List of Historic Sites of Japan (Chiba)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 September 2013, twenty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Atamadai Shell Mound 阿玉台貝塚 Atamadai kaizuka	Katori			35°49′02″N 140°37′40″E / 35.81731706°N 140.62783103°E	1	652
Inō Tadataka Former Residence 伊能忠敬旧宅 Inō Tadataka kyū-taku	Katori			35°53′17″N 140°29′53″E / 35.88813147°N 140.49806815°E	8	640
Inonagawari Site 井野長割遺跡 Inonagawari iseki	Sakura			35°43′46″N 140°08′52″E / 35.72947613°N 140.14782015°E	1	3416
Ubayama Shell Mound 姥山貝塚 Ubayama kaizuka	Ichikawa			35°44′15″N 139°57′55″E / 35.73758596°N 139.96530883°E	1	649
Shimōsa Kokubun-ji Site 下総国分寺跡 附 北下瓦窯跡 Shimofusa Kokubunji ato tsuketari kitashita kawara kama ato	Ichikawa	provincial temple of Shimōsa Province; designation includes the tile kiln site		35°44′39″N 139°55′09″E / 35.74407714°N 139.91925027°E	3	650
Shimōsa Kokubunni-ji Site 下総国分尼寺跡 Shimofusa Kokubunniji	Ichikawa	provincial nunnery of Shimōsa Province		35°44′48″N 139°54′47″E / 35.74668751°N 139.91293418°E	3	651
Shimōsa Cavalry Horse Site 下総小金中野牧跡 Shimōsa kogane nakanomaki ato	Kamagaya	provided horses to meet the military needs of the Tokugawa shogunate[5]		35°46′32″N 139°59′35″E / 35.77551066°N 139.99315933°E	6	00003513
Kasori Shell Mound 加曽利貝塚 Kasori kaizuka	Chiba			35°37′24″N 140°09′53″E / 35.62333104°N 140.16481738°E	1	654
Hanawa Shell Mound 花輪貝塚 Hanawa kaizuka	Chiba			35°36′54″N 140°09′39″E / 35.61507349°N 140.16083487°E	1	00003500
Tsukinoki Shell Mound 月ノ木貝塚 Tsukinoki kaizuka	Chiba			35°35′43″N 140°09′28″E / 35.59532951°N 140.15787079°E	1	656
Arayashiki Shell Mound 荒屋敷貝塚 Arayashiki kaizuka	Chiba			35°37′18″N 140°08′44″E / 35.62166076°N 140.1454994°E	1	657
Yamazaki Shell Mound 山崎貝塚 Yamazaki kaizuka	Noda			35°55′18″N 139°53′39″E / 35.92175118°N 139.89425442°E	1	655
Shibayama Kofun Cluster 芝山古墳群 Shibayama kofun-gun	Yokoshibahikari			35°40′51″N 140°25′04″E / 35.68087213°N 140.41775483°E	1	647
Kazusa Kokubun-ji Site 上総国分寺跡 Kazusa Kokubunji ato	Ichihara	provincial temple of Kazusa Province		35°29′47″N 140°06′41″E / 35.49637759°N 140.11143845°E	3	650
Kazusa Kokubunni-ji Site 上総国分尼寺跡 Kazusa Kokubunniji ato	Ichihara	provincial nunnery of Kazusa Province		35°30′01″N 140°07′05″E / 35.50025882°N 140.11813409°E	3	660
Soya Shell Mound 曽谷貝塚 Soya kaizuka	Ichikawa			35°44′50″N 139°56′06″E / 35.74712578°N 139.93507591°E	1	658
Ōhara Yūgaku Former Residence and Grave 大原幽学遺跡 Ōhara Yūgaku iseki	Asahi			35°46′50″N 140°37′16″E / 35.78056018°N 140.62100978°E	6, 7, 8	645
Nagara Cave Tomb Cluster 長柄横穴群 Nagara yokoana-gun	Nagara			35°25′58″N 140°14′24″E / 35.43286066°N 140.24013708°E	1	661
Dairizuka Kofun 内裏塚古墳 Dairizuka kofun	Futtsu			35°19′32″N 139°51′25″E / 35.32553942°N 139.85696926°E	1	3336
Bentenyama Kofun 弁天山古墳 Bentenyama kofun	Futtsu			35°16′54″N 139°51′30″E / 35.28163395°N 139.85823069°E	1	637
Horinouchi Shell Mound 堀之内貝塚 Horinouchi kaizuka	Ichikawa			35°45′33″N 139°54′38″E / 35.75926273°N 139.9106478°E	1	648
Motosakura Castle Site 本佐倉城跡 Motosakura-jō ato	Sakura, Shisui			35°43′43″N 140°15′32″E / 35.72868992°N 140.25890342°E	2	3237
Satomi Clan Castle Sites 里見氏城跡 Satomi-shi shiro ato	Tateyama, Minamibōsō	designation includes the sites of Inamura Castle (稲村城跡) and Okamoto Castle (岡本城跡)		34°59′15″N 139°54′34″E / 34.98753°N 139.90939°E	2	00003745
Ryūkaku-ji Precinct Pagoda Foundations 龍角寺境内ノ塔阯 Ryūkakuji keidai no tō-shi	Sakae			35°50′01″N 140°16′11″E / 35.83357414°N 140.26981709°E	3	642
Ryūgakuji Kofun Cluster - Iwaya Kofun 龍角寺古墳群・岩屋古墳 Ryūgakuji kofun-gun・Iwaya kofun	Sakae, Narita			35°49′16″N 140°16′38″E / 35.82115464°N 140.2770849°E	1	643
Yoshibumi Shell Mound 良文貝塚 Yoshibumi kaizuka	Katori			35°48′57″N 140°38′29″E / 35.81579081°N 140.64142498°E	1	658
Kotehashi Shell Mound 犢橋貝塚 Kotehashi kaizuka	Chiba			35°39′50″N 140°05′47″E / 35.66387864°N 140.09625718°E	1	659

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2013, eighty-one sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][6]

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2013, a further three hundred and fifty-nine sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[7]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Shimōsa Province
• Kazusa Province
• National Museum of Japanese History
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Chiba)

References

1. "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Count of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 千葉県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
4. "県内の文化財指定状況" [Cultural Properties in Chiba Prefecture]. Chiba Prefecture. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
5. 国史跡下総小金中野牧跡保存管理計画書(案) [Conservation Plan for the Shimōsa Cavalry Horse Site] (PDF) (in Japanese). Kamagaya City. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
6. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） [Count of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
7. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） [Count of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Chiba Prefecture