List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okayama)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 February 2015, forty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); the Joseon Mission Sites includes sites in Hiroshima and Shizuoka Prefectures.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Former Shizutani School 旧閑谷学校 附 椿山・石門・津田永忠宅跡及び黄葉亭 kyū-Shizutani gakkō tsuketari Tsubakiyama・sekimon・Tsuda Nagatada taku ato oyobi kōyōtei	Bizen	designation includes Tsubakiyama, a stone gate, the site of Tsuda Nagatada Residence, and Kōyōtei		34°47′47″N 134°13′12″E / 34.79637762°N 134.21987319°E	4	2242
Kōmori Kofun こうもり塚古墳 Kōmori kofun	Sōja			34°40′02″N 133°47′10″E / 34.66729919°N 133.78601176°E	1	2286
Innoshō Fortified Residence Site 院庄館跡（児島高徳伝説地） Innoshō yakata ato (Kojima Takanori densetsu-chi)	Tsuyama			35°03′43″N 133°56′35″E / 35.06198191°N 133.94317283°E	8	2244
Urama Chausuyama Kofun 浦間茶臼山古墳 Urama Chausuyama kofun	Okayama			34°42′37″N 134°04′02″E / 34.71021689°N 134.06708448°E	1	2293
Okayama Castle Site 岡山城跡 Okayama-jō ato	Okayama			34°39′54″N 133°56′10″E / 34.66497767°N 133.93606481°E	2, 8	2304
Okayama Domain Ikeda Clan Grave Sites 岡山藩主池田家墓所 附 津田永忠墓 Okayama-han shu Ikeda-ke bosho tsuketari Tsuda Nagatada haka	Okayama, Bizen, Wake	designation includes the grave of Tsuda Nagatada		34°39′35″N 133°58′22″E / 34.659645°N 133.97274318°E	7	3223
Shimotsumichi Family Grave 下道氏墓 Shimotsumichi uji no haka	Yakage			34°36′59″N 133°37′38″E / 34.61638096°N 133.62727117°E	1, 7	2247
Kasagami Nomoji-iwa 笠神の文字岩 Kasagami nomoji-iwa	Takahashi			34°49′17″N 133°24′19″E / 34.82145597°N 133.40531011°E	5,7	2272
Sabukaze Old Kiln Sites 寒風古窯跡群 Sabukaze koyō seki-gun	Setouchi			34°39′17″N 134°08′13″E / 34.65476404°N 134.13702418°E	6	2302
Maruyama Kofun 丸山古墳 Maruyama kofun	Bizen			34°43′28″N 134°07′13″E / 34.72438119°N 134.12033637°E	1	2282
Ki Castle Mountain 鬼城山 Ki-no-jō-san	Sōja			34°43′38″N 133°45′59″E / 34.72713805°N 133.76651145°E	2	2303
Former Okayama Domain Han School 旧岡山藩藩学 kyū-Okayama-han hangaku	Okayama			34°40′03″N 133°55′38″E / 34.66738024°N 133.92721166°E	4	2243
Kumayama Site 熊山遺跡 Kumayama iseki	Akaiwa			34°45′15″N 134°07′15″E / 34.75404635°N 134.12078974°E	3	2279
Takamatsu Castle Site 高松城跡 附 水攻築提跡 Takamatsu-jō tsuketari Mizuzeme chikutei ato	Okayama			34°41′09″N 133°49′38″E / 34.685734°N 133.827087°E	2	2260
Tsukuriyama Kofun 作山古墳 第一古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun	Sōja			34°39′53″N 133°46′10″E / 34.66467726°N 133.76942506°E	1	2241
Sannari Kofun 三成古墳 Sannari kofun	Tsuyama			35°04′03″N 133°53′53″E / 35.06757923°N 133.89811152°E	1	2298
Yotsuzuka Kofun Cluster 四ツ塚古墳群 Yotsuzuka kofun-gun	Maniwa			35°17′49″N 133°43′01″E / 35.29694646°N 133.7168419°E	1	2259
Tatetsuki Site 楯築遺跡 Tatetsuki iseki	Kurashiki			34°39′47″N 133°49′32″E / 34.66312002°N 133.82555634°E	1	2300
Shōda Haiji Site 賞田廃寺跡 Shōda Haiji ato	Okayama			34°41′54″N 133°57′41″E / 34.6982898°N 133.96128495°E	3	2290
Magane Ichirizuka 真金一里塚 Magane ichirizuka	Okayama			34°40′37″N 133°51′00″E / 34.67682917°N 133.85004977°E	6	2256
Jingūjiyama Kofun 神宮寺山古墳 Jingūjiyama kofun	Okayama			34°41′02″N 133°55′50″E / 34.68380745°N 133.93061024°E	1	2283
Yata Ōtsuka Kofun 箭田大塚古墳 Yata Ōtsuka kofun	Kurashiki			34°38′08″N 133°40′53″E / 34.63550677°N 133.68147355°E	1	2258
Sōzume Tō Site 惣爪塔跡 Sōzume tō ato	Okayama			34°40′04″N 133°49′35″E / 34.6677683°N 133.82631749°E	3	2255
Tsukuriyama Kofun 造山古墳 第一、二、三、四、五、六古墳 Tsukuriyama kofun	Okayama	six mounds		34°40′18″N 133°48′01″E / 34.67166566°N 133.80030002°E	1	2240
Ōmeguri-Komeguri Mountain Castle Sites 大廻小廻山城跡 Ōmeguri-Komeguri sanjō ato	Okayama			34°43′15″N 134°01′13″E / 34.72095347°N 134.02017233°E	3	3421
Ōdara Yosemiya Site 大多羅寄宮跡 Ōdara Yosemiya ato	Okayama			34°40′08″N 134°00′30″E / 34.66897158°N 134.00830036°E	3	2250
Ōya-Sada Kofun Cluster 大谷・定古墳群 Ōya-Sada kofun-gun	Maniwa			34°56′32″N 133°37′51″E / 34.94220009°N 133.63095891°E	1	00003575
Tsukumo Shell Mound 津雲貝塚 Tsukumo kaizuka	Kasaoka			34°29′03″N 133°31′59″E / 34.48413713°N 133.53304307°E	1	2288
Tsuyama Castle Site 津山城跡 Tsuyama-jō ato	Tsuyama			35°03′46″N 134°00′19″E / 35.06273021°N 134.00533402°E	2	2285
Tsushima Site 津島遺跡 Tsushima iseki	Okayama			34°40′46″N 133°55′01″E / 34.67932788°N 133.91694479°E	1	2289
Hata Haiji Pagoda Site 幡多廃寺塔跡 Hata Haiji tō ato	Okayama			34°40′52″N 133°57′42″E / 34.68108463°N 133.96158241°E	3	2277
Bizen Kokubun-ji Site 備前国分寺跡 Bizen Kokubunji ato	Akaiwa	provincial temple of Bizen Province		34°44′20″N 133°59′58″E / 34.73885881°N 133.99942723°E	3	2295
Bizen Ware Kiln Sites 備前陶器窯跡 Bizen tōki kama ato	Bizen	designation includes the sites of Inbe Minami Ōgama (伊部南大窯跡), Inbe Nishi Ōgama (伊部西大窯跡), and Inbe Kita Ōgama (伊部北大窯跡)		34°44′11″N 134°09′36″E / 34.73652364°N 134.15992734°E	1, 6	2284
Bitchū Kokubun-ji Site 備中国分寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunji ato	Sōja	provincial temple of Bitchū Province		34°40′00″N 133°46′56″E / 34.66654808°N 133.78218207°E	3	2287
Bitchū Kokubunni-ji Site 備中国分尼寺跡 Bitchū Kokubunniji ato	Sōja	provincial nunnery of Bitchū Province		34°40′04″N 133°47′19″E / 34.66776429°N 133.78865823°E	3	2246
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Site 備中松山城跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō ato	Takahashi			34°48′32″N 133°37′20″E / 34.8088433°N 133.6222081°E	2	2280
Onoe Kurumayama Kofun 尾上車山古墳 Onoe Kurumayama kofun	Okayama			34°39′32″N 133°51′55″E / 34.65898788°N 133.86524542°E	1	2291
Mimasaka Kokubun-ji Site 美作国分寺跡 Mimasaka Kokubunji ato	Tsuyama	provincial temple of Bitchū Province		35°03′00″N 134°02′28″E / 35.0500381°N 134.04100084°E	3	3434
Miwayama Kofun Cluster 美和山古墳群 Miwayama kofun-gun	Tsuyama			35°03′48″N 133°58′00″E / 35.06321333°N 133.96658576°E	1	2297
Hikozaki Shell Mound 彦崎貝塚 Hikozaki kaizuka	Okayama			34°32′58″N 133°50′07″E / 34.54957279°N 133.83533407°E	1	00003576
Fukuyama Castle Site 福山城跡 Fukuyama-jō ato	Takahashi			34°38′47″N 133°45′35″E / 34.64635014°N 133.75980121°E	2	2270
Mantomi Tōdai-ji Tile Kiln Site 万富東大寺瓦窯跡 Mantomi Tōdaiji kawara gama ato	Okayama			34°45′45″N 134°04′52″E / 34.76255978°N 134.08124233°E	6	2252
Mitsukuri Genpo Old Residence 箕作阮甫旧宅 Mitsukuri Genpo]] kyū-taku	Tsuyama			35°03′47″N 134°00′59″E / 35.06308742°N 134.0162578°E	8	2294
Musa Ōtsuka Kofun 牟佐大塚古墳 Musa Ōtsuka kofun	Okayama			34°43′31″N 133°58′36″E / 34.72521086°N 133.97680258°E	1	2261
Kadota Shell Mound 門田貝塚 Kadota kaizuka	Setouchi			34°40′00″N 134°05′40″E / 34.66663329°N 134.09454316°E	1	2301
Ryōgūzan Kofun 両宮山古墳 Ryōgūzan kofun	Akaiwa			34°44′23″N 134°00′10″E / 34.73975766°N 134.00264879°E	1	2251
Joseon Mission Sites 朝鮮通信使遺跡 Chōsen tsushinshi iseki	Setouchi	designation includes Honren-ji (本蓮寺), Seiken-ji (清見寺) in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Fukuzen-ji (福禅寺) in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture		34°37′00″N 134°09′51″E / 34.616743°N 134.164073°E	9	3097

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, fifty-seven sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][5]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Natsukawa Castle Site 撫川城跡（芝場城跡） Natsukawa-jō ato (Shibano-jō ato)	Okayama			34°38′35″N 133°50′50″E / 34.642918°N 133.847208°E		for all refs see
Bizen Province Headquarters Site 備前国庁跡 Bizen kokuga ato	Okayama			34°41′31″N 133°57′23″E / 34.692051°N 133.956428°E
Jōdo-ji 浄土寺 Jōdoji	Okayama			34°41′56″N 133°57′59″E / 34.699004°N 133.966379°E
Kurayasu River Yoshii Sluice Gates 倉安川吉井水門 Kurayasu-gawa Yoshii suimon	Okayama			34°43′08″N 134°05′40″E / 34.719022°N 134.094529°E
Kaya Family Fortified Residence Site 伝賀陽氏館跡 den-Kaya-shi tate ato	Okayama			34°39′49″N 133°50′42″E / 34.663561°N 133.845084°E
Sakoda Kofun 坂古田古墳 Sakoda kofun	Okayama			34°41′41″N 133°49′51″E / 34.694812°N 133.830965°E
Ogata Kōan Birthplace 緒方洪庵誕生地 Ogata Kōan tanjō-chi	Okayama			34°43′47″N 133°48′13″E / 34.729833°N 133.803542°E
Kinoshita Rigen Birthplace 木下利玄生家 Kinoshita Rigen seika	Okayama			34°43′51″N 133°48′02″E / 34.730733°N 133.800666°E
Fujiwara no Narichika Sites 藤原成親遺跡（高麗寺山門跡と藤原成親墓地） Fujiwara no Narichika iseki (Kōraiji sanmon ato to Fujiwara no Narichika bochi)	Okayama	designation includes the sites of Kōrai-ji Sanmon and Fujiwara no Narichika's grave		34°40′16″N 133°51′14″E / 34.671070°N 133.853989°E
Takamatsu Castle Indundation Narutanigawa Site 高松城水攻め鳴谷川遺跡 附 工事奉行の墓 Takamatsu-jō mizuzeme Narutanigawa iseki tsuketari kōji bugyō no haka	Okayama			34°43′01″N 133°50′24″E / 34.716906°N 133.8399559°E
Inukai Family Residence 犬養家旧宅 Inukai-ke jūtaku	Okayama			34°39′07″N 133°50′34″E / 34.652071°N 133.842831°E
Tokura Castle Site 徳倉城跡 Tokura-jō iseki	Okayama			34°46′31″N 133°53′45″E / 34.775284°N 133.895777°E
Takeuchi-ryū Kobudō Birthplace 竹内流古武道発祥の地 Takeuchi-ryū kobudō hasshō no chi	Okayama			34°55′34″N 133°53′27″E / 34.926237°N 133.890799°E
Matsuda Motonari and Ōmura Moritsune Grave Sites 松田元成及び大村盛恒墓所 Matsuda Motonari oyobi Ōmura Moritsune bosho	Okayama			34°45′59″N 134°03′15″E / 34.766470°N 134.054105°E
Ōbosan Kofun 王墓山古墳 Ōbosan kofun	Kurashiki			34°39′35″N 133°49′35″E / 34.659749°N 133.826475°E
Anyō-ji Urayama Sutra Mounds 安養寺裏山経塚群 Anyōji Urayama kyōzuka-gun	Kurashiki			34°38′11″N 133°45′31″E / 34.636395°N 133.758588°E
Shimotsui Castle Site 下津井城跡 Shimotsui-jō iseki	Kurashiki			34°26′26″N 133°47′44″E / 34.440572°N 133.795617°E
Mount Shinkumano 新熊野山 Shinkunmano-san	Kurashiki			34°32′25″N 133°49′11″E / 34.540279°N 133.819807°E
Nozaki Family Residence 野崎家旧宅 Nozaki-ke jūtaku	Kurashiki			34°28′20″N 133°48′10″E / 34.472201°N 133.802855°E
United Church of Christ in Japan Amagi Church and Grounds 日本キリスト教団天城教会敷地及び教会堂 Nihon kirisutokyō-dan Amagi kyōkai shikichi oyobi kyōkaidō	Kurashiki			34°33′46″N 133°48′32″E / 34.562768°N 133.808788°E
Hakkō Haiji 八高廃寺 Hakkō haiji	Kurashiki			34°37′06″N 133°39′30″E / 34.618261°N 133.658241°E
Shōbuzako Kofun 勝負砂古墳 Shōbuzako kofun	Kurashiki			34°37′19″N 133°42′44″E / 34.621810°N 133.712250°E
Hikami Tennōyama Kofun - Hikami Uneyama Kofun Cluster 日上天王山古墳・日上畝山古墳群 Hikami Tennōyama kofun・Hikami Uneyama kofun-gun	Tsuyama			35°03′01″N 134°01′53″E / 35.050231°N 134.031297°E
Kume Haiji Site 久米廃寺跡 Kume haiji ato	Tsuyama			35°03′23″N 133°55′19″E / 35.056379°N 133.921878°E
Iwaya Castle Site 岩屋城跡 Iwaya-jō ato	Tsuyama			35°04′33″N 133°50′05″E / 35.075948°N 133.834763°E
Yahazu Castle Site 矢筈城跡（高山城跡）附 伝草苅景継墓所 Yahazu-jō ato (Takayama-jō ato) tsuketari den-Kusakari Kagetsugu bosho	Tsuyama	designation includes the grave site of Kusakari Kagetsugu		35°11′51″N 134°06′15″E / 35.197389°N 134.104156°E
Tsuyama Domain Matsudaira Clan Family Temple Taian-ji 津山藩主松平家菩提所泰安寺 Tsuyama-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bodaisho Taianji	Tsuyama			35°03′34″N 133°59′35″E / 35.059337°N 133.993034°E)]
Sekido Haiji Site 関戸の廃寺跡 Sekido no haiji ato	Kasaoka			34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E / 34.557758°N 133.529576°E
Kōjōkan 興譲館 Kōjōkan	Ibara			34°33′28″N 133°31′46″E / 34.557758°N 133.529576°E
Hada Haiji 秦廃寺 Hada haiji	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E / 34.691585°N 133.716022°E
Miyayama Tumuli - Miyayama Tenbō Kofun 宮山墳墓群 宮山天望古墳 Miyayama funbo-gun Miyayama Tenbō kofun	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E / 34.691585°N 133.716022°E
Hōfuku-ji 宝福寺 Hōfukuji	Sōja			34°41′30″N 133°42′58″E / 34.691585°N 133.716022°E
Ezaki Kofun 江崎古墳 Ezaki kofun	Sōja			34°40′07″N 133°46′37″E / 34.668521°N 133.776885°E
Kayadera Haiji Site 栢寺廃寺跡 Kayadera haiji ato	Sōja			34°41′10″N 133°46′40″E / 34.686173°N 133.777794°E
Junseiryō Site 順正寮跡 Junseiryō ato	Takahashi			34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E / 34.796520°N 133.619493°E
Takahashi Christian Church 高梁基督教会堂 Takahashi kirisuto kyōkaidō	Takahashi			34°47′47″N 133°37′10″E / 34.796520°N 133.619493°E
Bitchū Matsuyama Castle Onegoya Site 備中松山城御根小屋跡 Bitchū Matsuyama-jō Onegoya ato	Takahashi			34°48′04″N 133°37′02″E / 34.801066°N 133.617360°E
Yamazaki Family Grave Site 山崎家墓所 Yamazaki-ke bosho	Takahashi			34°46′51″N 133°32′51″E / 34.780933°N 133.547382°E
Nodayama Site 野田山遺跡 Nodayama iseki	Niimi			34°55′02″N 133°27′15″E / 34.917304°N 133.454183°E
Hōkoku-an 方谷庵 Hōkoku-an	Niimi			35°04′02″N 133°33′44″E / 35.067118°N 133.562176°E
Shizutani Ware Kiln Site 閑谷焼窯跡 Shizutani-yaki kama ato	Bizen			34°46′34″N 134°13′03″E / 34.776120°N 134.217419°E
Mitsuishi Castle Site 三石城跡 Mitsuishi-jō ato	Bizen			34°48′30″N 134°16′15″E / 34.808302°N 134.270744°E
Kabusan Kofun 鹿歩山古墳 Kabusan kofun	Setouchi			34°36′54″N 134°08′38″E / 34.614982°N 134.143872°E
Futatsukayama Kofun 二塚山古墳 Futatsukayama kofun	Setouchi			34°36′08″N 134°08′02″E / 34.602275°N 134.133862°E
Kekōjiyama Kofun 花光寺山古墳 Kekōjiyama kofun	Setouchi			34°42′39″N 134°06′40″E / 34.710727°N 134.111016°E
Tsukiyama Kofun 築山古墳 Tsukiyama kofun	Setouchi			34°40′46″N 134°08′15″E / 34.679479°N 134.137562°E
Minamigata Mae-ike Site 南方前池遺跡 Minamigata Mae-ike iseki	Akaiwa			34°45′03″N 134°02′13″E / 34.750844°N 134.037072°E
Kawahigashi Kurumuzuka Kofun 川東車塚古墳 Kawahigashi Kurumuzuka kofun	Maniwa			35°01′36″N 133°45′20″E / 35.026558°N 133.755441°E
Miyamoto Musashi Residence 伝宮本武蔵宅跡 den-Miyamoto Musashi taku ato	Mimasaka			35°05′42″N 134°19′40″E / 35.095030°N 134.327848°E
Doi Ichirizuka 土居一里塚 Doi ichirizuka	Mimasaka			34°59′40″N 134°15′33″E / 34.994445°N 134.259267°E
Tenjinyama Castle Site 天神山城跡 附 根小屋跡、岡本屋敷及び木戸館、伝浦上与次郎墓 Tenjinyama-jō ato tsuketari Negoya ato, Okamoto yashiki oyobi Kidokan, den-Uragami Yojirō haka	Wake	designation includes the sites of Negoya, Okamoto Residence and Kidokan, and Uragami Yojirō's grave		34°50′58″N 134°07′34″E / 34.849353°N 134.125994°E
Tawara Weir Site 田原井堰跡 附 田原用水路一部、百間の石樋、切抜き Tawara izeki ato tsuketari Tahara yōsuiro ichibu, Hyakken no sekihi, kirinuki	Wake, Akaiwa, Okayama	designation includes a section of the Tawara canal		34°49′50″N 134°07′48″E / 34.830664°N 134.130054°E
Kajiyadani Tatara Site 鍛冶屋谷たたら遺跡 附 供養塔［二基］ Kajiyadani tatara iseki tsuketari kuyōtō (ni-ki)	Kagamino	designation includes two memorial tō		35°12′12″N 133°47′49″E / 35.203289°N 133.797042°E
Onbara Sites 恩原遺跡群 Onbara iseki-gun	Kagamino			35°18′19″N 133°59′28″E / 35.305265°N 133.991101°E
Hōnen Birthplace 法然上人誕生地 Hōnen shōnin tanjō chi	Kumenan	at Tanjō-ji (誕生寺)		34°57′20″N 133°57′11″E / 34.955651°N 133.952968°E
Karausu Tumuli 唐臼墳墓群 Karausu funbo-gun	Misaki			35°00′06″N 133°55′01″E / 35.001540°N 133.916936°E
Tsukinowa Kofun 月の輪古墳 Tsukinowa kofun	Misaki			34°56′31″N 134°06′32″E / 34.94185°N 134.108906°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further four hundred and fifty-eight sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[6]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Bitchū, Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okayama)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 岡山県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
4. 岡山県内指定文化財等件数一覧 [Number of Cultural Properties in Okayama Prefecture] (in Japanese). Okayama Prefecture. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
5. 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 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
6. 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 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

External links

• (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okayama Prefecture