List of Historic Sites of Japan (Miyagi)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, thirty-five sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass spans the prefectural borders with Yamagata.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Taga-jō Site 多賀城跡附寺跡 Taga-jō ato tsuketari tera ato	Tagajō			38°18′22″N 140°59′18″E / 38.30605267°N 140.9884156°E	2, 3	181
Iji Castle Site 伊治城跡 Iji-jō ato	Kurihara			38°45′51″N 141°02′18″E / 38.76416712°N 141.03826252°E	2	3372
Tōmizuka Kofun 遠見塚古墳 Tōmizuka kofun	Sendai			38°14′17″N 140°54′52″E / 38.23803712°N 140.91432803°E	1	210
Koganeyama Gold Mining Site 黄金山産金遺跡 Koganeyama sankin iseki	Wakuya	where gold was extracted for the Tōdai-ji daibutsu[5]		38°33′36″N 141°08′22″E / 38.56013333°N 141.13935106°E	6	208
Iwakiri Castle Site 岩切城跡 Iwakiri-jō ato	Sendai/Rifu			38°18′49″N 140°56′28″E / 38.31356378°N 140.94115294°E	2	231
Miyazawa Site 宮沢遺跡 Miyazawa iseki	Ōsaki			38°37′34″N 140°56′55″E / 38.62607632°N 140.9486792°E	2	225
Former Yūbikan and Garden 旧有備館および庭園 kyū-Yūbikan oyobi teien	Ōsaki	also a Place of Scenic Beauty; the main building collapsed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake[6]		38°39′27″N 140°51′48″E / 38.65739275°N 140.86346346°E	4	185
Former Arikabe-juku Honjin 旧有壁宿本陣 kyū-Arikabe-juku honjin	Kurihara			38°52′04″N 141°07′31″E / 38.86788006°N 141.12523057°E	6	213
Sanjūsangendō Government Office Site 三十三間堂官衙遺跡 Sanjūsangendō kanga iseki	Watari			38°04′04″N 140°51′07″E / 38.06786695°N 140.85186878°E	2	236
Sannō-Gakoi Site 山王囲遺跡 Sannō-Gakoi iseki	Kurihara			38°44′29″N 140°56′56″E / 38.74141787°N 140.94900745°E	1	214
Yamamae Site 山前遺跡 Yamamae iseki	Misato			38°32′19″N 141°02′55″E / 38.5387426°N 141.04855829°E	1	223
Yamahata Cave Tomb Cluster 山畑横穴群 Yamahata yokoana-gun	Ōsaki	caves 6, 10 & 15 contain simple red painted decoration[7]		38°31′15″N 140°55′34″E / 38.52086301°N 140.92601206°E	1	217
Numazu Shell Mound 沼津貝塚 Numazu kaizuka	Ishinomaki			38°26′43″N 141°22′40″E / 38.44524914°N 141.37770841°E	1	216
Jō Palisade Site 城生柵跡 Jō-no-saku iseki	Kami			38°35′00″N 140°51′06″E / 38.58337481°N 140.85175977°E	2	230
Nishinohama Shell Mound 沼津貝塚 Nishinohama kaizuka	Matsushima			38°22′53″N 141°04′57″E / 38.38138014°N 141.08252851°E	1	218
Sendai Kōriyama Government Offices Sites 仙台郡山官衙遺跡群 Sendai Kōriyama kanga iseki-gun	Sendai	designation includes the sites of the Kōriyama Government Offices (郡山官衙遺跡) and Kōriyama Haiji (郡山廃寺跡)		38°13′14″N 140°53′31″E / 38.22064405°N 140.89197918°E	2	00003496
Sendai Castle Site 仙台城跡 Sendai-jō ato	Sendai			38°15′12″N 140°51′10″E / 38.25325201°N 140.85291586°E	2	3371
Sendai Domain Hanayama Village Nuruyu Bansho Site 仙台藩花山村寒湯番所跡 Sendai-han Hanayama-mura Nuruyu-bansho ato	Kurihara			38°51′43″N 140°46′42″E / 38.86186519°N 140.77821221°E	6	204
Daikichiyama Tile Kiln Site 大吉山瓦窯跡 Daikichiyama kawara kama ato	Ōsaki			38°37′23″N 140°55′17″E / 38.62304744°N 140.92136018°E	6	221
Daigigakoi Shell Mound 大木囲貝塚 Daigigakoi kaizuka	Shichigahama			38°18′18″N 141°02′38″E / 38.30488442°N 141.04376513°E	1	209
Nakazawame Shell Mound 中沢目貝塚 Nakazawame kaizuka	Ōsaki			38°37′15″N 141°05′54″E / 38.62079136°N 141.09843563°E	1	234
Nagane Shell Mound 長根貝塚 Nagane kaizuka	Wakuya			38°36′06″N 141°08′40″E / 38.60166494°N 141.14434859°E	1	212
Higashiyama Government Offices Site 東山官衙遺跡 Higashiyama kanga iseki	Kami			38°35′56″N 140°48′12″E / 38.59898939°N 140.80324041°E	2	3209
Hinodeyama Tile Kiln Site 日の出山瓦窯跡 Hinodeyama kawara kama ato	Shikama			38°30′53″N 140°52′59″E / 38.51460064°N 140.88304491°E	6	222
Iinozaka Kofun Cluster 飯野坂古墳群 Iinozaka kofun-gun	Natori			38°09′44″N 140°52′38″E / 38.16228003°N 140.87728684°E	1	228
Myōdate Government Offices Site 名生館官衙遺跡 Myōdate kanga isek	Ōsaki			38°36′38″N 140°53′45″E / 38.61046218°N 140.895892°E	2	232
Kido Tile Kiln Site 木戸瓦窯跡 Kido kawara kama ato	Ōsaki			38°37′17″N 141°02′25″E / 38.62147784°N 141.04014587°E	6	220
Raijinyama Kofun 雷神山古墳 Raijinyama kofun	Natori			38°09′04″N 140°52′48″E / 38.15124998°N 140.87988488°E	1	202
Satohama Shell Mound 里浜貝塚 Satohama kaizuka	Higashimatsushima			38°20′20″N 141°08′30″E / 38.33896857°N 141.14162773°E	1	237
Mutsu Kokubun-ji Site 陸奥国分寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunji ato	Sendai	provincial temple of Mutsu Province		38°15′05″N 140°54′10″E / 38.2514063°N 140.9027068°E	3	180
Mutsu Kokubunni-ji Site 陸奥国分尼寺跡 Mutsu Kokubunniji ato	Sendai	provincial nunnery of Mutsu Province		38°15′06″N 140°54′34″E / 38.25163389°N 140.90952776°E	3	201
Mutsu Kami Kaidō 陸奥上街道 Mutsu kami kaidō	Ōsaki			38°40′51″N 140°52′06″E / 38.68093169°N 140.86838421°E	6	235
Yanase-ura Site 梁瀬浦遺跡 Yanase-ura iseki	Kakuda			38°00′26″N 140°45′17″E / 38.0073185°N 140.7545955°E	1	227
Hayashi Shihei Grave 林子平墓 Hayashi Shihei no haka	Sendai			38°16′36″N 140°51′04″E / 38.27667589°N 140.85122121°E	7	194
Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass 出羽仙台街道中山越 Dewa Sendai kaidō Nakayamagoe	Ōsaki	the road splits off from the Matsumaedō, subroute of the Ōshū Kaidō, at Yoshioka-juku (吉岡宿); path of Matsuo Bashō on his journey from Hiraizumi to Dewa Sanzan, as recounted in Oku no Hosomichi;[8] the designation includes an area of Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture		38°43′32″N 140°39′32″E / 38.72561455°N 140.65877788°E	6	3095

Prefectural Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kamezuka Kofun かめ塚古墳 Kamezuka kofun	Iwanuma			38°07′18″N 140°52′10″E / 38.121568°N 140.869467°E
Nagiriya Haiji Site 菜切谷廃寺跡 Nagiriya Haiji ato	Kami			38°35′07″N 140°51′42″E / 38.585218°N 140.861785°E
Toya-Hachiman Kofun 鳥屋八幡古墳 Toya-Hachiman kofun	Taiwa			38°24′33″N 140°55′51″E / 38.409264°N 140.930847°E
Daimachi Kofun Cluster 台町古墳群 Daimachi kofun-gun	Marumori			37°54′42″N 140°47′31″E / 37.911667°N 140.791984°E
Tomizawa Magaibutsu 富沢磨崖仏群 Tomizawa magaibutsu-gun	Shibata			38°06′46″N 140°48′48″E / 38.112848°N 140.813270°E
Takanosu Kofun Cluster 鷹の巣古墳群 Takanosu kofun-gun	Shiroishi			38°00′01″N 140°38′46″E / 38.000289°N 140.646029°E
Izumisawa Kofun Cluster 和泉沢古墳群 Izumisawa kofun-gun	Ishinomaki			38°32′31″N 141°19′45″E / 38.541939°N 141.329273°E
Toriyagasaki Kofun Cluster 鳥矢ヶ崎古墳群 Toriyagasaki kofun-gun	Kurihara			38°48′44″N 141°00′22″E / 38.812334°N 141.006067°E
Hedahara Shell Mound 平田原貝塚 Hedahara kaizuka	Higashimatsushima			38°27′23″N 141°11′15″E / 38.456420°N 141.187588°E
Atagoyama Kofun - Yakushidō Kofun 愛宕山古墳・附薬師堂古墳 Atagoyama kofun tsuketari Yakushidō kofun	Murata			38°05′33″N 140°42′57″E / 38.092629°N 140.715777°E
Nitoda Shell Mound 仁斗田貝塚 Nitoda kaizuka	Ishinomaki			38°17′40″N 141°25′24″E / 38.294383°N 141.423279°E
Tatsuganesan Sutra Mounds 田束山経塚群 Tatsuganesan kyōzuka-gun	Minamisanriku			38°44′59″N 141°28′01″E / 38.749783°N 141.466999°E
Semine Ichirizuka 瀬峰一里塚 Semine ichirizuka	Kurihara			38°39′46″N 141°02′12″E / 38.662643°N 141.036590°E
Neyaji Kofun Cluster 念南寺古墳群 Neyaji kofun-gun	Shikama			38°31′57″N 140°52′59″E / 38.532464°N 140.883136°E
Yoshiokahigashi Government Offices Site 吉岡東官衙遺跡 Yoshiokahigashi kanga iseki	Taiwa			38°26′18″N 140°53′42″E / 38.438222°N 140.894889°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further two hundred and fifty-five sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[10]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Tōhoku History Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Miyagi)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Miyagi)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 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 2 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 宮城県 2県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
4. 史跡・名勝・考古資料 [Historic Sites - Places of Scenic Beauty - Historic Materials] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
5. 黄金山産金遺跡 [Koganeyama Gold Mining Site] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
6. 史跡・名勝 [Historic Sites - Places of Scenic Beauty] (in Japanese). Ōsaki City. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
7. "List of Decorated Kofun" (in Japanese). Kyushu National Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
8. 出羽仙台街道中山越 [Dewa Sendai Kaidō Nakayamagoe Pass] (in Japanese). Miyagi Prefecture. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
9. 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.
10. 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) Historic Sites of Miyagi Prefecture