (Bannaji)	Ashikaga			36°20′15″N 139°27′08″E / 36.3374865°N 139.45209568°E	2, 8	468
Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun	Mibu			36°29′23″N 139°46′41″E / 36.48975728°N 139.77803597°E	1	484
Chōjagadaira Kanga Site 長者ヶ平官衙遺跡附東山道跡 Chōjagadaira kanga iseki tsuketari Tōsandō ato	Nasukarasuyama, Sakura			36°40′53″N 140°02′45″E / 36.681257°N 140.045857°E	2, 6	00003619
Karanogosho Cave Tombs 唐御所横穴 Karanogosho yokoana	Nakagawa			36°44′37″N 140°09′24″E / 36.74374352°N 140.15670115°E	1	479
Fujimoto Kannonyama Kofun 藤本観音山古墳 Fujimoto Kannonyama kofun	Ashikaga			36°18′02″N 139°26′09″E / 36.30045543°N 139.43592193°E	1	00003498
Nasu Kanga Site 那須官衙遺跡 Nasu Kanga iseki	Nakagawa			36°46′52″N 140°06′35″E / 36.78113347°N 140.10971512°E	2	488
Nasu Ogawa Kofun Cluster 那須小川古墳群 Nasu Ogawa kofun-gun	Nakagawa	designation includes Komagata Ōzuka Kofun (駒形大塚古墳), Yoshida Yuzen Jinja Kofun Cluster (吉田温泉神社古墳群), and Nasu Hachimanzuka Kofun Cluster (那須八幡塚古墳群)		36°45′41″N 140°07′16″E / 36.76138948°N 140.12099424°E	1	492
Nasu Kanda Castle Site 那須神田城跡 Nasu Kanda-jō ato	Nakagawa			36°45′07″N 140°07′38″E / 36.75190939°N 140.12711209°E	2	494
Shrines and Temples of Nikkō 日光山内 Nikkō-san nai	Nikkō	UNESCO World Heritage Site[4]		36°45′31″N 139°35′52″E / 36.75856905°N 139.59791194°E	3	3211
Tobiyama Castle Site 飛山城跡 Tobiyama-jō ato	Utsunomiya			36°33′20″N 139°57′58″E / 36.55552262°N 139.96612171°E	2	489
Biwazuka Kofun 琵琶塚古墳 Biwazuka kofun	Oyama			36°22′29″N 139°48′25″E / 36.37468713°N 139.80699858°E	1	472
Marishitenzuka Kofun 摩利支天塚古墳 Marishitenzuka kofun	Oyama			36°22′20″N 139°48′21″E / 36.37224358°N 139.80596052°E	1	491
Karasawayama Castle Site 唐沢山城跡 Karasawayama-jō ato	Sano			36°21′13″N 139°36′03″E / 36.353620°N 139.600933°E

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, forty-eight sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[5][6]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tsukayama Kofun 塚山古墳 Tsukayama kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′22″N 139°51′39″E / 36.506027°N 139.860833°E
Sendazuka Kofun 千駄塚古墳 Sendazuka kofun	Oyama			36°16′55″N 139°46′29″E / 36.281982°N 139.774654°E
Ōzukadai Kofun 大塚台古墳 Ōzukadai kofun	Haga			36°34′59″N 140°03′34″E / 36.583176°N 140.059440°E
Hyōtanzuka Kofun 瓢箪塚古墳 Hyōtanzuka kofun	Mooka			36°25′25″N 139°59′20″E / 36.423523°N 139.988785°E
Kazatozuka Kofun 風戸塚古墳 Kazatozuka kofun	Mashiko			36°29′11″N 140°05′45″E / 36.486401°N 140.095875°E
Nagaoka Hyakuana Kofun 長岡百穴古墳 Nagaoka Hyakuana kofun	Utsunomiya			36°35′47″N 139°52′50″E / 36.596270°N 139.880676°E
Hachimanyama Kofun Cluster 八幡山古墳群 Hachimanyama kofun-gun	Ashikaga			36°19′26″N 139°26′09″E / 36.323908°N 139.435794°E
Myōtetsu Zenji Grave 妙哲禅師の墓 附 墓碑 Myōtetsu Zenji no haka tsuketari bohi	Utsunomiya			36°39′15″N 139°49′35″E / 36.654115°N 139.826281°E
Sesshō-seki 殺生石 Sesshō seki	Nasu			37°05′59″N 140°00′02″E / 37.099688°N 140.000539°E
Kamenokozuka Kofun 亀の子塚古墳 Kamenokozuka kofun	Haga			36°30′06″N 140°01′05″E / 36.501668°N 140.018005°E
Sasazuka Kofun 笹塚古墳 Sasazuka kofun	Utsunomiya			36°28′53″N 139°53′53″E / 36.481398°N 139.898164°E
Ōzuka Kofun 大塚古墳 Ōzuka kofun	Utsunomiya			36°35′27″N 139°52′26″E / 36.590833°N 139.873889°E
Ōmasuzuka Kofun 大桝塚古墳 Ōmasuzuka kofun	Sano			36°19′31″N 139°35′35″E / 36.325161°N 139.593101°E
Tanaka Shōzō Former Residence 田中正造旧宅 Tanaka Shōzō kyū-taku	Sano			36°20′16″N 139°33′16″E / 36.337642°N 139.554552°E
Ninomiya Sontoku Grave 二宮尊徳の墓 Ninomiya Sontoku no haka	Nikkō			36°43′32″N 139°41′21″E / 36.725591°N 139.689059°E
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Oyama			36°18′55″N 139°49′18″E / 36.315298°N 139.821582°E
Bishamonyama Kofun 毘沙門山古墳 Bishamonyama kofun	Oyama			36°17′28″N 139°44′45″E / 36.290993°N 139.745793°E
Ōuchi Haiji Site and Tōhōdadō 大内廃寺跡 附 塔法田堂跡 Ōuchi Haiji ato tsuketari Tōhōdadō ato	Mooka			36°28′32″N 140°01′47″E / 36.475549°N 140.029775°E
Shōdō Shōnin Birthplace 日光開山勝道上人誕生地 Nikkō kaizan Shōdō shōnin tanjō-chi	Mooka	at Butsusei-ji (仏生寺)		36°24′27″N 140°03′13″E / 36.407373°N 140.053507°E
Fujiyama Kofun 富士山古墳 Fujiyama kofun	Mibu			36°29′19″N 139°46′56″E / 36.488610°N 139.782314°E
Nagatsuka Kofun 長塚古墳 Nagatsuka kofun	Mibu			36°28′36″N 139°46′18″E / 36.476576°N 139.771553°E
Kamezuka Kofun 亀塚古墳 Kamezuka kofun	Mibu			36°29′58″N 139°49′51″E / 36.499374°N 139.830852°E
Ōtsuka Kofun 大塚古墳 Ōzuka kofun	Nogi			36°12′52″N 139°45′02″E / 36.214571°N 139.750514°E
Kanayamazuka Kofun 金山塚古墳 Kanayamazuka kofun	Iwafune			36°18′03″N 139°41′58″E / 36.300739°N 139.699531°E
Nishihara Kofun 西原古墳 Nishihara kofun	Sakura			36°44′43″N 139°58′57″E / 36.745272°N 139.982539°E
Niwatorizuka Kofun 鶏塚古墳 Niwatorizuka kofun	Mooka			36°28′57″N 140°01′51″E / 36.482597°N 140.030901°E
Yoneyama Kofun 米山古墳 Yoneyama kofun	Sano			36°19′32″N 139°36′31″E / 36.325550°N 139.608700°E
Nyūjōzuka Kofun 入定塚古墳 Nyūjōzuka kofun	Mashiko			36°29′14″N 140°05′55″E / 36.487178°N 140.098600°E
Oyake Kofun Cluster 小宅古墳群 Oyake kofun-gun	Mashiko			36°30′38″N 140°06′47″E / 36.510516°N 140.112934°E
Nakamura Castle Site 中村城跡 Nakamura-jō ato	Mooka			36°24′34″N 139°57′26″E / 36.409376°N 139.957119°E
Koyama Castle Site 児山城跡 Koyama-jō ato	Shimotsuke			36°26′51″N 139°51′08″E / 36.447575°N 139.852298°E
JInzen Tomoe Inn 深山巴の宿 JInzen Tomoe no juku	Kanuma			36°38′53″N 139°30′27″E / 36.647935°N 139.507484°E
Tenjinyama Kofun 天神山古墳 Tenjinyama kofun	Mooka			36°22′50″N 140°00′40″E / 36.380661°N 140.011053°E
Gozenbara Castle Site 御前原城跡 Gozenbara-jō ato	Yaita			36°47′20″N 139°56′41″E / 36.788855°N 139.944663°E
Nogi Maresuke Residence at Nasu 乃木希典那須野旧宅 Nogi Maresuki Nasu no kyū-taku	Nasushiobara			36°53′15″N 140°00′10″E / 36.887610°N 140.002910°E
Murakami Castle Site 村上城跡 Murakami-jō ato	Ichikai			36°33′27″N 140°07′08″E / 36.557395°N 140.118985°E
Utsunomiya Family Grave Site 宇都宮家の墓所 Utsunomiya-ke bosho	Mashiko			36°27′07″N 140°08′11″E / 36.452011°N 140.136387°E
Senbon Castle Site 千本城跡 Senbon-jō ato	Motegi			36°34′35″N 140°09′09″E / 36.576490°N 140.152545°E
Tsukayama-nishi Kofun 塚山西古墳 Tsukayama-nishi kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′21″N 139°51′35″E / 36.505756°N 139.859803°E
Tsukayama-minami Kofun 塚山南古墳 Tsukayama-minami kofun	Utsunomiya			36°30′18″N 139°51′37″E / 36.504928°N 139.860367°E
Saimyō-ji Precinct 西明寺境内 Saimyōji keidai	Mashiko			36°27′10″N 140°07′02″E / 36.452735°N 140.117311°E
Hosokawa Clan Graves 細川家の墓所 Hosokawa-ke no haka	Motegi	at Nōji-in (能持院)		36°32′33″N 140°12′07″E / 36.542570°N 140.202069°E
Maruzuka Kofun 丸塚古墳 Maruzuka kofun	Shimotsuke			36°23′31″N 139°48′41″E / 36.391959°N 139.811454°E
Atagozuka Kofun 愛宕塚古墳 Atagozuka kofun	Shimotsuke			36°23′31″N 139°48′36″E / 36.391924°N 139.810081°E
Shakadō Junshi Graves and Fudai Family Graves 釈迦堂殉死の墓及び譜代家臣の墓 Shakadō junshi no haka oyobi Fudai-ka shin no haka	Nikkō	at Rinnō-ji		36°45′16″N 139°36′03″E / 36.754565°N 139.600825°E
Mumo Castle Site 武茂城跡（乾徳寺境内を含む） Mumo-jō ato (Kentokuji keidai o fukumu)	Nakagawa	designation includes the precinct of Kentoku-ji (乾徳寺)		36°44′31″N 140°10′22″E / 36.741910°N 140.172844°E
Horikoshi Site 堀越遺跡 Horikoshi iseki	Yaita			36°49′34″N 139°55′01″E / 36.826016°N 139.917026°E
Prefectural Office Moat 県庁堀 附 漕渠 Kenchō bori tsuketari sōkyo	Tochigi			36°22′52″N 139°43′48″E / 36.381171°N 139.729882°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further three hundred and ninety-nine sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[7]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Shimotsuke Province
• Tochigi Prefectural Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Tochigi)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
2. 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 9 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 栃木県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
4. "Shrines and Temples of Nikko". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
5. 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 9 August 2014.
6. 栃木県指定文化財 史跡 [Prefectural Historic Sites of Tochigi Prefecture] (in Japanese). Tochigi Prefecture. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
7. 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 9 August 2014.