List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shizuoka)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, forty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road the borders with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji the borders with Yamanashi.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Tōtōmi Kokubun-ji 遠江国分寺跡 Tōtōmi Kokubunji ato	Iwata	Site of Nara-period Kokubun-ji for Tōtōmi Province		34°43′10″N 137°51′05″E / 34.71948542°N 137.85137974°E	3
*Arai Barrier Site 新居関跡 Arai-no-seki ato	Kosai	Only remaining barrier gate on the old Tōkaidō		34°41′41″N 137°33′41″E / 34.69479509°N 137.56136591°E	6
*Toro Site 登呂遺跡 Toro iseki	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka			34°57′22″N 138°24′32″E / 34.95603089°N 138.40896558°E	1
Izu Kokubun-ji Pagoda Site 伊豆国分寺塔跡 Izu Kokubunji tō ato	Mishima	Remains of Nara-period Kokubun-ji for Izu Province		35°07′13″N 138°54′35″E / 35.1202493°N 138.90977009°E	3
Yokosuka Castle Site 横須賀城跡 Yokosuka-jō ato	Kakegawa	Edo-period castle ruins		34°41′09″N 137°58′15″E / 34.68575788°N 137.97084498°E	2
Ganjōju-in Site 願成就院跡 Ganjōju-in ato	Izunokuni	Remnants of famed Kamakura-period temple with surviving statues by Unkei		35°02′45″N 138°56′25″E / 35.04592103°N 138.94017782°E	3
Kikugawa Fortified Residence Sites 菊川城館遺跡群 Kikugawa-jōkan iseki-gun	Kikugawa	designation includes the sites of Takada Yashiki (高田大屋敷遺跡) and Yokoji Fortified Residence (横地氏城館跡)		34°43′22″N 138°04′36″E / 34.7227682°N 138.07668005°E	2
Kunōzan 久能山 Kunōzan	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka	Famed holy mountain, site of National Treasure Kunōzan Tōshō-gū		34°57′57″N 138°28′05″E / 34.96594618°N 138.468017°E	2,3
Yasumiba Site 休場遺跡 Yasumiba iseki	Numazu			35°10′00″N 138°50′15″E / 35.16679931°N 138.83763049°E	1
Former Mitsuke School and Iwate Bunko 旧見付学校附磐田文庫 kyū-Mitsuke Gakkō tsuketari Iwata Bunko	Iwata			34°43′40″N 137°51′25″E / 34.72782908°N 137.85706771°E	4
Kōkuku Castle Site 興国寺城跡 Kōkoku-jō ato	Numazu			35°08′30″N 138°48′24″E / 35.14162532°N 138.80660207°E	2
Gyokusen-ji 玉泉寺 Gyokusenji	Shimoda	Site of first American consulate in Japan		34°40′33″N 138°57′44″E / 34.67578076°N 138.96233862°E	9
Mikuriyama Kofun Cluster 御厨古墳群 Mikuriyama Kofun-gun	Iwata			34°43′11″N 137°53′17″E / 34.71971095°N 137.88814671°E	1
Takatenjin Castle Site 高天神城跡 Takaten-jō ato	Kakegawa			34°41′55″N 138°02′08″E / 34.69848514°N 138.03546792°E	2
Mitake Castle Site 三岳城跡 Mitake-jō ato	Hamamatsu			34°51′08″N 137°41′32″E / 34.85225816°N 137.69209782°E	2
Yamanaka Castle Site 山中城跡 Yamanaka-jō ato	Mishima/Kannami	Castle ruins from Heian, Kamakura period		35°09′25″N 138°59′39″E / 35.15682602°N 138.99426309°E	2
Shida District Site 志太郡衙跡 Shida-gun ga-ato	Fujieda	Archaeological site with ruins of Nara-period administrative structures		34°51′43″N 138°14′35″E / 34.86200093°N 138.24300569°E	2
Saioku-ji Gardens 柴屋寺庭園 Saiokuji teien	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		34°57′22″N 138°19′59″E / 34.95604155°N 138.33311309°E	3
Ojima Jin'ya Site 小島陣屋跡 Ojima Jin’ya ato	Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka	Ruins of an Edo-period fortified daimyō residence		35°05′03″N 138°30′40″E / 35.08422308°N 138.51100507°E	2
Kamishiroiwa Site 上白岩遺跡 Kamishiroiwa iseki	Izu			34°57′48″N 138°59′03″E / 34.96345668°N 138.9841779°E	1
Shinpōinyama Kofun Cluster 新豊院山古墳群 Shinpōinyama kofun-gun	Iwata			34°46′16″N 137°52′26″E / 34.77122107°N 137.87384762°E	1
Mikomotojima Lighthouse 神子元島灯台 Mikomotojima tōdai	Shimoda	Meiji-period lighthouse, one of the first to be built in Japan		34°34′30″N 138°56′30″E / 34.57513005°N 138.94166752°E	6
Suwahara Castle Site 諏訪原城跡 Suwahara-jō ato	Shimada			34°49′04″N 138°07′08″E / 34.81780775°N 138.1187788°E	2
Sengo Site 千居遺跡 Sengo iseki	Fujinomiya			35°17′29″N 138°35′11″E / 35.29128228°N 138.58642038°E	1
Sengen Kofun 浅間古墳 Sengen kofun	Fuji			35°09′51″N 138°44′48″E / 35.16405641°N 138.74665871°E	1
Ōshikakubo Site 大鹿窪遺跡 Ōshikakubo iseki	Fujinomiya			35°14′55″N 138°33′43″E / 35.2486124°N 138.56207868°E	1
Ōchiwatoge Haiji Site 大知波峠廃寺跡 Ōchiwatoge haiji-ato	Kosai			34°46′55″N 137°29′00″E / 34.78199119°N 137.48340535°E	3
Chōshizuka Kofun 銚子塚古墳附小銚子塚古墳 Chōshizuka Kofun tsuketari Ko-Chōshizuka Kofun	Iwata			34°46′49″N 137°50′21″E / 34.78016199°N 137.83926508°E	1
Nagahama Castle Site 長浜城跡 Nagahama-jō ato	Numazu			35°01′05″N 138°53′18″E / 35.01811595°N 138.88826862°E	2, 8
Horikoshi Gosho Site 伝堀越御所跡 den-Horikoshi Gosho ato	Izunokuni			35°02′54″N 138°56′20″E / 35.04835434°N 138.93894304°E	2
Shimada-juku Ōigawa Ford Site 島田宿大井川川越遺跡 Shimada-juku Ōigawa kagoshi iseki	Shimada	Location of noted ford on the Tokaido		34°49′54″N 138°09′22″E / 34.83161225°N 138.15602006°E	6
Tōkaidō Utsunoya Pass 東海道宇津ノ谷峠越 Tōkaidō Utsunoya tōgegoe	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-Fujieda	Remnant of Heian period Tōkaidō, at a location mentioned in courtly poetry		34°56′09″N 138°18′16″E / 34.93596273°N 138.3043506°E	6
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace 韮山反射炉 Nirayama hansharo	Izunokuni			35°02′23″N 138°57′43″E / 35.03966351°N 138.9620459°E	6
Nirayama District Office Site 韮山役所跡 Nirayama Yakusho-ato	Izunokuni			35°03′17″N 138°57′34″E / 35.05481339°N 138.95931618°E	2
Kashiya Cave Tomb Cluster 柏谷横穴群 Kashiya yokoana-gun	Kannami			35°04′58″N 138°57′34″E / 35.08291294°N 138.95940331°E	1
Katayama Haiji Site 片山廃寺跡 Katayama Haiji ato	Suruga-ku, Shizuoka			34°57′51″N 138°25′35″E / 34.9641572°N 138.42647549°E	3
Kitaema Cave Tomb Cluster 北江間横穴群 Kitaema yokoana-gun	Izunokuni			35°03′17″N 138°55′13″E / 35.05467552°N 138.92016292°E	1
Hōjō Residence Site (Enjō-ji Site) 北条氏邸跡（円成寺跡） Hōjō-shi-tei (Enjō-ji ato)	Izunokuni			35°02′48″N 138°56′14″E / 35.04675918°N 138.93712905°E	1
Ryōsen-ji 了仙寺 Ryōsenji	Shimoda	site of the signing of the 1858 Harris Treaty		34°40′20″N 138°56′30″E / 34.67213599°N 138.94173547°E	9
Wadaoka Kofun Cluster 和田岡古墳群 Wadaoka kofun-gun	Kakegawa			34°46′40″N 137°57′06″E / 34.77788728°N 137.95157464°E	1
Shijimizuka Site 蜆塚遺跡 Shijimiazuka iseki	Naka-ku, Hamamatsu	Jomon-period Shell Mound		34°42′48″N 137°42′11″E / 34.71343945°N 137.70313917°E	1
Shizuhatagayama Kofun 賤機山古墳 Shizuhatayama kofun	Aoi-ku, Shizuoka	Kofun-period tomb on grounds of Shizuoka Sengen Shrine		34°58′58″N 138°22′30″E / 34.98285634°N 138.37495077°E	1
Joseon Mission Sites 朝鮮通信使遺跡 Chōsen tsushinshi iseki	Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka	the designation includes Seiken-ji (清見寺), Fukuzen-ji (福禅寺) in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Honren-ji (本蓮寺) in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture		35°02′52″N 138°30′46″E / 35.04779561°N 138.51291206°E	9
Old Hakone Road 箱根旧街道 Hakone kyū-kaidō	Mishima, Kannami	stretch of the old Tōkaidō; the designation includes areas of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture		35°11′36″N 139°01′35″E / 35.19331254°N 139.02647902°E	6
Mount Fuji 富士山 Fujisan	Fujinomiya, Susono, Oyama	the designation includes areas of three municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture; Mount Fuji is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and, as a component of the serial nomination Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site[5][6]		35°30′36″N 138°44′46″E / 35.51009857°N 138.74597813°E	3

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, thirty-four sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4][7]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Yonetsuka Kofun Cluster 米塚古墳群 Yonetsuka kofun-gun	Iwata			34°47′04″N 137°50′26″E / 34.784492°N 137.840636°E
Chōja Yashiki Site 長者屋敷遺跡 Chōja yashiki iseki	Iwata			34°46′41″N 137°50′28″E / 34.778051°N 137.841146°E
Dokizuka Kofun 土器塚古墳 Dokizuka kofun	Iwata			34°43′11″N 137°50′37″E / 34.719657°N 137.843549°E
Senyō-ji Tō 撰要寺墓塔群 Senyōji haka-tō-gun	Kakegawa	forty-five tō		34°41′16″N 137°58′04″E / 34.687821°N 137.967655°E
Fukasawa Castle Site 深沢城跡 Fukasawa-jō ato	Gotemba			35°19′26″N 138°57′21″E / 35.323897°N 138.955883°E
Miikedaira Kofun 三池平古墳 Miikedaira kofun	Shizuoka			35°03′11″N 138°28′50″E / 35.053178°N 138.480520°E
Kamishidoro Old Kiln Site 上志戸呂古窯跡 Kamishidoro ko-yōseki	Shimada			34°51′08″N 138°07′00″E / 34.852085°N 138.116684°E
Tōkaidō Kikugawa Cobblestones 東海道菊川坂石畳 Tōkaidō Kikugawa-saka ishidatami	Shimada			34°48′57″N 138°06′56″E / 34.815953°N 138.115675°E
Hakuin Ekaku Grave 白隠禅師墓 Hakuin zenshi haka	Numazu			35°07′25″N 138°48′00″E / 35.123559°N 138.799886°E
Nagatsuka Kofun 長塚古墳 Nagatsuka Kofun	Numazu			35°07′43″N 138°51′26″E / 35.128693°N 138.857177°E
Western Shipyard and Lodgings of Yevfimy Putyatin 洋式帆船建造地及び艦長プチャーチン宿所 yōshiki hansen kenzōchi oyobi kanchō Puchāchin shukusho	Numazu			34°58′35″N 138°46′00″E / 34.976353°N 138.766680°E
Aokozure Pass 青崩峠 Aokozure-tōge	Hamamatsu			35°15′15″N 137°54′38″E / 35.254170°N 137.910562°E
Akamonue Kofun 赤門上古墳 Akamonue kofun	Hamamatsu			34°47′17″N 137°45′10″E / 34.788092°N 137.752799°E
Inui Castle Site 犬居城跡 Inui-jō ato	Hamamatsu			34°57′43″N 137°53′24″E / 34.961917°N 137.889941°E
Saigagake Battlefield 犀ヶ崖古戦場 Saigagake kosenjō	Hamamatsu			34°43′10″N 137°51′05″E / 34.71948542°N 137.85137974°E
Sentōgamine Castle Site 千頭峯城跡 Sentōgamine-jō ato	Hamamatsu			34°49′17″N 137°33′34″E / 34.821281°N 137.559557°E
Takimine Saishirōtani Site 滝峯才四郎谷遺跡 Takimine Saishirōtani iseki	Hamamatsu			34°48′33″N 137°40′39″E / 34.809064°N 137.677424°E
Nihongayatsu Piled Stone Burial Mounds 二本ヶ谷積石塚群 Nihongayatsu miishizuka-gun	Hamamatsu			34°47′37″N 137°45′03″E / 34.793629°N 137.750777°E
Kōmyōsan Kofun 光明山古墳 Kōmyōsan kofun	Hamamatsu			34°52′28″N 137°49′09″E / 34.874419°N 137.819098°E
Ii Jinja Precinct Site 渭伊神社境内遺跡 Ii Jinja keidai ato	Hamamatsu			34°49′58″N 137°39′49″E / 34.832880°N 137.663702°E
Mount Inochi 大野命山・中新田命山 Ōno Inochi-yama・Nakashinden Inochi-yama	Fukuroi			34°40′43″N 137°56′59″E / 34.678544°N 137.949647°E
Daimon Ōtsuka Kofun 大門大塚古墳附出土遺物 Daimon Ōtsuka kofun	Fukuroi	designation includes 189 excavated artefacts		34°44′30″N 137°55′48″E / 34.741542°N 137.930077°E
Nyakuōji Kofun Cluster 若王子古墳群 Nyakuōji kofun-gun	Fujieda	28 burials		34°52′34″N 138°15′24″E / 34.876179°N 138.256722°E
Iwabuchi Ichirizuka 岩淵の一里塚 Iwabuchi ichirizuka	Fuji			35°08′54″N 138°37′09″E / 35.148310°N 138.619287°E
Kotohira Kofun 琴平古墳 Kotohira kofun	Fuji			35°10′10″N 138°44′15″E / 35.169353°N 138.737369°E
Katsumata Castle Site 勝間田城跡 Katsumata-jō ato	Makinohara			34°46′43″N 138°07′36″E / 34.778650°N 138.126801°E
Mukaiyama Kofun Cluster 向山古墳群 Mukaiyama kofun-gun	Mishima			35°06′23″N 138°56′34″E / 35.106428°N 138.942890°E

Municipal Historic Sites

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

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Tōtōmi Province
• Suruga Province
• Izu Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shizuoka)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 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 9 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (名勝, 特別名勝 静岡県 ２県以上)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
4. 指定文化財の件数 [Number of Designated Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Shizuoka Prefecture. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
5. "富士山" [Mount Fuji]. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
6. "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
7. 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 9 August 2013.
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 9 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) National and Prefectural Cultural Properties in Shizuoka Prefecture