List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 December 2013, forty-seven sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^[2]^[3]^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kanaizawa Stele 金井沢碑 Kanaizawa hi*	Takasaki		36°17′08″N 139°00′58″E / 36.28566065°N 139.01616962°E / 36.28566065; 139.01616962 (Kanaizawa Stele)	3, 7	521
Yamanoue Stele and Kofun 山上碑及び古墳 Yamanoue hi oyobi kofun*	Takasaki		36°16′38″N 139°01′40″E / 36.27711111°N 139.02777777°E / 36.27711111; 139.02777777 (Yamanoue Stele and Kofun)	1, 7	520
Tago Stele 多胡碑 Tago hi*	Takasaki		36°15′53″N 138°59′47″E / 36.26468249°N 138.99647476°E / 36.26468249; 138.99647476 (Tago Stele)	2, 7	519
Kaya Site 茅野遺跡 Kaya no iseki	Shintō		36°27′16″N 138°58′41″E / 36.45442999°N 138.97805539°E / 36.45442999; 138.97805539 (Kaya Site)	1	3236
Kannonyama Kofun 観音山古墳 Kannonyama kofun	Takasaki		36°18′27″N 139°04′38″E / 36.30757765°N 139.07716563°E / 36.30757765; 139.07716563 (Kannonyama Kofun)	1	566
Kannonzuka Kofun 観音塚古墳 Kannonzuka kofun	Takasaki		36°20′30″N 138°56′27″E / 36.34166652°N 138.94094991°E / 36.34166652; 138.94094991 (Kannonzuka Kofun)	1	558
Iwajuku Site 岩宿遺跡 Iwajuku iseki	Midori		36°23′55″N 139°17′15″E / 36.39857722°N 139.28759686°E / 36.39857722; 139.28759686 (Iwajuku Site)	1	568
Former Tomioka Silk Mill 旧富岡製糸場 kyū-Tomioka sesihi-jō	Tomioka	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage^[5]^[6]	36°15′21″N 138°53′15″E / 36.25590768°N 138.8875776°E / 36.25590768; 138.8875776 (Former Tomioka Silk Mill)	6	00003450
Kanayama Castle Site 金山城跡 Kanayama-jō ato	Ōta		36°18′59″N 139°22′31″E / 36.31635739°N 139.37528754°E / 36.31635739; 139.37528754 (Kanayama Castle Site)	2	541
Ushirofutago Kofun and Shō Kofun 後二子古墳ならびに小古墳 Ushirofutago kofun oyobi Shō kofun	Maebashi		36°23′22″N 139°11′39″E / 36.38931792°N 139.19420131°E / 36.38931792; 139.19420131 (Ushirofutago Kofun and Shō Kofun)	1	529
Arafune-Azumaya Cold Storage Facilities 荒船・東谷風穴蚕種貯蔵所跡 Arafune-Azumaya fūketsu sanshu chozō sho ato	Shimonita, Nakanojō	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage^[5]^[6]	36°38′02″N 138°52′39″E / 36.63401171°N 138.87752263°E / 36.63401171; 138.87752263 (Ushirofutago Kofun and Shō Kofun)	6	00003658
Takayama-sha Site 高山社跡 Takayama-sha ato	Fujioka	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the serial nomination The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage^[5]^[6]	36°12′12″N 139°01′54″E / 36.20334807°N 139.03174381°E / 36.20334807; 139.03174381 (Takayama-sha Site)	6	00003640
Takayama Hikokurō Former Residence and Memorial Mound 高山彦九郎宅跡附遺髪塚 Takayama Hikokurō taku ato tusketari Ihatsuzuka	Ōta		36°16′35″N 139°20′49″E / 36.276497°N 139.346985°E / 36.276497; 139.346985	7, 8	535
Kuroimine Site 黒井峯遺跡 Kuroimine iseki	Shibukawa		36°31′46″N 139°00′09″E / 36.52948531°N 139.00240115°E / 36.52948531; 139.00240115 (Kuroimine Site)	1	574
Sannō Haiji Site 山王廃寺跡 Sannō Haiji ato	Maebashi		36°24′02″N 139°02′39″E / 36.40045964°N 139.04414378°E / 36.40045964; 139.04414378 (Sannō Haiji Site)	3	534
Nanakoshiyama Kofun 七輿山古墳 Nanakoshiyama kofun	Fujioka		36°15′42″N 139°02′22″E / 36.26153155°N 139.03952654°E / 36.26153155; 139.03952654 (Nanakoshiyama Kofun)	1	533
Jaketsuzan Kofun 蛇穴山古墳 Jaketsuzan kofun	Maebashi		36°24′25″N 139°02′23″E / 36.40682802°N 139.03984624°E / 36.40682802; 139.03984624 (Jaketsuzan Kofun)	1	567
Jūsanpōzuka Site 十三宝塚遺跡 Jūsanpōzuka iseki	Isesaki		36°18′48″N 139°14′13″E / 36.31346598°N 139.23690234°E / 36.31346598; 139.23690234 (Jūsanpōzuka Site)	2	572
Nyotaizan Kofun 女体山古墳 Nyotaizan kofun	Ōta		36°17′31″N 139°23′40″E / 36.29185738°N 139.39437319°E / 36.29185738; 139.39437319 (Nyotaizan Kofun)	1	526
Onna-bori 女堀 Onna-bori	Maebashi, Isesaki		36°22′10″N 139°11′12″E / 36.36938551°N 139.18659953°E / 36.36938551; 139.18659953 (Onna-bori)	6	569
Kōzuke Province Nitta County Offices Site 上野国新田郡庁跡 Kōzuke no kuni Nitta gun-chō ato	Ōta		36°19′46″N 139°19′55″E / 36.32940472°N 139.33199544°E / 36.32940472; 139.33199544	2	00003598
Kōzuke Kokubun-ji Site 上野国分寺跡 Kōzuke Kokubunji ato	Takasaki, Maebashi		36°23′40″N 139°01′20″E / 36.39457516°N 139.02220317°E / 36.39457516; 139.02220317 (Kōzuke Kokubunji Site)	3	523
Yuzurihara Stone Age Residence Site 譲原石器時代住居跡 Yuzurihara sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Fujioka		36°08′28″N 139°02′25″E / 36.141014°N 139.040359°E / 36.141014; 139.040359	1	559
Nitta Manor Site 新田荘遺跡 Nitta-no-shō iseki	Ōta		36°17′50″N 139°20′01″E / 36.29714197°N 139.33354091°E / 36.29714197; 139.33354091 (Nitta Manor Site)	6	3268
Minakami Stone Age Residence Site 水上石器時代住居跡 Minakami sekki-jidai jūkyo ato	Minakami		36°47′35″N 138°58′50″E / 36.793106°N 138.980667°E / 36.793106; 138.980667 (Minakami Stone Age Residence Site)	1	557
Ikushina Jinja Precinct 生品神社境内（新田義貞挙兵伝説地） Ikushina Jinja keidai (Nitta Yoshisada kyohei densetsu chi)	Minakami	where Nitta Yoshisada is said to have raised an army	36°19′02″N 139°18′25″E / 36.31723906°N 139.30703003°E / 36.31723906; 139.30703003 (Ikushina Jinja Precinct)	8	540
Saishikada Nakajima Site 西鹿田中島遺跡 Saishikada Nakajima iseki	Midori		36°24′25″N 139°15′24″E / 36.40696474°N 139.25676395°E / 36.40696474; 139.25676395 (Saishikada Nakajima Site)	1	3400
Sengenyama Kofun 浅間山古墳 Sengenyama kofun	Takasaki		36°17′55″N 139°02′03″E / 36.2986335°N 139.03402998°E / 36.2986335; 139.03402998 (Sengenyama Kofun)	1	524
Maefutago Kofun 前二子古墳 Maefutago kofun	Maebashi		36°23′11″N 139°11′46″E / 36.38648481°N 139.19620886°E / 36.38648481; 139.19620886 (Maefutago Kofun)	1	527
Ōtsurumaki Kofun 大鶴巻古墳 Ōtsurumaki kofun	Takasaki		36°17′41″N 139°02′19″E / 36.29479299°N 139.03852875°E / 36.29479299; 139.03852875 (Ōtsurumaki Kofun)	1	525
Takizawa Stone Age Site 瀧沢石器時代遺跡 Takizawa sekki-jidai ato	Shibukawa		36°30′48″N 139°02′23″E / 36.51330461°N 139.03973541°E / 36.51330461; 139.03973541 (Takizawa Stone Age Site)	1	531
Nakatakase Kannonyama Site 中高瀬観音山遺跡 Nakatakase Kannonyama iseki	Tomioka		36°14′26″N 138°53′03″E / 36.24056915°N 138.88421383°E / 36.24056915; 138.88421383 (Nakatakase Kannonyama Site)	1	576
Nakafutago Kofun 中二子古墳 Nakafutago kofun	Maebashi		36°23′15″N 139°11′44″E / 36.38753683°N 139.19543667°E / 36.38753683; 139.19543667 (Nakafutago Kofun)	1	528
Tenjinyama Kofun 天神山古墳 Tenjinyama kofun	Ōta		36°17′35″N 139°23′34″E / 36.29312883°N 139.39276214°E / 36.29312883; 139.39276214 (Tenjinyama Kofun)	1	554
Tajima Yahei Former Residence 田島弥平旧宅 Tajima Yahei kyū-taku	Isesaki		36°18′41″N 139°11′48″E / 36.31137222°N 139.19666944°E / 36.31137222; 139.19666944 (Tajima Yahei Former Residence)	4, 6, 8	00003760
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Maebashi		36°22′35″N 139°05′20″E / 36.37649755°N 139.08877522°E / 36.37649755; 139.08877522 (Futagoyama Kofun)	1	532
Futagoyama Kofun 二子山古墳 Futagoyama kofun	Maebashi		36°24′41″N 139°02′05″E / 36.41149152°N 139.03472536°E / 36.41149152; 139.03472536 (Futagoyama Kofun)	1	530
Hidaka Site 日高遺跡 Hidaka iseki	Takasaki		36°22′05″N 139°01′55″E / 36.36802093°N 139.03184037°E / 36.36802093; 139.03184037 (Hidaka Site)	1	573
Shiroishi Inariyama Kofun 白石稲荷山古墳 Shiroishi Inariyama kofun	Fujioka		36°15′16″N 139°02′25″E / 36.25455697°N 139.04016397°E / 36.25455697; 139.04016397 (Shiroishi Inariyama Kofun)	1	575
Hachimanyama Kofun 八幡山古墳 Hachimanyama kofun	Maebashi		36°22′01″N 139°06′04″E / 36.36690356°N 139.10113569°E / 36.36690356; 139.10113569 (Hachimanyama Kofun)	1	560
Takei Haiji Pagoda Site 武井廃寺塔跡 Takei Haiji tō ato	Kiryū		36°25′26″N 139°14′35″E / 36.42385752°N 139.24293066°E / 36.42385752; 139.24293066 (Takei Haiji Pagoda Site)	3	553
Hodota Kofun Cluster 保渡田古墳群 Hodota kofun-gun	Takasaki		36°22′51″N 138°59′09″E / 36.38091811°N 138.98578919°E / 36.38091811; 138.98578919 (Hodota Kofun Cluster)	1	570
Hōtōzan Kofun 宝塔山古墳 Hōtōzan kofun	Maebashi		36°24′26″N 139°02′19″E / 36.40725752°N 139.03854616°E / 36.40725752; 139.03854616 (Hōtōzan Kofun)	1	555
Kitayatsu Site 北谷遺跡 Kitayatsu iseki	Takasaki		36°23′57″N 139°00′35″E / 36.39926047°N 139.00972707°E / 36.39926047; 139.00972707 (Kitayatsu Site)	1	00003451
Hongō Haniwa Kiln Site 本郷埴輪窯跡 Hongō haniwa kama ato	Fujioka		36°13′46″N 139°04′47″E / 36.22944085°N 139.07977604°E / 36.22944085; 139.07977604 (Hongō Haniwa Kiln Site)	6	556
Minowa Castle Site 箕輪城跡 Minowa-jō ato	Takasaki		36°24′14″N 138°57′08″E / 36.40375483°N 138.95219132°E / 36.40375483; 138.95219132 (Minowa Castle Site)	2	571
Yaze Site 矢瀬遺跡 Yaze iseki	Minakami		36°41′49″N 138°58′56″E / 36.69697704°N 138.98208556°E / 36.69697704; 138.98208556 (Yaze Site)	1	577

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2013, eighty-five sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]^[7]

Site	Municipality	Coordinates
Fudatsuyama Kofun 二ツ山古墳1号墳二ツ山古墳2号墳 (追加指定) Fudatsuyama kofun ichigō fun nigō fun (tsuika shitei)	Ōta	36°20′10″N 139°19′44″E / 36.336138°N 139.328753°E / 36.336138; 139.328753 (Fudatsuyama Kofun)
Kagamitezuka Kofun 鏡手塚古墳 Kagamitezuka kofun	Maebashi	36°26′08″N 139°12′41″E / 36.435431°N 139.211369°E / 36.435431; 139.211369 (Kagamitezuka Kofun)
Kitayama Kofun - Nishiyama Kofun 藪塚湯之入北山古墳西山古墳 Yabutsuka yu no nyū Kitayama kofun Nishiyama kofun	Ōta	36°21′44″N 139°19′01″E / 36.362356°N 139.317005°E / 36.362356; 139.317005 (Kitayama Kofun - Nishiyama Kofun)
Tsuruyama Kofun 鶴山古墳 Tsuruyama kofun	Ōta	36°19′27″N 139°20′25″E / 36.324176°N 139.340286°E / 36.324176; 139.340286 (Tsuruyama Kofun)
Danzuka Kofun 壇塚古墳 Danzuka kofun	Maebashi	36°26′11″N 139°12′38″E / 36.436251°N 139.210521°E / 36.436251; 139.210521 (Danzuka Kofun)
Kokuzōzuka Kofun 虚空蔵塚古墳 Kokuzōzuka kofun	Shibukawa	36°30′02″N 138°59′43″E / 36.500624°N 138.995236°E / 36.500624; 138.995236 (Kokuzōzuka Kofun)
Takazuka Kofun 高塚古墳 Takazuka kofun	Shintō	36°25′38″N 138°59′39″E / 36.427187°N 138.994206°E / 36.427187; 138.994206 (Takazuka Kofun)
Zen Castle Site 膳城跡 Zen-jō ato	Maebashi	36°25′17″N 139°13′24″E / 36.421278°N 139.223222°E / 36.421278; 139.223222 (Zen Castle Site)

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2013, a further four hundred and twenty-four sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

Historic Sites of Japan

Hokkaido	Hokkaido

Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima

Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tōkyō Kanagawa

Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi

Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyōto Ōsaka Hyōgo Nara Wakayama

Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi

Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kōchi

Kyūshū	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Ōita Miyazaki Kagoshima

Okinawa	Okinawa

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References

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↑ "Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Count of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡群馬県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ 4.0 4.1 群馬の文化財 [Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture] (in Japanese). Gunma Prefecture. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage". UNESCO. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites". Gunma Prefecture. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
↑ 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 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
↑ 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 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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(Japanese) Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture