List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.^[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2014, fifty-two sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^[2][3][4][5]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡群 Usakumai iseki-gun	Chitose			42°49′06″N 141°34′31″E / 42.81837213°N 141.57521006°E	2	58
Otafunbe Chashi Site オタフンベチャシ跡 Otafunbe chashi ato	Urahoro	Ainu hilltop fort or chashi; the name is derived from the Ainu terms for "sand" (ota) and "whale" (funbe)[6]		42°49′32″N 143°50′34″E / 42.82542292°N 143.8428036°E	2	61
Karinba Site カリンバ遺跡 Karinba iseki	Eniwa			42°53′19″N 141°35′41″E / 42.88870998°N 141.59483917°E	1	3413
Kiusu Burial Mounds キウス周堤墓群 Kiusu shūtei bogun	Chitose			42°53′09″N 141°42′59″E / 42.88578385°N 141.71640587°E	1	60
Shibechari River Basin Chashi Sites - Appetsu Chashi Site シベチャリ川流域チャシ跡群及びアッペツチャシ跡 Shibechari-gawa ryūiki chashi ato-gun oyobi Appetsu chashi ato	Shinhidaka, Hidaka			42°19′46″N 142°22′21″E / 42.32935358°N 142.37250173°E	2	3204
Pirika Site ピリカ遺跡 Pirika iseki	Imakane			42°28′36″N 140°12′17″E / 42.47658785°N 140.20462821°E	1	75
Fugoppe Cave フゴッペ洞窟 Fugoppe dōkutsu	Yoichi	Zoku-Jōmon rock art: incised human figures, animals, and boats; excavated artefacts include earthenware and items made of stone, horn, and bone[7][8][9]		43°11′41″N 140°50′17″E / 43.19480151°N 140.83818127°E	1	35
Moshiriya Chashi Site モシリヤ砦跡 Moshiriya chashi ato	Kushiro			42°59′01″N 144°23′46″E / 42.98359641°N 144.39600128°E	1,2	18
Yukuepira Chashi Site ユクエピラチャシ跡 Yukuepira chashi ato	Rikubetsu			43°27′51″N 143°44′09″E / 43.46413265°N 143.73574912°E	2	70
Otoe Stone Circle 音江環状列石 Otoe kanjō-resseki	Fukagawa			43°40′27″N 142°02′00″E / 43.67411004°N 142.03334165°E	1	36
Former Hokkaidō Government Office 開拓使札幌本庁本庁舎跡および旧北海道庁本庁舎 Kaitakushi Sapporo honchō honchōsha ato oyobi kyū-Hokkaidō-chō honchōsha	Sapporo			43°03′50″N 141°20′54″E / 43.06400008°N 141.34840509°E	2	41
Kakinoshima Site 垣ノ島遺跡 Kakinoshima iseki	Hakodate			41°55′44″N 140°56′51″E / 41.92881355°N 140.94750411°E	1	00003697
Former Okuyuki Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Okuyuki-eki teisho	Betsukai			43°18′47″N 145°12′34″E / 43.31302103°N 145.20947525°E	6	00003717
Former Lower Yoichi Duty House 旧下ヨイチ運上家 kyū-Shimo-Yoichi unjō-ke	Yoichi	the ICP Matsumae Clan building of 1853 was renovated in 1891[10]		43°11′52″N 140°47′18″E / 43.19786188°N 140.78821805°E	6	47
Former Shimamatsu Station Facilities 旧奥行臼駅逓所 kyū-Shimamatsu-eki teisho	Kitahiroshima			42°55′26″N 141°32′17″E / 42.92398022°N 141.53803619°E	6	68
Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery 旧余市福原漁場 kyū-Yoichi Fukuhara gyoba	Yoichi	herring fishing facilities		43°11′59″N 140°46′42″E / 43.19972159°N 140.778317°E	6	63
Former Rumoi Saga Family Fishery 旧留萌佐賀家漁場 kyū-Rumoi Saga-ke gyoba	Rumoi			43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E / 43.91366758°N 141.61751178°E	6	77
Kotoni Tondenhei Residence 琴似屯田兵村兵屋跡 Kotoni tondenhei-son heioku ato	Sapporo	the tondenhei (屯田兵) were former samurai recruited from 1874 as farmer-soldiers, to farm and potentially defend Hokkaidō[11]		43°54′49″N 141°37′03″E / 43.91366758°N 141.61751178°E	2,6	64
Katsuragaoka Chashi Site 桂ヶ岡砦跡 Katsuragaoka chashi ato	Abashiri			44°01′04″N 144°16′12″E / 44.01789442°N 144.26997445°E	1,2	20
Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭跡 Goryōkaku ato	Hakodate			41°47′49″N 140°45′25″E / 41.79688684°N 140.75682682°E	2	7
Ebetsu Kofun Cluster 江別古墳群 Ebetsu kofun-gun	Ebetsu			43°07′01″N 141°30′57″E / 43.11687899°N 141.51587387°E	1	3205
Kokutai-ji Site 国泰寺跡 Kokutaiji ato	Akkeshi			43°01′50″N 144°50′15″E / 43.03062071°N 144.83746036°E	3	48
Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 根室半島チャシ跡群 Nemuro hantō chashi ato-gun	Nemuro			43°10′14″N 145°30′24″E / 43.170601°N 145.50654468°E	2	66
Moyoro Shell Mound 最寄貝塚 Moyoro kaizuka	Abashiri			44°01′31″N 144°16′05″E / 44.0251911°N 144.26806929°E	1	22
Shiryōkaku 四稜郭 Shiryōkaku	Hakodate			41°49′33″N 140°46′13″E / 41.82570421°N 140.77036763°E	2	14
Shinori Fortified Residence Site 志苔館跡 Shinori tate ato	Hakodate	destroyed in the Ainu uprisings of 1456 (the Koshamine Uprising (コシャマインの戦い)) and 1512[12]		41°45′56″N 140°49′20″E / 41.76564477°N 140.82228894°E	2	16
Temiya Cave 手宮洞窟 Temiya dōkutsu	Otaru	incised rock art site published by John Milne in the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan in 1879[9]		43°12′45″N 141°00′13″E / 43.21250491°N 141.00347991°E	1	1
Harutoridaichi Pit Dwellings 春採台地竪穴群 Harutoridaichi tateana-gun	Kushiro			42°58′29″N 144°23′58″E / 42.9746889°N 144.39934378°E	1	21
Shōnai Han Hamamasu Jin'ya Site 庄内藩ハママシケ陣屋跡 Shōnai-han Hamamashike jinya ato	Ishikari			43°35′24″N 141°23′36″E / 43.59010579°N 141.39327093°E	2	73
Matsumae Clan Castle Sites 松前氏城跡 Matsumae-shi shiro ato	Matsumae, Assabu	designation includes the sites of Matsumae Castle (福山城跡) and Tate Castle (館城跡)		41°25′48″N 140°06′29″E / 41.43008755°N 140.1079181°E	2	17
Matsumae Han Hekirichi Jin'ya Site 松前藩戸切地陣屋跡 Matsumae-han Hekirichi jinya ato	Hokuto			41°51′14″N 140°37′09″E / 41.85388046°N 140.61915976°E	2	38
Matsumae Han Matsumae Clan Graves 松前藩主松前家墓所 Matsumae-han-shu Matsumae-ke bosho	Matsumae			41°25′53″N 140°06′21″E / 41.43127597°N 140.10592222°E	7	62
Kaminokuni Fortified Residence Sites 上之国館跡 Kaminokuni tate ato	Kaminokuni	designation includes the sites of the Hanazawa (花沢館跡), Suzagi (洲崎館跡), and Katsuyama (勝山館跡) fortified residences		41°48′00″N 140°06′02″E / 41.8001294°N 140.10061858°E	2	54
Tokoro Site 常呂遺跡 Tokoro iseki	Kitami			44°07′48″N 144°00′56″E / 44.12991699°N 144.01562941°E	1	49
Nishitsukigaoka Site 西月ヶ岡遺跡 Nishitsukigaoka iseki	Nemuro			43°18′59″N 145°33′31″E / 43.31649942°N 145.5586636°E	1	52
Shizugawa Site 静川遺跡 Shizugawa iseki	Tomakomai			42°40′37″N 141°49′06″E / 42.6770498°N 141.8184439°E	1	69
Zenkō-ji Site 善光寺跡 Zenkōji ato	Date			42°31′15″N 140°46′48″E / 42.52080711°N 140.77993451°E	3	50
Ō Fortified Residence Site 大館跡 Ō tate ato	Matsumae			41°26′10″N 140°06′32″E / 41.43601967°N 140.10886886°E	2	53
Ōfune Site 大船遺跡 Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions[4][13]		41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E / 41.95794955°N 140.9243044°E	1	3300
Ōyachi Shell Mound 大谷地貝塚 Ōyachi kaizuka	Yoichi			43°11′27″N 140°50′07″E / 43.19088619°N 140.83530442°E	1	3270
Tsurugataicharanke Chashi Site 鶴ヶ岱チャランケ砦跡 Tsurugataicharanke chashi ato	Kushiro			42°58′40″N 144°24′31″E / 42.9778849°N 144.40859967°E	1, 2	19
East Ezo Nanbu Han Jin'ya Sites 東蝦夷地南部藩陣屋跡 higashi Ezo-chi Nanbu-han jinya ato	Muroran, Oshamambe, Mori	designation includes the sites of the Mororan Jin'ya (モロラン陣屋跡), Oshamanbe Jin'ya (ヲシャマンベ陣屋跡), and Sunahara Jin'ya (砂原陣屋跡)		42°22′11″N 140°56′53″E / 42.36970568°N 140.94814432°E	2	15
East Kushiro Shell Mound 東釧路貝塚 higashi Kushiro kaizuka	Kushiro			42°59′39″N 144°24′45″E / 42.99405818°N 144.41248976°E	1	42
Irie-Takasago Shell Mound 入江・高砂貝塚 Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions[4][13]		42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E	1	3333
Oshoro Stone Circle 忍路環状列石 Oshoro kanjō-resseki	Otaru			43°11′58″N 140°52′29″E / 43.199579°N 140.87464787°E	1	37
Shirataki Site 白滝遺跡群 Shirataki iseki	Engaru			43°52′28″N 143°08′00″E / 43.8743758°N 143.13345593°E	1	74
Shiraoi Sendai Han Jin'ya Site 白老仙台藩陣屋跡 Shiraoi Sendai-han jinya ato	Shiraoi			42°33′47″N 141°20′34″E / 42.56317149°N 141.34291527°E	2	39
Shibetsu Sites 標津遺跡群 Shibetsu iseki-gun	Shibetsu	designation includes the Ichanikarikariusu Site (伊茶仁カリカリウス遺跡), old road, and Sanbongi Site (三本木遺跡)		43°40′28″N 145°05′39″E / 43.67438382°N 145.0941493°E	1	51
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions[4][13]		42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E / 42.40203392°N 140.91064837°E	1	71
Hokuto Site 北斗遺跡 Hokuto iseki	Kushiro			43°04′07″N 144°19′02″E / 43.06873613°N 144.31718424°E	1	56
Mobetsu Fortified Residence Site 茂別館跡 Mobetsu tate ato	Hokuto			41°46′13″N 140°36′15″E / 41.77022042°N 140.60413071°E	2	65
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木遺跡 Washinoki iseki	Mori	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions[4][13]		42°06′58″N 140°31′34″E / 42.11602639°N 140.52606523°E	1	00003466

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, twenty-six sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][14][15]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kobui Blast Furnace Site 古武井熔鉱炉跡 Kobui yōkōro ato	Hakodate			41°47′38″N 141°05′56″E / 41.793816°N 141.098775°E
Menagawa Brick Mill Site 女那川煉瓦製造所跡 Menagawa renga seizōjo ato	Hakodate			41°45′44″N 141°04′31″E / 41.762349°N 141.075225°E
Esan Shell Mound 恵山貝塚 Esan kaizuka	Hakodate			41°47′37″N 141°09′12″E / 41.793688°N 141.153288°E
Ippongi Triangulation Base 開拓史三角測量一本木基点 kaitaku-shi sankaku-sokuryō-Ippongi kiten	Hokuto			41°50′10″N 140°39′43″E / 41.836124°N 140.661950°E
Aonae Dune Site 青苗砂丘遺跡 Aonae sakyū iseki	Okushiri			42°03′56″N 139°27′10″E / 42.065575°N 139.452703°E
Iwanai Higashiyama Cylinder Culture Site 岩内東山円筒文化遺跡 Iwanai Higashiyama entō bunka iseki	Iwanai			42°59′00″N 140°31′34″E / 42.983381°N 140.526145°E
Mount Jichin Stone Circle 地鎮山環状列石 Jichin-yama kanjō-resseki	Otaru			43°11′49″N 140°52′18″E / 43.197026°N 140.871538°E
Mount Nishizaki Stone Circle 西崎山環状列石 Nishizaki-yama kanjō-resseki	Yoichi			43°11′24″N 140°50′46″E / 43.190030°N 140.846046°E
Nokanan Burial Mounds 野花南周堤墓群 Nokanan shūtei bogun	Ashibetsu			43°28′08″N 142°16′06″E / 43.468992°N 142.268357°E
Kamui Kotan Pit Dwelling Site 神居古潭竪穴住居遺跡 Kamui Kotan tateana jūkyo iseki	Asahikawa			43°43′31″N 142°11′14″E / 43.725336°N 142.187119°E
Gokoku-ji Site 宗谷の護国寺跡 Sōya Gokokuji ato	Wakkanai			45°29′06″N 141°53′01″E / 45.485049°N 141.883492°E
Hamatonbetsu Lake Kutcharo Pit Group 浜頓別クッチャロ湖畔竪穴群 Hamatonbetsu Kutcharo-ko hotori tateana-gun	Hamatonbetsu			45°07′31″N 142°20′50″E / 45.125231°N 142.347150°E
Okoppe Toyono Pit Dwelling Site 興部豊野竪穴住居跡 Okoppe Toyono tateana jūkyo ato	Okoppe			44°27′35″N 143°10′02″E / 44.459860°N 143.167123°E
Shari Burial Mounds 斜里朱円周堤墓群 Shari shuen shūtei bogun	Shari			43°54′45″N 144°40′03″E / 43.912533°N 144.667593°E
Shari Pit Dwelling Sites 朱円竪穴住居跡群 shuen tateana jūkyo ato-gun	Shari			43°55′01″N 144°45′23″E / 43.916938°N 144.756289°E
Omusaro Plateau Pit Group オムサロ台地竪穴群 Omusaro daichi tateana-gun	Monbetsu			44°23′23″N 143°16′57″E / 44.389697°N 143.282404°E
Shibunotsunai Pit Dwelling Site シブノツナイ竪穴住居跡 Shibunotsunai tateana jūkyo ato	Yūbetsu			44°14′43″N 143°33′45″E / 44.245199°N 143.562384°E
Yūfutsu Triangulation Base 開拓使三角測量勇払基点 kaitaku-shi sankaku-sokuryō Yūfutsu-kiten	Tomakomai			42°37′55″N 141°43′54″E / 42.632001°N 141.731744°E
Mukawa Tomb Cluster 鵡川盛土墳墓群 Mukawa moritsuchi funbo-gun	Mukawa			42°33′45″N 141°56′32″E / 42.562611°N 141.942319°E
Shizunai Mount Goten Tomb Cluster 静内御殿山墳墓群 Shizunai Goten-yama funbo-gun	Shinhidaka			42°22′09″N 142°23′37″E / 42.369222°N 142.393595°E
Monbetsu Tomihito Family Graves 門別富仁家噴墓群 Monbetsu Tomihito-ke funbo-gun	Hidaka			42°28′48″N 142°04′24″E / 42.479915°N 142.073339°E
Urahoro Shinyoshino Plateau Stone Tool Site 浦幌新吉野台細石器遺跡 Urahoro Shinyoshino-dai hoso-sekki iseki	Urahoro			42°46′07″N 143°37′24″E / 42.768628°N 143.623281°E
Tokachi Okoppe Site 十勝オコッペ遺跡 Tokachi Okoppe iseki	Urahoro			42°47′04″N 143°47′13″E / 42.784441°N 143.787003°E
Tokachi Buto Sites 十勝太遺跡群 Tokachi Buto iseki-gun	Urahoro			42°45′40″N 143°41′08″E / 42.761035°N 143.685594°E
Tokachi Horokayantō Pit Group 十勝ホロカヤントー竪穴群 Tokachi Horokayantō tateana-gun	Taiki			42°32′40″N 143°29′26″E / 42.544544°N 143.490672°E
Akkeshi Kamuiwa Chashi and Pit Group 厚岸神岩砦跡及び竪穴群 Akkeshi Kamuiwa chashi ato oyobi tateana-gun	Akkeshi			43°04′09″N 144°52′57″E / 43.069139°N 144.882631°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further one hundred and seventy-nine sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[16][17][18]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 July 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 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 北海道)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
4. 道内の指定文化財件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
5. 国の指定・選定文化財一覧 [List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
6. オタフンベチャシ跡 [Otafunbe Chashi Site] (in Japanese). Urahoro Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
7. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Yoichi Town. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
8. フゴッペ洞窟 [Fugoppe Cave] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
9. Hudson, Mark (17 August 2003). "Japan's Cave Art: Mystery cloaks Hokkaido motifs". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
10. 旧下ヨイチ運上家 [Former Lower Yoichi Duty House] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
11. Irish, Ann B (2009). Hokkaido: A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan's Northern Island. McFarland. pp. 119 ff. ISBN 978-0-786-44449-6.
12. 志苔館跡 [Shinori Fortified Residence Site] (in Japanese). Hakodate City. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
13. "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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15. 北海道指定の文化財一覧 [List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
16. 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 30 July 2014.
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18. 市町村指定文化財一覧 [List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaidō. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• (Japanese) List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō