List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aichi)

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

National Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Nagoya Castle Site 名古屋城跡 Nagoya-jō ato	Nagoya			35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E	2
Ano Ichirizuka 阿野一里塚 Ano ichirizuka	Toyoake	on the Tōkaidō; both mounds survive[4]		35°02′52″N 137°00′12″E / 35.04771664°N 137.00342828°E	6	1431
Irago Tile Kiln Site for Tōdai-ji 伊良湖東大寺瓦窯跡 Irago Tōdaiji gayō-seki	Tahara			34°35′42″N 137°03′23″E / 34.5951283°N 137.05629558°E	6
Urigō Site 瓜郷遺跡 Urigō iseki	Toyohashi			34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E	1
Okehazama Battlefield 桶狭間古戦場伝説地附戦人塚 Okehazama ko-senjō den setsuchi tsuketari sennintsuka	Toyoake	designation includes the burial mound of the fallen		35°03′36″N 136°58′51″E / 35.05998388°N 136.98075472°E	2, 7, 8
Kaigarayama Shell Mound 貝殻山貝塚 Kaigarayama kaizuka	Kiyosu			35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.21859969°N 136.85136432°E	1
Yoshigo Shell Mound 吉胡貝塚 Yoshigo kaizuka	Tahara			34°40′54″N 137°16′51″E / 34.68158603°N 137.28094438°E	1
Mikawa Kokubun-ji Site 三河国分寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunji ato	Toyokawa	provincial temple of Mikawa Province		34°50′17″N 137°20′30″E / 34.83799184°N 137.34155232°E	3
Mikawa Kokubunni-ji Site 三河国分尼寺跡 Mikawa Kokubunniji ato	Toyokawa	provincial nunnery of Mikawa Province		34°50′26″N 137°20′41″E / 34.84060888°N 137.34478239°E	3
Konagasō Pottery Kiln Site 小長曽陶器窯跡 Konagasō tōki kama ato	Seto			35°13′05″N 137°09′48″E / 35.21803757°N 137.16338313°E	6
Mount Komaki 小牧山 Komaki-yama	Komaki			35°17′33″N 136°54′46″E / 35.2923732°N 136.91275088°E	2
Matsudaira Clan Sites 松平氏遺跡 Matsudaira-shi iseki	Toyota			35°03′02″N 137°15′52″E / 35.05068141°N 137.26441401°E	2, 3
Shingū Site 真宮遺跡 Shingū iseki	Okazaki			34°47′07″N 137°22′31″E / 34.7851741°N 137.37532263°E	1
Susenoja Cave 嵩山蛇穴 Susenoja ana	Toyohashi			34°47′51″N 137°29′06″E / 34.79747521°N 137.484964°E	1
Shōbōji Kofun 正法寺古墳 Shōbōji kofun	Kira			34°47′23″N 137°05′07″E / 34.78965423°N 137.08537798°E	1
Aoyama Kofun 青塚古墳 Aoyama kofun	Inuyama			35°19′34″N 136°55′45″E / 35.32624586°N 136.92907535°E	1
Ōarako Old Kiln Site 大アラコ古窯跡 Ōarako ko-yōseki	Tahara			34°38′05″N 137°11′43″E / 34.63465334°N 137.19540835°E	6
Ōguruwa Shell Mound 大曲輪貝塚 Ōguruwa kaizuka	Nagoya			35°07′23″N 136°56′35″E / 35.12303412°N 136.9431098°E	1
Ōtaka Castle Site 大高城跡 Ōtaka-jō ato	Nagoya	designation includes the fortified sites of Marune-toride (丸根砦跡) and Washizu-toride (鷲津砦跡)		35°04′10″N 136°56′33″E / 35.06957156°N 136.94237997°E	2
Ōyama Haiji Site 大山廃寺跡 Ōyama Haiji ato	Komaki			35°19′20″N 137°00′20″E / 35.32226327°N 137.00568518°E	3
Ōhira Ichirizuka 大平一里塚 Ōhira ichirizuka	Okazaki			34°56′29″N 137°11′37″E / 34.94136385°N 137.1936737°E	6
Danpusan Kofun 断夫山古墳 Danpusan kofun	Nagoya			35°07′51″N 136°54′11″E / 35.13090932°N 136.90318426°E	1
Nagakute Battlefield 長久手古戦場 Nagakute ko-senjō	Nagakute	designation includes the sites of Mount Mihata (御旗山), Mount Irogane (色金山), and the neck mound (首塚)		35°11′10″N 137°03′18″E / 35.18608369°N 137.05490487°E	2, 7
Nagashino Castle Site 長篠城跡 Nagashino-jō ato	Shinshiro			34°55′21″N 137°33′34″E / 34.9226054°N 137.55939116°E	2
Higashinomiya Kofun 東之宮古墳 Higashinomiya kofun	Inuyama			35°23′25″N 136°57′03″E / 35.39014037°N 136.95083093°E	1
Futago Kofun 二子古墳 Futago kofun	Anjō			34°55′44″N 137°05′47″E / 34.92884193°N 137.09648685°E	1
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Kasugai			35°13′33″N 136°56′12″E / 35.225944°N 136.93662236°E	1
Irimi Shell Mound 入海貝塚 Irimi kaizuka	Higashiura			34°59′08″N 136°58′11″E / 34.98550624°N 136.96968334°E	1
Shiratorizuka Kofun 白鳥塚古墳 Shiratorizuka kofun	Nagoya			35°15′19″N 137°02′40″E / 35.25517602°N 137.04443853°E	1
Shiratorizuka Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama kofun	Nagoya			35°09′14″N 136°55′26″E / 35.15386154°N 136.92401576°E	1
Owari Kokubun-ji Site 尾張国分寺跡 Owari Kokubunji ato	Inazawa	provincial temple of Owari Province		35°14′00″N 136°46′24″E / 35.233413°N 136.773423°E	3
Himeogawa Kofun 姫小川古墳 Himeogawa kofun	Anjō			34°54′56″N 137°05′44″E / 34.91550515°N 137.09561959°E	1
Dodo Sue Ware Kiln Site 百々陶器窯跡 Dodo Sue-ki kama ato	Tahara			34°38′43″N 137°17′57″E / 34.64517885°N 137.29908096°E	6
Tomida Ichirizuka 富田一里塚 Tomida ichirizuka	Ichinomiya			35°17′45″N 136°44′30″E / 35.29590955°N 136.74154944°E	6
Maiki Haiji Pagoda Site 舞木廃寺塔跡 Maiki Haiji tō ato	Toyota			35°08′44″N 137°10′11″E / 35.14552493°N 137.16977326°E	3
Kitano Haiji Site 北野廃寺跡 Kitano Haiji ato	Okazaki			34°59′26″N 137°08′24″E / 34.99054502°N 137.13987524°E	3
Shimabara Domain Fukōzu Matsudaira Clan Graves 島原藩主深溝松平家墓所 Shimabara-han Fukōzu Matsudaira-ke bosho	Kōta	in the grounds of Honkō-ji (本光寺), the clan bodaiji		35°11′05″N 136°53′58″E / 35.18471409°N 136.8994001°E	7

Prefectural Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ono no Michikaze Legendary Birthplace 小野道風誕生伝説地 Ono no Michikaze tanjō den-setsuchi	Kasugai			35°13′11″N 136°58′04″E / 35.219705°N 136.967872°E
Daichi Site 大地遺跡 Daichi iseki	Iwakura			35°16′28″N 136°51′47″E / 35.274425°N 136.863039°E
Sumiyakibira Kofun Cluster 炭焼平古墳群 Sumiyakibira kofun-gun	Toyokawa			34°52′41″N 137°26′12″E / 34.878089°N 137.436706°E
Mamizuka Site 馬見塚遺跡 Mamizuka iseki	Ichinomiya			35°17′29″N 136°49′14″E / 35.291509°N 136.820511°E
Ōnedaira Site 大根平遺跡 Ōnedaira iseki	Shitara			35°10′08″N 137°37′44″E / 35.168806°N 137.628917°E
Takane Site 髙根遺跡 Takane iseki	Komaki			35°17′30″N 136°58′48″E / 35.291734°N 136.980044°E
Kurabune Site 鞍船遺跡 Kurabune iseki	Shitara			35°10′26″N 137°37′26″E / 35.173778°N 137.623764°E
Ōmidō-ji Site 史跡大御堂寺 shiseki Ōmidōji	Mihama	contains the grave of Minamoto no Yoshitomo		34°46′15″N 136°51′11″E / 34.770877°N 136.852950°E
Uri Castle Site 宇利城跡 Uri-jō ato	Shinshiro			34°51′55″N 137°31′47″E / 34.865273°N 137.529720°E
Ōdakayama Old Kiln 大髙山古窯 Ōdakayama ko-yō	Handa			34°55′44″N 136°56′50″E / 34.928912°N 136.947235°E
Honshō-ji Precinct 本證寺境内地 Honshōji keidai-chi	Anjō			34°54′01″N 137°05′07″E / 34.900416°N 137.085278°E
Iimori Castle Site 飯盛城址 Iimori-jō shi	Toyota			35°07′57″N 137°18′58″E / 35.132395°N 137.316184°E
Kago Pond Old Kiln 籠池古窯 Kago-ike ko-yō	Tokoname			34°55′23″N 136°52′09″E / 34.923150°N 136.869290°E
Iwaba Kofun 岩場古墳 Iwaba kofun	Nishio			34°48′14″N 137°05′04″E / 34.803937°N 137.084473°E
Raigōji Ichirizuka 来迎寺一里塚 Raigōji Ichirizuka	Chiryū			35°00′06″N 137°04′13″E / 35.001545°N 137.070258°E
Asai Kofun Cluster 浅井古墳群 Asai kofun-gun	Ichinomiya			35°21′00″N 136°49′44″E / 35.349978°N 136.828816°E
Chōsenzuka Kofun 長泉塚古墳 Chōsenzuka kofun	Fusō			35°21′21″N 136°55′26″E / 35.355944°N 136.923908°E
Maeshiba Lighthouse 前芝の燈明台 Maeshiba no tōmyōdai	Toyohashi	19.8 m lighthouse built in 1669, in use until 1908, and restored in 1966 after damage in the Ise Bay Typhoon[7]		34°46′49″N 137°20′07″E / 34.780388°N 137.335217°E
Shitara Castle Site 設樂城跡 Shitara-jō ato	Tōei			35°04′48″N 137°41′18″E / 35.079959°N 137.688456°E
Iwazu No.1 Kofun 岩津第1号古墳 Iwazu daiichigō kofun	Okazaki			35°00′23″N 137°10′21″E / 35.006508°N 137.172404°E
West Kariya Jōmon Site 刈谷西部の縄文遺跡 Kariya seibu no Jōmon iseki	Kariya			34°59′55″N 136°59′40″E / 34.998574°N 136.994383°E
Sarayama Old Kilns 皿山古窯群 Sarayama ko-yō-gun	Tahara			34°36′14″N 137°06′05″E / 34.603921°N 137.101264°E
Okoshi Ferry Site 起渡船場跡 Okoshi tosenba ato	Ichinomiya			35°18′37″N 136°44′12″E / 35.310152°N 136.736650°E
Yūfukuji Ichirizuka 祐福寺一里塚 Yūfukuji Ichirizuka	Tōgō			35°05′02″N 137°02′42″E / 35.084008°N 137.044943°E
Kemizuka 検見塚 Kemizuka	Kiyosu			35°13′07″N 136°51′05″E / 35.218566°N 136.851389°E
Toyota Ōtsuka Kofun 豊田大塚古墳 Toyota Ōtsuka kofun	Toyota			35°02′44″N 137°09′56″E / 35.045615°N 137.165616°E
Myōkō-ji Precinct 妙興寺境内地 Myōkōji keidai-chi	Ichinomiya			35°17′07″N 136°48′00″E / 35.285236°N 136.800081°E
Gongenyama Kofun 権現山古墳 Gongenyama kofun	Toyohashi			34°48′51″N 137°26′02″E / 34.814239°N 137.433831°E
Ikawazu Shell Mound 伊川津貝塚 Ikawazu kaizuka	Tahara			34°38′44″N 137°08′53″E / 34.645597°N 137.147999°E
Kurozasa No.7 Kiln 黒笹七号窯 Kurozasa nanagō yō	Tōgō			35°07′06″N 137°05′16″E / 35.118469°N 137.087660°E
Shinmeigū No.1 Kofun 神明宮第1号古墳 Shinmeigū daiichi kofun	Okazaki			34°56′10″N 137°12′33″E / 34.936188°N 137.209132°E
Tayūzuka Kofun 太夫塚古墳 Tayūzuka kofun	Okazaki			34°54′53″N 137°09′11″E / 34.914841°N 137.153116°E
Jōhōji Kofun 城宝寺古墳 Jōhōji kofun	Tahara			34°40′03″N 137°16′04″E / 34.667611°N 137.267690°E
Myōkanji Kofun 妙感寺古墳 Myōkanji kofun	Inuyama			35°23′07″N 136°56′51″E / 35.385411°N 136.947370°E
Ikeda No.1 Kofun 池田第1号古墳 Ikeda daiichigō kofun	Toyota			35°09′35″N 137°10′25″E / 35.159740°N 137.173705°E
Hatagashirayamaone Kofun Cluster 旗頭山尾根古墳群 Hatagashirayamaone kofun-gun	Shinshiro			34°51′43″N 137°27′20″E / 34.862060°N 137.455487°E
Danjōyama Kofun 断上山古墳 (第9号古墳／第10号古墳) Danjōyama kofun	Shinshiro			34°55′00″N 137°31′24″E / 34.916763°N 137.523326°E
Kesadaira Site 今朝平遺跡 Kesadaira iseki	Toyota			35°08′20″N 137°19′34″E / 35.138923°N 137.326199°E
Magoshinagahizuka Kofun 馬越長火塚古墳 Magoshinagahizuka kofun	Toyohashi			34°49′00″N 137°26′31″E / 34.816631°N 137.441859°E
Hachiōji Shell Mound 八王子貝塚 Hachiōji kaizuka	Nishio			34°53′06″N 137°02′28″E / 34.885068°N 137.041183°E
Hakusan Jinja Kofun - Otabisho Kofun 白山神社古墳・御旅所古墳 Hakusan Jinja kofun・Otabisho kofun	Kasugai			35°13′37″N 136°56′07″E / 35.226969°N 136.935367°E
Karekinomiya Shell Mound 枯木宮貝塚 Karekinomiya kaizuka	Nishio			34°50′17″N 137°01′12″E / 34.838177°N 137.020100°E
Itayamanagane Old Kiln 板山長根古窯 Itayamanagane ko-yō	Agui			34°56′23″N 136°56′29″E / 34.939655°N 136.941302°E
Utsunomiya Jinja Kofun 宇都宮神社古墳 Utsunomiya Jinja kofun	Komaki			35°16′46″N 136°53′46″E / 35.279469°N 136.896183°E
Kirahachimanyama Kofun 吉良八幡山古墳 Kirahachimanyama kofun	Nishio			34°50′45″N 137°05′03″E / 34.845750°N 137.084167°E

Municipal Historic Sites

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

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Owari Province
• Mikawa Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Aichi)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 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 5 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 愛知県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
4. 豊明市指定文化財詳細 [Details of the Cultural Properties of Toyoake City] (in Japanese). Toyoake City. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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 5 August 2014.
6. 史跡 [Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefecture. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
7. 前芝の燈明台 [Maeshiba Lighthouse] (in Japanese). Aichi Prefectural Education Center. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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 5 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Aichi Prefecture
• (Japanese) Historic Sites of Aichi Prefecture