List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, one hundred and twenty sites have been designated as being of national significance (including ten *Special Historic Sites); Ishinokarato Kofun and Nara-yama Tile Kiln Site span the prefectural borders with Kyoto, Ōmine Okugakemichi those with Wakayama, and Kumano Sankeimichi those with both Wakayama and Mie.[2][3][4] Many are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as component sites of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area or Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range; others have been proposed for future inscription as part of Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan’s Ancient Capitals and Related Properties.[5][6][7][8]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
*Kitora Kofun
キトラ古墳
Kitora kofun
Asuka
34°27′04″N 135°48′19″E / 34.4510899°N 135.80516226°E 1 3293
*Takamatsuzuka Kofun
高松塚古墳
Takamatsuzuka kofun
Asuka
34°27′44″N 135°48′22″E / 34.46226847°N 135.80619935°E 1 2020
*Yamada-dera Site
山田寺跡
Yamada-dera ato
Sakurai
34°29′03″N 135°49′48″E / 34.48404558°N 135.83012668°E 3 1931
*Ishibutai Kofun
石舞台古墳
Ishibutai kofun
Asuka
34°28′01″N 135°49′34″E / 34.46686286°N 135.82612794°E 1 1984
*Suyama Kofun
巣山古墳
Suyama kofun
Kōryō 34°33′24″N 135°44′28″E / 34.55656307°N 135.74108618°E 1 1959
*Fujiwara Palace Site
藤原宮跡
Fujiwara-kyū seki
Kashihara
34°30′08″N 135°48′26″E / 34.50222329°N 135.80732073°E 2 1989
*Monju-in Nishi Kofun
文殊院西古墳
Monjuin nishi kofun
Sakurai
34°30′14″N 135°50′33″E / 34.503757°N 135.842575°E 1 1944
*Heijō Palace Site
平城宮跡
Heijō-kyū seki
Nara
34°41′31″N 135°47′50″E / 34.69204762°N 135.79718105°E 2 1942
*Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō Palace Garden
平城京左京三条二坊宮跡庭園
Heijō-kyō Sakyō Sanjō Nibō miya ato teien
Nara also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty 34°41′02″N 135°48′08″E / 34.68389686°N 135.80234294°E 2 2032
*Moto Yakushi-ji Site
本薬師寺跡
Moto-Yakushiji ato
Kashihara 34°29′34″N 135°48′00″E / 34.49266238°N 135.7999852°E 3 1934
Nagareyama Kofun
ナガレ山古墳
Nagareyama kofun
Kawai
34°33′36″N 135°44′10″E / 34.55994129°N 135.7360832°E 1 2029
Marukoyama Kofun
マルコ山古墳
Marukoyama kofun
Asuka
34°27′39″N 135°47′26″E / 34.46096019°N 135.79068029°E 1 2038
Mesuriyama Kofun
メスリ山古墳
Mesuriyama kofun
Sakurai 34°29′55″N 135°50′50″E / 34.49868711°N 135.84730791°E 1 2036
Ōbara-dera Site
粟原寺
Ōbaradera ato
Sakurai 34°29′55″N 135°53′32″E / 34.49853226°N 135.89209942°E 3 1954
Abe-dera Site
安倍寺跡
Abedera ato
Sakurai 34°30′05″N 135°50′23″E / 34.50148284°N 135.83969602°E 3 2015
Uda Matsuyama Castle Site
宇陀松山城
Uda Matsuyama-jō ato
Uda
34°28′53″N 135°56′15″E / 34.48134526°N 135.93755504°E 2 00003506
Uchi River Rock Carvings
宇智川磨崖碑
Uchi-gawa magaihi
Gojō 34°21′26″N 135°42′41″E / 34.35718939°N 135.71140161°E 3 1935
Udozuka Kofun
烏土塚古墳
Udozuka kofun
Heguri 34°37′04″N 135°42′09″E / 34.61783125°N 135.70238445°E 1 2017
Eizan-ji Temporary Palace Site
栄山寺行宮跡
Eizanji angū ato
Gojō 34°21′21″N 135°43′15″E / 34.35580225°N 135.72097182°E 2 1986
Shiozuka Kofun
塩塚古墳
Shiozuka kofun
Nara 34°42′10″N 135°47′34″E / 34.70272279°N 135.79287839°E 1 2025
Oka-dera Site
岡寺跡
Okadera ato
Asuka
34°28′18″N 135°49′41″E / 34.47165872°N 135.82804543°E 3 00003465
Yashikiyama Kofun
屋敷山古墳
Yashikiyama kofun
Katsuragi 34°29′13″N 135°42′50″E / 34.48681484°N 135.71394464°E 1 2018
Otomeyama Kofun
乙女山古墳
Otomeyama kofun
Kawai, Kōryō 34°33′50″N 135°44′23″E / 34.5639294°N 135.73967251°E 1 1994
Hanayamazuka Kofun
花山塚古墳
Hanayamazuka kofun
Sakurai 34°30′26″N 135°54′25″E / 34.50721994°N 135.90702219°E 1 1960
Nukatabe Kiln Site
額田部窯跡
Nukatabe kama ato
Yamatokōriyama 34°36′10″N 135°46′21″E / 34.60286684°N 135.77244283°E 6 1967
Chihara Ōbaka Kofun
茅原大墓古墳
Chihara Ōbaka kofun
Sakurai 34°32′12″N 135°50′50″E / 34.53671798°N 135.84717067°E 1 2039
Maruyama Kofun
丸山古墳
Maruyama kofun
Kashihara
34°28′36″N 135°47′53″E / 34.47661917°N 135.79816017°E 1 2013
Iwayayama Kofun
岩屋山古墳
Iwayayama kofun
Asuka
34°27′57″N 135°47′51″E / 34.46571205°N 135.79763412°E 1 2012
Kibi-ike Haiji Site
吉備池廃寺跡
Kibi-ike Haiji ato
Sakurai 34°30′19″N 135°50′00″E / 34.50517482°N 135.83346077°E 3 3325
Mount Yoshino
吉野山
Yoshino-yama
Yoshino also a Place of Scenic Beauty
34°21′23″N 135°52′14″E / 34.35643286°N 135.87061699°E 2, 3 1950
Tachibana-dera Precinct
橘寺境内
Tachibanadera keidai
Asuka
34°28′12″N 135°49′04″E / 34.47008648°N 135.81773828°E 3 2009
Miyayama Kofun
宮山古墳
Miyayama kofun
Gose 34°26′34″N 135°44′01″E / 34.44289025°N 135.73347587°E 1 1937
Miyataki Site
宮滝遺跡
Miyataki iseki
Yoshino 34°22′37″N 135°53′34″E / 34.37695404°N 135.89287984°E 1, 2 2000
Koseyama Kofun Cluster
巨勢山古墳群
Koseyama kofun-gun
Gose 34°26′05″N 135°44′12″E / 34.43473601°N 135.73669365°E 1 3349
Kose-dera Pagoda Site
巨勢寺塔跡
Kosedera tō ato
Gose
34°25′32″N 135°45′12″E / 34.42564909°N 135.75320425°E 3 1955
Kōfuku-ji Old Precinct
興福寺旧境内
Kōfukuji kyū-keidai
Nara
34°40′57″N 135°49′52″E / 34.68260677°N 135.83116255°E 3 2010
Mount Kongō
金剛山
Kongō-san
Gose
34°25′01″N 135°40′39″E / 34.41704925°N 135.67763541°E 2, 3 1979
Kushiyama Kofun
櫛山古墳
Kushiyama kofun
Tenri 34°33′25″N 135°51′07″E / 34.55693843°N 135.85203907°E 1 1998
Asagaotsuka Kofun
牽牛子塚古墳
Asagaotsuka kofun
Asuka
34°27′59″N 135°47′32″E / 34.46638486°N 135.79233279°E 1 1945
Mita-Ōsawa Kofun Cluster
見田・大沢古墳群
Mita-Ōsawa kofun-gun
Uda 34°28′51″N 135°58′27″E / 34.4807877°N 135.97417733°E 1 2041
Gangō-ji Gokurakubō Precinct
元興寺極楽坊境内
Gangōji Gokurakubō keidai
Nara
34°40′40″N 135°49′53″E / 34.67764631°N 135.83140126°E 3 2004
Gangō-ji Kotōin Site
元興寺小塔院
Gangōji Kotōin ato
Nara 34°40′35″N 135°49′46″E / 34.67631669°N 135.82941113°E 3 2005
Gangō-ji Pagoda Site
元興寺塔跡
Gangōji tō ato
Nara
34°40′36″N 135°49′54″E / 34.67661959°N 135.83156123°E 3 1975
Gyōki Grave
行基墓
Gyōki-no-haka
Ikoma
34°40′21″N 135°42′13″E / 34.67242554°N 135.7035106°E 7 1936
Takamiya Haiji Site
高宮廃寺跡
Takamiya Haiji ato
Gose 34°24′14″N 135°41′26″E / 34.40384948°N 135.69053816°E 3 1956
Takatori Castle Site
高取城
Takatori-jō ato
Takatori
34°25′53″N 135°49′34″E / 34.43151658°N 135.82621594°E 2 1992
Kurozuka Kofun
黒塚古墳
Kurozuka kofun
Tenri
34°33′36″N 135°50′35″E / 34.55995922°N 135.84301074°E 1 3283
Samida Takarazuka Kofun
佐味田宝塚古墳
Samida Takarazuka kofun
Kawai
34°33′23″N 135°43′36″E / 34.55630219°N 135.72663337°E 1 2046
Sakurai Chausuyama Kofun
桜井茶臼山古墳
Sakurai Chausuyama kofun
Sakurai 34°30′41″N 135°51′25″E / 34.5114866°N 135.85695335°E 1 2021
Mii
三井
Mii
Ikaruga 34°37′23″N 135°44′16″E / 34.62294899°N 135.7377884°E 3, 8 1988
Mii Tile Kiln Site
三井瓦窯跡
Mii kawara kama ato
Ikaruga 34°37′26″N 135°44′37″E / 34.62392144°N 135.74362306°E 6 1974
Ichiohakayama Kofun - Miyazuka Kofun
市尾墓山古墳・宮塚古墳
Ichiohakayama kofun・Miyazuka kofun
Takatori 34°26′34″N 135°46′21″E / 34.44269643°N 135.77249637°E 1 2037
Jikō-in Gardens
慈光院庭園
Jikōin teien
Yamatokōriyama also a Place of Scenic Beauty
34°37′54″N 135°45′29″E / 34.63164036°N 135.75812732°E 8 1982
Tamakiyama Kofun
珠城山古墳
Tamakiyama kofun
Sakurai 34°32′47″N 135°50′54″E / 34.54640132°N 135.84829757°E 1 2030
Sakafuneishi Site
酒船石遺跡
Sakafuneishi iseki
Asuka
34°28′32″N 135°49′24″E / 34.47555984°N 135.82345272°E 1 1963
Kasugayama Stone Buddhas
春日山石窟仏
Kasuga-yama sekkutsubutsu
Nara 34°40′36″N 135°52′25″E / 34.67667813°N 135.87368504°E 3 1948
Kasuga Taisha Precinct
春日大社境内
Kasuga Taisha keidai
Nara
34°40′53″N 135°50′54″E / 34.68139032°N 135.84843717°E 3 2045
Oharida no Yasumaro Grave
小治田安萬侶の墓
Oharida no Yasumaro no haka
Nara
34°35′48″N 135°56′57″E / 34.59676615°N 135.94914728°E 7 2014
Matsuyama Nishiguchi Barrier Gate
松山西口関門
Matsuyama nishiguchi kanmon
Uda
34°29′00″N 135°55′52″E / 34.48336719°N 135.93106508°E 2 1971
Shōbuike Kofun
菖蒲池古墳
Shōbuike kofun
Kashihara 34°28′21″N 135°48′28″E / 34.47263012°N 135.80771678°E 1 1962
Ueyama Kofun
植山古墳
Ueyama kofun
Kashihara 34°28′35″N 135°48′14″E / 34.47635104°N 135.80402341°E 1 3324
Niizawa-Senzuka Kofun Cluster
新沢千塚古墳群
Niizawa-Senzuka kofun-gun
Kashihara 34°28′54″N 135°46′29″E / 34.4815297°N 135.77464219°E 1 2028
Former Morino Medicinal Garden
森野旧薬園
Morino kyū-Yaku-en
Uda 34°28′41″N 135°55′58″E / 34.47793268°N 135.93267939°E 5 1952
Midoro Kofun
水泥古墳
Midoro kofun
Gose 34°24′43″N 135°44′33″E / 34.41190794°N 135.7425205°E 1 2003
Shōchō 1 Yagyū Monument
正長元年柳生徳政碑
Shōchō gannen Yagyū tokusei-hi
Gose 34°43′44″N 135°57′11″E / 34.72876834°N 135.95303227°E 3, 7 2040
Nishiyama Kofun
西山古墳
Nishiyama kofun
Tenri
34°35′33″N 135°50′35″E / 34.59238536°N 135.84315682°E 1 1958
Saidai-ji Precinct
西大寺境内
Saidaiji keidai
Nara
34°41′36″N 135°46′46″E / 34.69331589°N 135.77948192°E 3 2006
Akatsuchiyama Kofun
赤土山古墳
Akatsuchiyama kofun
Tenri 34°37′10″N 135°50′22″E / 34.61955862°N 135.83936426°E 1 2049
Kawara-dera Site
川原寺跡
Kawaradera ato
Asuka
34°28′21″N 135°49′03″E / 34.47249006°N 135.81740826°E 3 1932
Ō no Yasumaro Grave
太安萬侶墓
Ō no Yasumaro no haka
Nara 34°39′55″N 135°54′27″E / 34.66531297°N 135.90737642°E 7 2035
Daian-ji Old Precinct
大安寺旧境内附石橋瓦窯跡
Daianji kyū-keidai tsuketari Ishibashi kawara gama ato
Nara designation includes the Ishibashi Tile Kiln Site
34°48′00″N 135°48′56″E / 34.800091°N 135.815582°E 3 1930
Daikandai-ji Site
大官大寺跡
Daikandaiji ato
Asuka 34°29′18″N 135°49′05″E / 34.48844301°N 135.81818651°E 3 1933
Ōmiwa Jinja Precinct
大神神社境内
Ōmiwa Jinja keidai
Sakurai
34°31′59″N 135°51′45″E / 34.53302154°N 135.86257422°E 3 2044
Ōtsukayama Kofun Cluster
大塚山古墳群
Ōtsukayama kofun-gun
Kawai designation includes Ōtsukayama Kofun (大塚山古墳), Shiroyama Kofun (城山古墳), Takayamazuka No.1, 2, 3, 4 Kofun (高山塚一・二・三・四号古墳), Kusōzuka Kofun (九僧塚古墳), and Maruyama Kofun (丸山古墳) 34°35′09″N 135°44′35″E / 34.58597174°N 135.74303377°E 1 1995
Ōminesan-ji Precinct
大峰山寺境内
Ōminesanji keidai
Tenkawa
34°15′14″N 135°56′25″E / 34.25381962°N 135.94041355°E 3 3358
Ōno-dera Stone Buddhas
大野寺石仏
Ōnodera sekibutsu
Uda
34°33′45″N 136°00′55″E / 34.56247011°N 136.015356°E 3 1981
Jigokudani Stone Buddhas
地獄谷石窟仏
Jigokudani sekkutsubutsu
Nara 34°40′28″N 135°52′38″E / 34.67437378°N 135.87730946°E 3 1949
Chūgū-ji Site
中宮寺跡
Chūgūji ato
Ikaruga
34°36′59″N 135°44′38″E / 34.61626577°N 135.74383252°E 3 2047
Nakaoyama Kofun
中尾山古墳
Nakaoyama kofun
Asuka
34°27′51″N 135°48′22″E / 34.46422182°N 135.8059738°E 1 1961
Jōrin-ji Site
定林寺跡
Jōrinji ato
Asuka 34°28′01″N 135°48′46″E / 34.46688944°N 135.81272012°E 3 2007
Tennōzan Kofun
天王山古墳
Tennōzan kofun
Sakurai
34°30′01″N 135°52′28″E / 34.50033087°N 135.87440932°E 1 1993
Asuka Itabuki Palace Site
伝飛鳥板蓋宮跡
den-Asuka Itabuki-no-miya ato
Asuka
34°28′24″N 135°49′16″E / 34.47337281°N 135.82100944°E 2 2019
Karako-Kagi Site
唐古・鍵遺跡
Karako・Kagi iseki
Tawaramoto 34°34′05″N 135°47′50″E / 34.56808905°N 135.79713758°E 1 3220
Tōshōdai-ji Old Precinct
唐招提寺旧境内
Tōshōdaiji kyū-keidai
Nara
34°40′30″N 135°47′05″E / 34.67501594°N 135.78485696°E 3 2011
Shimanoyama Kofun
島の山古墳
Shimanoyama kofun
Kawanishi 34°35′01″N 135°45′57″E / 34.58358199°N 135.76587887°E 1 3337
Tōdai-ji Old Precinct
東大寺旧境内
Tōdaiji kyū-keidai
Nara
34°41′22″N 135°50′24″E / 34.68949044°N 135.83988373°E 3 1977
Tōdai-ji Tōnan-in Old Precinct
東大寺東南院旧境内
Tōdaiji Tōnan-in kyū-keidai
Nara 34°41′08″N 135°50′29″E / 34.68558884°N 135.84142282°E 2 1978
Taima-dera Nakanobō Gardens
当麻寺中之坊庭園
Taimadera Nakanobō teien
Nara also a Place of Scenic Beauty 34°30′56″N 135°41′43″E / 34.51554992°N 135.69519343°E 8 1980
Fujinoki Kofun
藤ノ木古墳
Fujinoki kofun
Ikaruga
34°36′42″N 135°43′46″E / 34.61178582°N 135.72940512°E 1 2048
Fujiwara-kyō Site
藤原京跡
Fujiwara-kyō seki
Kashihara designation include the Suzaku Avenue (朱雀大路跡), Sakyō Shichijō Ichi-Nibō (左京七条一・二坊跡), and Ukyō Shichijō Ichibō (右京七条一坊跡) Sites
34°29′46″N 135°48′27″E / 34.49613691°N 135.80745531°E 2 2031
Fujiwara no Muchimaro Grave
藤原武智麿墓
Fujiwara no Muchimaro no haka
Gojō 34°21′37″N 135°43′15″E / 34.36029236°N 135.7209582°E 7 1987
Zutō
頭塔
Zutō
Nara
34°40′38″N 135°50′20″E / 34.67722702°N 135.83887779°E 3 1939
Futazuka Kofun
瓢箪山古墳
Futazuka kofun
Katsuragi
34°29′13″N 135°42′02″E / 34.48701803°N 135.70055163°E 1 2033
Ninji Haiji Site
尼寺廃寺跡
Ninji Haiji ato
Kashiba 34°34′26″N 135°42′03″E / 34.57375329°N 135.70075516°E 3 3326
Hiso-dera Site
比曽寺跡
Hisodera ato
Ōyodo
34°24′18″N 135°49′52″E / 34.40491831°N 135.83102653°E 3 1957
Asuka Inabuchi Palace Site
飛鳥稲淵宮殿跡
Asuka Inabuchi-kyūden ato
Asuka 34°27′47″N 135°49′20″E / 34.46299334°N 135.82229861°E 2 2034
Asuka Capital Site Garden Pond
飛鳥京跡苑池
Asuka-kyō ato enchi
Asuka also a Place of Scenic Beauty 34°28′30″N 135°49′07″E / 34.474987°N 135.818604°E 2, 8 00003443
Asuka-dera Site
飛鳥寺跡
Asukadera ato
Asuka
34°28′43″N 135°49′14″E / 34.4784979°N 135.82058527°E 3 2008
Asuka Mizuochi Site
飛鳥水落遺跡
Asuka Mizuochi iseki
Asuka
34°28′49″N 135°49′06″E / 34.48035257°N 135.81829106°E 2 2027
Asuka Pond Workshop Site
飛鳥池工房遺跡
Asuka-ike kōbō iseki
Asuka 34°28′38″N 135°49′21″E / 34.47728182°N 135.82244459°E 6 3302
Hyōtanyama Kofun
瓢箪山古墳
Hyōtanyama kofun
Nara 34°42′00″N 135°47′29″E / 34.69988342°N 135.79140649°E 1 2016
Fumi no Nemaro Grave
文祢麻呂の墓
Fumi no Nemaro no haka
Uda 34°30′03″N 135°58′35″E / 34.50083942°N 135.97632986°E 7 2042
Heijō-kyō Suzaku Avenue
平城京朱雀大路跡
Heijō-kyō Suzaku Ōji
Nara 34°41′08″N 135°47′40″E / 34.68557742°N 135.79437245°E 2 2043
Hiranotsuka-Anayama Kofun
平野塚穴山古墳
Hiranotsuka-Anayama kofun
Kashiba 34°34′01″N 135°41′41″E / 34.56699743°N 135.69471891°E 1 2022
Hokke-ji Old Precinct
法華寺旧境内
Hokkeiji kyū-keidai
Nara designation includes Hokke-ji Precinct (法華寺境内) and Amida Jōdo-in Site (阿弥陀浄土院跡)
34°41′32″N 135°48′15″E / 34.69213621°N 135.80412605°E 3 3282
Hokki-ji Precinct
法起寺境内
Hokkiji keidai
Ikaruga
34°37′22″N 135°44′45″E / 34.62276717°N 135.74592969°E 3 2050
Hōryū-ji Old Precinct
法隆寺旧境内
Hōryūji kyū-keidai
Ikaruga
34°36′52″N 135°44′03″E / 34.61436691°N 135.73423858°E 2, 3 1991
Kitayama Jūhachikento
北山十八間戸
Kitayama jūhakkenko
Nara
34°41′47″N 135°50′08″E / 34.69644334°N 135.83545163°E 5 1938
Bakuya Kofun
牧野古墳
Bakuya kofun
Kōryō 34°33′15″N 135°43′27″E / 34.554268°N 135.724045°E 1 1999
Kebara Haiji Site
毛原廃寺跡
Kebara Haiji ato
Yamazoe 34°38′09″N 136°02′43″E / 34.63580885°N 136.04533894°E 3 1953
Yakushi-ji Old Precinct
薬師寺旧境内
Yakushiji kyū-keidai
Nara
34°40′07″N 135°47′04″E / 34.66859011°N 135.78432858°E 3 2051
Yōraku Kofun Cluster
与楽古墳群
Yōraku kofun-gun
Takatori designation includes Yōraku Kansuzuka Kofun (与楽鑵子塚古墳), Yōraku Kanjo Kofun (与楽カンジョ古墳), and Terasakishirakabezuka Kofun (寺崎白壁塚古墳)
34°27′58″N 135°46′47″E / 34.466111°N 135.779722°E 1 00003782
Hinokuma-dera Site
檜隈寺
Hinokumadera ato
Asuka 34°27′24″N 135°48′11″E / 34.456757°N 135.803116°E 3 00003442
Makimuku Kofun Cluster
纒向古墳群
Makimuku kofun-gun
Sakurai 34°32′46″N 135°50′10″E / 34.54624779°N 135.83613978°E 1 00003473
Kusabaka Kofun
艸墓古墳
Kusabaka kofun
Sakurai 34°30′13″N 135°50′46″E / 34.50350456°N 135.84606611°E 1 2024
Uguisuzuka Kofun
鶯塚古墳
Uguisuzuka kofun
Nara
34°41′27″N 135°51′15″E / 34.69093816°N 135.85418674°E 1 1985
Ōmine Okugakemichi
大峯奥駈道
Ōmine okugakemichi
Yoshino, Kurotaki, Kawakami, Tenkawa, Kamikitayama, Shimokitayama, Totsukawa, Gojō designation includes areas of Tanabe and Shingū in Wakayama Prefecture
34°13′26″N 135°57′19″E / 34.22400209°N 135.95521982°E 3, 6 3359
Kumano Sankeimichi
熊野参詣道
Kumano sankeimichi
Nosegawa, Totsukawa designation includes areas of Shingū, Tanabe, Nachikatsuura, Shirahama, Susami, and Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture and Kumano, Owase, Taiki, Kihoku, Mihama, and Kihō in Mie Prefecture
33°54′06″N 135°48′11″E / 33.90166772°N 135.80310716°E 3, 6 3269
Ishinokarato Kofun
石のカラト古墳
Ishinokarato kofun
Nara designation includes an area of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture 34°43′26″N 135°46′43″E / 34.72381522°N 135.77857216°E 1 3099
Nara-yama Tile Kiln Site
奈良山瓦窯跡
Nara-yama kawara gama ato
Nara designation includes the Utahime (歌姫瓦窯跡), Onjogadani (音如ヶ谷瓦窯跡), Ichisaka (市坂瓦窯跡), Umedani (梅谷瓦窯跡), and Kaseyama (鹿背山瓦窯跡) Tile Kiln Sites and an area of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture 34°43′04″N 135°48′55″E / 34.71784986°N 135.81540806°E 6 3093

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2014, a further fifty-one sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4][9][10][11]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Pagoda Forest
塔の森
tō-no-mori
Nara, Tenri 34°37′57″N 135°54′40″E / 34.632616°N 135.911211°E
Takidera Rock Buddhas
滝寺の磨崖仏
Takidera no magaibutsu
Nara 34°39′46″N 135°44′35″E / 34.662692°N 135.742961°E
Oyamide Site
尾山代遺跡
Oyamide iseki
Nara 34°42′48″N 136°02′28″E / 34.713417°N 136.041222°E
Ishiuchi Castle Site
石打城跡
Ishiuchi-jō ato
Nara 34°43′11″N 136°03′54″E / 34.71961476°N 136.06490805°E
Sanryōbo Kofun Cluster
三陵墓古墳群
Sanryōbo kofun-gun
Nara 34°35′40″N 135°57′29″E / 34.594577°N 135.957935°E
Kōriyama Castle Site
郡山城跡
Kōriyama-jō ato
Yamatokōriyama 34°39′07″N 135°46′44″E / 34.651912°N 135.778946°E
Koizumi Ōtsuka Kofun
小泉大塚古墳
Koizumi Ōtsuka Kofun
Yamatokōriyama 34°37′47″N 135°45′15″E / 34.629721°N 135.754066°E
Nakayama Ōtsuka Kofun
中山大塚古墳
Nakayama Ōtsuka Kofun
Tenri 34°33′58″N 135°50′54″E / 34.566160°N 135.848227°E
Shimoikeyama Kofun
下池山古墳
Shimoikeyama Kofun
Tenri 34°34′07″N 135°50′47″E / 34.568599°N 135.846323°E
Kotani Kofun
小谷古墳
Kotani kofun
Kashihara 34°28′27″N 135°47′04″E / 34.474085°N 135.784471°E
Iwafune
岩船
Iwafune
Kashihara 34°28′14″N 135°47′19″E / 34.470424°N 135.788741°E
Masuda Pond Embankment
益田池の堤附樋管
Masuda-ike no tsutsumi tsuketari hikan
Kashihara 34°28′51″N 135°47′02″E / 34.480949°N 135.783881°E
Monju-in Higashi Kofun
文殊院東古墳
Monjuin higashi kofun
Sakurai 34°30′14″N 135°50′33″E / 34.503757°N 135.842575°E
Tōnomine Chōishi
多武峯町石
Tōnomine chōishi
Sakurai thirty-one of the original fifty-two stone markers that lead from the first torii to the precinct of Tanzan Jinja; erected in 1654[12] 34°28′51″N 135°47′02″E / 34.480949°N 135.783881°E
Tanikubi Kofun
谷首古墳
Tanikubi kofun
Sakurai 34°30′06″N 135°50′37″E / 34.501747°N 135.843630°E
Munesaka Kofun
ムネサカ古墳(第1号墳)
Munesaka kofun (daiichi-gō fun)
Sakurai 34°30′13″N 135°53′13″E / 34.503515°N 135.886846°E
Koshizuka Kofun
越塚古墳
Koshizuka kofun
Sakurai 34°29′54″N 135°53′34″E / 34.498458°N 135.892768°E
Ukita Mori Legendary Site
浮田杜伝説地
Ukita Mori densetsu-chi
Gojō 34°21′42″N 135°42′25″E / 34.361745°N 135.706869°E
Araita Kiln Site
荒坂窯跡
Araita kama ato
Gojō 34°18′N 135°42′E / 34.3°N 135.7°E
Minamiada Ōtsukayama Kofun
南阿田大塚山古墳
Minamiada Ōtsukayama kofun
Gojō 34°22′14″N 135°45′21″E / 34.370645°N 135.755782°E
Nekozuka Kofun
猫塚古墳
Nekozuka kofun
Gojō 34°22′35″N 135°42′15″E / 34.37649827°N 135.70411205°E
Kannondō Kofun
権現堂古墳
Kannondō kofun
Gose 34°25′26″N 135°45′19″E / 34.423965°N 135.755294°E
Shingūyama Kofun
新宮山古墳
Shingūyama kofun
Gose 34°25′59″N 135°45′06″E / 34.433071°N 135.751593°E
Minu no Okamaru Grave
美努岡萬墓
Minu no Okamaru no haka
Ikoma 34°40′01″N 135°42′11″E / 34.666915°N 135.703046°E
Kubiko Kofun Cluster
首子古墳群
Kubiko kofun-gun
Katsuragi 34°31′08″N 135°41′57″E / 34.518845°N 135.699069°E
Takenouchi Kofun Cluster
竹内古墳群
Takenouchi kofun-gun
Katsuragi 34°30′36″N 135°41′46″E / 34.510000°N 135.696056°E
Shibazuka Kofun
芝塚古墳
Shibazuka kofun
Katsuragi 34°30′10″N 135°42′00″E / 34.502697°N 135.700073°E
Toritaniguchi Kofun
鳥谷口古墳
Toritaniguchi kofun
Katsuragi 34°31′15″N 135°41′17″E / 34.520940°N 135.687944°E
Hirabayashi Kofun
平林古墳
Hirabayashi kofun
Katsuragi 34°29′54″N 135°41′52″E / 34.498378°N 135.697771°E
Kamori Haiji
加守廃寺
Kamori Haiji
Katsuragi 34°31′51″N 135°41′16″E / 34.530893°N 135.687718°E
Tadazuka Haiji
只塚廃寺
Tadazuka Haiji
Katsuragi 34°31′17″N 135°41′59″E / 34.521409°N 135.699821°E
Fuefuki Jinja Kofun
笛吹神社古墳
Fuefuki Jinja kofun
Katsuragi 34°28′18″N 135°42′36″E / 34.471644°N 135.710013°E
Komagaeri Haiji and Tile Kiln Site
駒帰廃寺(伝安楽寺)附瓦窯跡
Komagaeri Haiji (den-Anrakuji) tsuketari kawara gama ato
Uda 34°27′41″N 135°58′40″E / 34.461459°N 135.977799°E
Okunoshiba No.1 and No.2 Kofun
奥ノ芝1号墳・奥ノ芝2号墳
Okunoshiba ichi-gō fun・Okunoshiba ni-gō fun
Uda 34°32′13″N 135°57′35″E / 34.536894°N 135.959716°E
Taniwaki Kofun
谷脇古墳
Taniwaki kofun
Uda 34°28′15″N 135°56′58″E / 34.470919°N 135.949534°E
Ōkawa Site
大川遺跡
Ōkawa iseki
Yamazoe 34°41′50″N 136°04′25″E / 34.697149°N 136.073527°E
Nishinomiya Kofun
西宮古墳
Nishinomiya Kofun
Heguri 34°37′23″N 135°42′08″E / 34.623029°N 135.702202°E
Miyayamazuka Kofun
宮山塚古墳
Miyayamazuka Kofun
Heguri 34°37′15″N 135°42′41″E / 34.620927°N 135.711407°E
Tsuboriyama Kofun
ツボリ山古墳
Tsuboriyama Kofun
Heguri 34°37′48″N 135°41′48″E / 34.630012°N 135.696559°E
Misato Kofun
三里古墳
Misato Kofun
Heguri 34°37′56″N 135°42′29″E / 34.632312°N 135.707991°E
Heiryū-ji Site
平隆寺跡
Heiryūji ato
Sangō 34°36′20″N 135°41′56″E / 34.605475°N 135.698866°E
Hotokezuka Kofun
仏塚古墳
Hotokezuka Kofun
Ikaruga 34°37′12″N 135°43′56″E / 34.619877°N 135.732345°E
Toyoura-dera Site
豊浦寺跡
Toyouradera ato
Asuka 34°28′56″N 135°48′46″E / 34.482328°N 135.812817°E
Ki-dera Site
紀寺跡
Kidera ato
Asuka 34°29′34″N 135°48′42″E / 34.492675°N 135.811797°E
Hatakeda Kofun
畠田古墳
Hatakeda kofun
Ōji 34°34′30″N 135°41′15″E / 34.575030°N 135.687515°E
Daruma-ji Stone Pagoda Site
達磨寺石塔埋納遺構
Darumaji sekitō mainōikō
Ōji 34°35′23″N 135°42′25″E / 34.589702°N 135.706848°E
Yamato Tenjinyama Kofun
大和天神山古墳
Yamato Tenjinyama kofun
Tenri 34°33′27″N 135°50′45″E / 34.557466°N 135.845883°E
Miyoshi Ishizuka Kofun
三吉石塚古墳
Miyoshi Ishizuka kofun
Kōryō 34°33′02″N 135°44′07″E / 34.550504°N 135.735161°E
Okamine Kofun
岡峯古墳
Okamine kofun
Shimoichi 34°22′45″N 135°47′43″E / 34.379199°N 135.795404°E
Ryūmon-ji Pagoda Site
龍門寺塔跡
Ryūmonji tō ato
Yoshino 34°25′39″N 135°53′29″E / 34.427541°N 135.891373°E
Ishigami Kofun and Ōiwa No.2 Kofun
石神古墳附大岩二号墳
Ishigami kofun tsuketari Ōiwa ni-gō fun
Ōyodo 34°25′09″N 135°45′56″E / 34.419107°N 135.765486°E

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2013, a further fifty-three sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[4][13][14]

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.
Furuichi Tumulus
古市方形墳
Furuichi hōkeifun
Nara 34°39′43″N 135°50′31″E / 34.662052°N 135.841967°E
Nogami Kofun
野神古墳
Nogami kofun
Nara 34°39′53″N 135°49′21″E / 34.664644°N 135.822423°E
Mizuki Kofun
水木古墳
Mizuki kofun
Nara 34°42′11″N 135°55′52″E / 34.702953°N 135.931199°E
Itsutsuzuka Kofun Cluster
五つ塚古墳群
Itsutsuzuka kofun-gun
Nara 34°38′33″N 135°50′56″E / 34.642512°N 135.849016°E
Sugawara-higashi Site Haniwa Kiln Sites
菅原東遺跡埴輪窯跡群
Sugawara-higashi iseki haniwa kama ato gun
Nara 34°41′06″N 135°47′00″E / 34.685090°N 135.783248°E
Minamitawara Rock Buddhas
南田原磨崖仏
Minamitawara magaibutsu
Nara 34°38′52″N 135°54′49″E / 34.647719°N 135.913646°E
Ōryū-ji Rock Buddhas
王龍寺磨崖仏
Ōryūji magaibutsu
Nara 34°42′16″N 135°43′04″E / 34.704581°N 135.717700°E
Hōtoku-ji Yagyū Clan Graves
芳徳寺柳生家墓所附列堂和尚墓所
Hōtokuji Yagyū-ke bosho tsuketari tetsudō Oshō bosho
Nara 34°43′54″N 135°57′14″E / 34.731570°N 135.953965°E
Wakatsuki Village and Moat
若槻環濠及び集落
Wakatsuki kangō oyobi shūraku
Yamatokōriyama 34°38′05″N 135°48′00″E / 34.634638°N 135.800087°E
Hieda Village and Moat
稗田環濠及び集落
Hieda kangō oyobi shūraku
Yamatokōriyama 34°38′22″N 135°47′46″E / 34.639581°N 135.796047°E
Toyotomi Hidenaga Grave
大納言塚
Dainagonzuka
Yamatokōriyama 34°38′45″N 135°46′28″E / 34.645749°N 135.774316°E
Warizuka Kofun
割塚古墳
Warizuka kofun
Yamatokōriyama 34°38′37″N 135°45′27″E / 34.643580°N 135.757488°E
Utagasaki Mausoleum
歌ヶ崎廟
Utagasaki-byō
Yamatokōriyama 34°39′02″N 135°45′33″E / 34.650438°N 135.759119°E
Ue Palace Site
上之宮遺跡
Ue-no-miya iseki
Sakurai 34°30′05″N 135°50′53″E / 34.501482°N 135.848114°E
Kabutozuka Kofun
兜塚古墳
Kabutozuka kofun
Sakurai 34°29′54″N 135°51′08″E / 34.498409°N 135.852234°E
Katahara No.1 Tumulus
カタハラ1号墳
Katahara ichi-gō fun
Sakurai 34°29′53″N 135°52′36″E / 34.498192°N 135.876546°E
Kuroma Kofun
黒駒古墳
Kuroma kofun
Gojō 34°20′06″N 135°40′58″E / 34.335020°N 135.682772°E
Bessho Shiroyama No. 1 and 2 Tumuli
別所城山第1・2号墳
Bessho Shiroyama daiichi・ni-gō fun
Kashiba 34°32′04″N 135°43′35″E / 34.534393°N 135.726267°E
Hirano No. 2 and 3 Kilns
平野2・3号窯
Hirano daini・san-gō gama
Kashiba 34°34′06″N 135°41′47″E / 34.568237°N 135.696527°E
Iburi-Yakushi Rock Buddhas
飯降薬師の磨崖仏
Iburi-Yakushi no magaibutsu
Uda 34°34′58″N 135°59′36″E / 34.582672°N 135.993286°E
Ana-Yakushi Stone Buddhas
穴薬師石仏
Ana-Yakushi no sekibutsu
Uda 34°34′37″N 135°59′30″E / 34.576850°N 135.991795°E
Shimokasama Amida Rock Buddhas
下笠間の阿弥陀磨崖仏
Shimokasama no Amida magaibutsu
Uda 34°37′12″N 136°01′29″E / 34.619930°N 136.024733°E
Iwao Jinja
岩尾神社
Iwao Jinja
Yamazoe 34°41′07″N 136°04′20″E / 34.685205°N 136.072283°E
Tenjinja Grounds
天神社遷幸の地
Tenjinja senkō no chi
Yamazoe 34°41′12″N 135°59′28″E / 34.686687°N 135.991216°E
Tennō-no-Mori - Suijin-no-Mori
天王の森・水神の森
Tennō-no-mori・Suijin-no-mori
Yamazoe 34°40′51″N 135°58′32″E / 34.680864°N 135.975595°E
Hiraiwa Kofun
平岩古墳
Hiraiwa kofun
Yamazoe 34°38′14″N 136°03′26″E / 34.637339°N 136.057305°E
Yahashira Jinja Precinct
八柱神社境内
Yahashira Jinja keidai
Yamazoe 34°39′31″N 136°01′32″E / 34.658575°N 136.025441°E
Kenjōtsuka Kofun
剣上塚古墳
Kenjōtsuka kofun
Heguri 34°37′25″N 135°41′47″E / 34.623598°N 135.696462°E
Kuritsuka Kofun
栗塚古墳
Kuritsuka kofun
Heguri 34°37′19″N 135°42′04″E / 34.621810°N 135.701087°E
Myōren Grave
命蓮墓
Myōren-no-haka
Heguri in the grounds of Chōgosonshi-ji (朝護孫子寺) 34°36′34″N 135°40′11″E / 34.609378°N 135.669705°E
Shigisan Castle Site
信貴山城跡
Shigisan-jō ato
Heguri 34°36′46″N 135°40′06″E / 34.612736°N 135.668337°E
Mimuroyama No.2 and No.3 Kofun
三室山古墳 二号墳・三号墳
Mimuroyama kofun ni・san-gō fun
Sangō 34°35′27″N 135°40′55″E / 34.590815°N 135.681968°E
Tsuji no Kakiuchi No.1 and No.2 Tile Kilns
辻ノ垣内瓦窯1号窯・2号窯
Tsuji no Kakiuchi kawaragama ichi-gō kama ni-gō kama
Sangō 34°36′29″N 135°41′41″E / 34.608080°N 135.694746°E
Komazuka Kofun
駒塚古墳
Komazuka kofun
Ikaruga 34°36′50″N 135°44′44″E / 34.613904°N 135.745568°E
Chōshimaru Kofun
調子丸古墳
Chōshimaru kofun
Ikaruga 34°36′47″N 135°44′47″E / 34.612963°N 135.746255°E
Minabuchi Shōan Grave
南淵請安先生の墓
Minabuchi Shōan sensei no haka
Asuka in the grounds of Ryūfuku-ji (竜福寺) 34°27′14″N 135°49′31″E / 34.453758°N 135.825326°E
Stepping Stones of Asuka River
飛鳥川の飛び石
Asuka-gawa no tobiishi
Asuka 34°27′29″N 135°49′09″E / 34.458093°N 135.819061°E
Abeyama Kofun Cluster
安部山古墳群
Abeyama kofun-gun
Kōryō 34°32′11″N 135°43′53″E / 34.536336°N 135.731506°E
Makigamine Kofun
槇ヶ峯古墳
Makigamine kofun
Ōyodo 34°23′17″N 135°48′45″E / 34.388079°N 135.812462°E
Hokura Kofun
保久良古墳
Hokura kofun
Ōyodo 34°24′22″N 135°45′41″E / 34.406166°N 135.761522°E
Yanagi Crossing
柳の渡し
Yanagi watashi
Ōyodo 34°23′28″N 135°49′57″E / 34.391214°N 135.832386°E
Nonokuma Kofun
野々熊古墳
Nonokuma kofun
Shimoichi 34°23′05″N 135°48′59″E / 34.384636°N 135.816325°E
Sainokami Stele
塞の神石碑
Sainokami sekihi
Shimoichi
Village Headman Road Marker
庄屋辻の道標
shōya tsuji no michi shirube
Shimoichi
Taira no Koremori Mound
平維盛塚
Taira no Koremori tsuka
Nosegawa 34°06′51″N 135°38′42″E / 34.114079°N 135.644889°E
Sannokō Palace Site - Mausoleum Site
三之公御所跡及び廟所
Sannokō gosho ato oyobi byōsho
Kawakami
Ogura-no-Miya Mausoleum Site - Sumiyoshi Shrine
小倉宮廟所住吉社
Ogura-no-miya byōsho Sumiyoshi-sha
Kawakami
Tsuchikura Monumental Inscription
土倉翁造林頌徳記念岸壁碑文
Tsuchikura ōzōrin shōtoku kinen ganpeki hibun
Kawakami
Tsuchikura Residence Site
土倉翁屋敷跡
Tsuchikura ōyashiki ato
Kawakami

See also

References

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