List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 August 2014, forty-two Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^[2][3][4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ayaragigō Site 綾羅木郷遺跡 Ayaragigō iseki	Shimonoseki	Yayoi settlement adjacent to the Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum[5][6]		34°00′45″N 130°55′28″E / 34.01259335°N 130.92455858°E	1
Itō Hirobumi Former Residence 伊藤博文旧宅 Itō Hirobumi kyū-taku	Hagi			34°24′40″N 131°25′05″E / 34.41104526°N 131.41811916°E	8
Kajikurihama Site 梶栗浜遺跡 Kajikurihama iseki	Shimonoseki			34°01′00″N 130°55′23″E / 34.01664588°N 130.92306688°E	1
Yoshida Shōin Imprisonment Site 吉田松陰幽囚の旧宅 Yoshida Shōin yūshū kyū-taku	Hagi			34°24′44″N 131°25′04″E / 34.412235°N 131.41770502°E	8
Former Hagi Domain Boat Shed 旧萩藩御船倉 kyū-Hagi-han ofunagura	Hagi			34°25′14″N 131°24′04″E / 34.42046039°N 131.4011711°E	6
Former Hagi Domain School - Meirinkan 旧萩藩校明倫館 kyū-Hagi-hankō Meirinkan	Hagi	han school		34°24′33″N 131°23′56″E / 34.40922966°N 131.39888365°E	4
Mishima Jiikonbo Kofun Cluster 見島ジーコンボ古墳群 Mishima Jiikonbo kofun-gun	Hagi			34°45′49″N 131°09′35″E / 34.76352979°N 131.15971859°E	1
Takasugi Shinsaku Grave 高杉晋作墓 Takasugi Shinsaku no haka	Shimonoseki			34°05′08″N 131°04′18″E / 34.08569133°N 131.07163427°E	7
Saba River Water Gate 佐波川関水 Saba-gawa sekimizu	Yamaguchi	constructed to help transport timber for Chōgen's reconstruction of Tōdai-ji from 1186[7]		34°16′14″N 131°39′25″E / 34.27064283°N 131.65704861°E	6
Suō Kokubun-ji Former Precinct 周防国分寺旧境内 Suō Kokubunji kyū-keidai	Hōfu	provincial temple of Suō Province		34°03′42″N 131°34′46″E / 34.06177891°N 131.57937317°E	3
Suō Province Administrative Office Site 周防国衙跡 Suō Kokuga ato	Hōfu			34°03′28″N 131°35′11″E / 34.05767787°N 131.58639484°E	2
Suō Mint Site 周防鋳銭司跡 Suō no juzenji ato	Yamaguchi			34°05′10″N 131°26′39″E / 34.08604307°N 131.44419436°E	6
Suō-nada Sluice Sites 周防灘干拓遺跡 Suō-nada kantaku iseki	San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi			33°59′50″N 131°09′59″E / 33.99718143°N 131.1664376°E	6
Shōkasonjuku Academy 松下村塾 Shōkasonjuku	Yamaguchi	run by Yoshida Shōin; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi[8][9]		34°24′44″N 131°25′02″E / 34.41215448°N 131.41734168°E	4
Jōei-ji Gardens 常栄寺庭園 Jōeiji teien	Yamaguchi	also a Place of Scenic Beauty		34°11′54″N 131°29′22″E / 34.19826332°N 131.48949707°E	8
Jinbayama Kofun 仁馬山古墳 Jinbayama kofun	Shimonoseki			34°00′50″N 130°56′33″E / 34.01376792°N 130.94242708°E	1
Ōmijima Whale Grave 青海島鯨墓 Ōmijima kujira haka	Nagato			34°25′28″N 131°15′18″E / 34.42439447°N 131.25503876°E	6, 7
Iwakisan Kōgoishi 石城山神籠石 Iwakisan kōgoishi	Hikari			33°59′14″N 132°02′15″E / 33.98733847°N 132.03742748°E	1
Murata Seifū Former Residence and Grave 村田清風旧宅および墓 Murata Seifū kyū-taku oyobi haka	Nagato			34°22′10″N 131°12′53″E / 34.36954799°N 131.21461015°E	7, 8
Ōmura Masujirō Grave 大村益次郎墓 Ōmura Masujirō no haka	Yamaguchi			34°04′44″N 131°27′56″E / 34.07889434°N 131.4654742°E	7
Ōuchi Family Site and Ryōun-ji 大内氏遺跡附凌雲寺跡 Ōuchi-shi iseki tsuketari Ryōunji ato	Yamaguchi			34°11′04″N 131°28′47″E / 34.18441615°N 131.47981926°E	2, 3
Dainichi Kofun 大日古墳 Dainichi kofun	Hōfu			34°04′20″N 131°32′51″E / 34.07232176°N 131.54748538°E	1
Ōhibi Natsumikan 大日比ナツミカン原樹 Ōhibi natsumikan genju	Nagato	also a Natural Monument		34°24′45″N 131°12′27″E / 34.41237253°N 131.20753987°E	6
Chausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun	Yanai			33°57′55″N 132°07′44″E / 33.96541344°N 132.12892172°E	1
Nakayama Tadamitsu Grave 中山忠光墓 Nakayama Tadamitsu no haka	Shimonoseki			34°00′25″N 130°55′05″E / 34.00699316°N 130.9180315°E	7
Asada Tumulus Cluster 朝田墳墓群 Asada funbogun	Yamaguchi			34°09′17″N 131°25′56″E / 34.15461479°N 131.43211708°E	1
Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery Site 長州藩下関前田台場跡 Chōshū-han Shimonoseki Maeda daiba ato	Shimonoseki	the lower battery was captured during the Shimonoseki Campaign (photograph by Felice Beato); submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi[8][10]		33°58′27″N 130°58′17″E / 33.97406226°N 130.97141123°E	2
Naganobori Copper Mine Site 長登銅山跡 Naganobori dōzan ato	Mine			34°14′40″N 131°20′10″E / 34.24434749°N 131.33605377°E	6
Nagato Mint Site 長門鋳銭所跡 Nagato no juzensho ato	Yamaguchi			34°00′01″N 130°58′57″E / 34.0003511°N 130.98243985°E	6
Doigahama Site 土井ヶ浜遺跡 Doigahama iseki	Shimonoseki			34°17′37″N 130°53′09″E / 34.29357223°N 130.88581543°E	6
Suenosue Kiln Site 陶陶窯跡 Suenosue kama ato	Yamaguchi			34°05′57″N 131°25′14″E / 34.09925024°N 131.42068714°E	6
Hagi Road 萩往還 Hagi ōkan	Yamaguchi, Hagi, Hōfu			34°02′36″N 131°34′25″E / 34.04335639°N 131.57351697°E	6
Hagi Castle Town 萩城城下町 Hagi-jō jōkamachi	Hagi	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi;[8][11] see also Groups of Traditional Buildings		34°24′43″N 131°23′38″E / 34.41183256°N 131.39390534°E	2, 6
Hagi Castle Site 萩城跡 Hagi-jō ato	Hagi			34°25′03″N 131°22′57″E / 34.4176033°N 131.38248053°E	2
Hagi Reverberatory Furnace 萩反射炉 Hagi hansharo	Hagi	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi;[8][12]		34°25′43″N 131°25′06″E / 34.42848092°N 131.41825351°E	6
Hagi Domain Mōri Clan Graves 萩藩主毛利家墓所 Hagi-han-shu Mōri-ke bosho	Hagi, Yamaguchi	at the former Tenju-in (天樹院), Daishō-in (大照院), and Tōkō-ji (東光寺) in Hagi and Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺) in Yamaguchi[13]		34°23′41″N 131°23′28″E / 34.39482644°N 131.39110052°E	7
Shirasu Tatara Site 白須たたら製鉄遺跡 Shirasu tatara seitetsu iseki	Abu			34°35′09″N 131°35′25″E / 34.58577072°N 131.59016772°E	6
Shikishima Castle Site 敷山城跡 Shikishima-jō ato	Hōfu			34°04′56″N 131°35′43″E / 34.08211327°N 131.5953579°E	2
Kido Takayoshi Former Residence 木戸孝允旧宅 Kido Takayoshi kyū-taku	Hagi			34°24′44″N 131°23′41″E / 34.4122937°N 131.39459591°E	8
Notani Stone Baths 野谷石風呂 Notani no ishiburo	Yamaguchi			34°17′02″N 131°39′00″E / 34.28391279°N 131.65010713°E	5
Ōitayama Tatara Site 大板山たたら製鉄遺跡 Ōitayama tatara seitetsu iseki	Hagi	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi[14]		34°29′54″N 131°32′16″E / 34.498272°N 131.537697°E	6
Ebisugahana Shipyard Site 恵美須ヶ鼻造船所跡 Ebisugahana sōzenjo ato	Hagi	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyūshū and Yamaguchi[15]		34°25′46″N 131°24′42″E / 34.429452°N 131.411612°E	6

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, thirty Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[16][17]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Nakanohama Site 中ノ浜遺跡 Nakanohama iseki	Shimonoseki			34°09′20″N 130°54′58″E / 34.155657°N 130.916133°E
Kuroiichinosei Ichirizuka 黒井一ノ瀬一里塚 Kuroiichinosei ichirizuka	Shimonoseki			34°06′15″N 130°55′18″E / 34.104267°N 130.921583°E
Shōei-ji Earthworks and Former Precinct 勝栄寺土塁及び旧境内 Shōeiji dorui oyobi kyū-keidai	Shūnan			34°04′14″N 131°45′58″E / 34.070685°N 131.7662°E
Wakayama Castle Site 若山城跡 Wakayama-jō ato	Shūnan			34°04′14″N 131°45′58″E / 34.070685°N 131.7662°E
Chōon Cave 潮音洞 Chōon-dō	Shūnan			34°14′07″N 131°48′54″E / 34.235399°N 131.815081°E
Shimofuri Castle Site 霜降城跡 Shimofuri-jō ato	Ube			34°00′58″N 131°15′28″E / 34.016003°N 131.257775°E
Aratakisan Castle Site 荒滝山城跡 Aratakisan-jō ato	Ube			34°09′11″N 131°17′49″E / 34.152940°N 131.296921°E
Ōuchihikami Kofun 大内氷上古墳 Ōuchihikami kofun	Yamaguchi			34°09′56″N 131°29′50″E / 34.165671°N 131.497314°E
Momotani Kiln Site 百谷窯跡 Momotani kama ato	Yamaguchi			34°06′12″N 131°24′45″E / 34.103205°N 131.412481°E
Onoda Cement Tokkuri Kiln 小野田セメント徳利窯 Onoda semento tokkuri-gama	Sanyō-Onoda			33°58′36″N 131°10′23″E / 33.976552°N 131.173164°E
Chōkōjiyama Kofun 長光寺山古墳 Chōkōjiyama kofun	Sanyō-Onoda			34°02′45″N 131°08′54″E / 34.045912°N 131.148241°E
Iwakuni Domain Kikkawa Clan Graves 岩国藩主吉川家墓所 Iwakuni-han-shu Kikkawa-ke bosho	Iwakuni			34°10′08″N 132°10′22″E / 34.168831°N 132.172694°E
Nakanokawayama Ichirizuka 中ノ川山一里塚 Nakanokawayama ichirizuka	Iwakuni			34°18′03″N 132°03′31″E / 34.300745°N 132.058496°E
Jingayama Kofun 神花山古墳 Jingayama kofun	Hirao			33°54′39″N 132°03′30″E / 33.910911°N 132.058218°E
Shiratori Kofun 白鳥古墳付陪塚及び周濠 Shiratori kofun tsuketari baizuka oyobi shūgō	Hirao			33°53′50″N 132°04′45″E / 33.897243°N 132.079139°E
Iwata Site 岩田遺跡 Iwata iseki	Hirao			33°53′38″N 132°04′48″E / 33.894010°N 132.079943°E
Kunimori Kofun 国森古墳 Kunimori kofun	Tabuse			33°57′31″N 132°01′24″E / 33.958748°N 132.023467°E
Goi Kofun 後井古墳 Goi kofun	Tabuse			33°57′42″N 132°01′40″E / 33.961586°N 132.027876°E
Suebara Kiln Sites 末原窯跡群 Suebara kama ato-gun	Mine			34°17′34″N 131°20′27″E / 34.292821°N 131.340952°E
Susa-Karatsu Old Kiln Sites 須佐唐津古窯跡群 Susa-Karatsu ko-yōseki-gun	Hagi			34°35′35″N 131°37′11″E / 34.593191°N 131.61973°E
Anakannon Kofun 穴観音古墳 Anakannon kofun	Hagi			34°27′49″N 131°36′15″E / 34.463613°N 131.604195°E
Hagi Ware Old Kiln Sites 萩焼古窯跡群 Hagi-yaki ko-yōseki-gun	Hagi			34°25′07″N 131°26′01″E / 34.418629°N 131.433649°E
Oku-Abu Saiban Site 奥阿武宰判勘場跡 Oku-Abu Saiban kanba ato	Hagi			34°26′38″N 131°35′24″E / 34.443813°N 131.590118°E
Ōuchi Yoshitaka Chief Retainer Grave Site 大内義隆主従の墓所 Ōuchi Yoshitaka shujū no bosho	Nagato	in the grounds of Tainei-ji (大寧寺)		34°19′41″N 131°09′47″E / 34.328°N 131.163°E
Hekitaoyama Sue Ware Kiln Site 日置峠山の須恵器窯跡 Hekitaoyama no Sue-ki kama ato	Nagato			34°22′57″N 131°05′08″E / 34.382440°N 131.085531°E
Tainei-ji Precinct 大寧寺境内 Taineiji keidai	Nagato			34°19′42″N 131°09′46″E / 34.328222°N 131.162833°E
Hagi Ware Fukagawa Old Kiln Sites 萩焼深川古窯跡群 Hagi-yaki Fukagawa ko-yōseki-gun	Nagato			34°19′13″N 131°10′31″E / 34.320259°N 131.175342°E
Hōfu Tenman-gū Daisenbō Site 防府天満宮大専坊跡 Hōfu Tenmangū Daisenbō ato	Hōfu			34°03′48″N 131°34′27″E / 34.063290°N 131.574047°E
Nun Nomura Motoni House and Grave 野村望東尼終焉の宅及び宅跡並びに墓 Nomura Mōtōni shūen no taku oyobi taku ato narabini haka	Hōfu			34°02′44″N 131°33′50″E / 34.045441°N 131.564026°E
Ōyama Jinja Sutra Mound 御山神社経塚 Ōyama Jinja kyōzuka	Abu			34°34′49″N 131°33′33″E / 34.580154°N 131.559134°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further one hundred and twenty-nine Sites have been designated at a municipal level.^[18]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Suō Province
• Nagato Province
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 山口県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. 恵美須ヶ鼻造船所跡(えびすがはなぞうせんじょあと)」が国指定史跡に指定されます [New National Historic Site] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
5. 綾羅木郷遺跡 [Ayaragigō Site] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
6. 下関市立考古博物館 [Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
7. 佐波川関水 [Saba River Water Gate] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefecture. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
8. "The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyûshû and Yamaguchi". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
9. "The Shokasonjuku Academy". Kyuyama. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
10. "Maeda Battery". Kyuyama. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
11. "Hagi Castle Town". Kyuyama. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
12. "Reverberatory Furnace". Kyuyama. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
13. 萩藩主毛利家墓所 [Hagi Domain Mōri Clan Graves] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
14. "Ebisugahana Shipyard". Kyuyama. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
15. "Ebisugahana Shipyard". Kyuyama. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
16. 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 4 August 2014.
17. 県指定文化財 記念物 史跡 [Prefectural Cultural Properties - Historic Sites] (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
18. 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 4 August 2014.

External links

• (Japanese) National Historic Sites of Yamaguchi Prefecture
• (Japanese) Prefectural Historic Sites of Yamaguchi Prefecture