List of Historic Sites of Japan (Okinawa)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1] Much of the heritage of the Ryūkyū Kingdom and Islands was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa. The mausoleum complex of Tamaudun, Shuri Castle, Katsuren Castle, Nakagusuku Castle, Nakijin Castle, Zakimi Castle, Sefa-utaki, and Sonohyan-utaki all form part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.[2]
National Historic Sites
As of 1 December 2014, thirty-nine sites have been designated as being of national significance.[3][4][5]
Site | Island | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
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Furusutobaru Site フルスト原遺跡 Furusutobaru iseki | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | C13-C15 gusuku-style fortifications, domestic buildings, utaki, and tombs extending for 12.3 ha on the Ryūkyū limestone (琉球石灰岩) hills overlooking Miyara Bay; said to have been used by Oyake Akahachi and suppressed by the forces of Shō Shin in 1500; finds include local pottery, white porcelain and celadon from China, and the bones of horses and cows[6][7] | ![]() | 24°21′04″N 124°11′42″E / 24.3511203°N 124.19500445°E | 2 | |
Agena Castle Site 安慶名城跡 Agena-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | gusuku fortified in the fifteenth century[8] | 26°22′51″N 127°51′01″E / 26.38088963°N 127.85036561°E | 2 | ||
Iha Shell Mound 伊波貝塚 Iha kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Uruma | Jōmon site discovered in 1920; finds include shells, fish bones, animal borns, earthenware, stoneware, and goods made of horn[8][9] | 26°25′14″N 127°49′15″E / 26.42047542°N 127.82081653°E | 1 | ||
Ireibaru Site 伊礼原遺跡 Ireibaru iseki | Okinawa Island | Chatan | early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade | 26°19′28″N 127°45′31″E / 26.32434512°N 127.7586994°E | 1 | ||
Uegusuku Castle Site 宇江城城跡 Uegusuku-jō ato | Kumejima Island | Kumejima | of uncertain date, but probably razed at the time of assimilation into the Ryūkyū Kingdom c.1500; finds include Chinese ceramics and fish bones; the view extends over the entire island[10] | 26°22′37″N 126°46′12″E / 26.37696201°N 126.77013595°E | 2 | ||
Uzahama Site 宇佐浜遺跡 Uzahama iseki | Okinawa Island | Kunigami | Yayoi site on the northern tip of the island[11] | 26°51′58″N 128°15′37″E / 26.86602391°N 128.26020475°E | 1 | ||
Urazoe Castle Site 浦添城跡 Urazoe-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | fortifications date back to C13/C14; incurred heavy damage during the Battle of Okinawa[12] | ![]() | 26°14′47″N 127°43′56″E / 26.24648788°N 127.73227642°E | 2 | |
Enkaku-ji Site 円覚寺跡 Enkaku-ji ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | founded in 1492 by Shō Shin; the wooden temple buildings were destroyed during the war, an ornately-carved stone bridge (ICP) survives[13] | ![]() | 26°13′06″N 127°43′11″E / 26.21832884°N 127.71963726°E | 3 | |
Ogidō Shell Mound 荻堂貝塚 Ogidō kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Kitanakagusuku | Jōmon period, with a 1.2 m thick deposit of shells[14] | 26°17′36″N 127°47′55″E / 26.29323453°N 127.79865309°E | 1 | ||
Shimotabaru Castle Site 下田原城跡 Shimotabaru-jō ato | Hateruma Island | Taketomi | 24°04′10″N 123°46′45″E / 24.06934384°N 123.77915508°E | 2 | |||
Tamagusuku Castle Site 玉城城跡 Tamagusuku-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | ![]() | 26°08′39″N 127°46′50″E / 26.1441253°N 127.78067218°E | 2 | ||
Tamaudun 玉陵 | Okinawa Island | Naha | royal mausoleum complex constructed in 1501; World Heritage Site | ![]() | 26°13′06″N 127°42′53″E / 26.21831078°N 127.71465507°E | 7 | |
Kushibaru Shell Mound 具志原貝塚 Kushibaru kaizuka | Ie Island | Ie | variety of shells and Jōmon and Yayoi earthenware[15] | 26°42′30″N 127°48′03″E / 26.7083557°N 127.80085456°E | 1 | ||
Gushikawa Castle Site 具志川城跡 Gushikawa-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Itoman | C13-C15 Chinese ceramics found during excavations; thirteen-year restoration project between 2000 and 2012[16] | | 26°04′49″N 127°39′52″E / 26.08027649°N 127.66431713°E | 2 | |
Gushikawa Castle Site 具志川城 Gushikawa-jō ato | Kumejima Island | Kumejima | same name but distinct from the castle in Itoman | 26°23′05″N 126°45′07″E / 26.38470951°N 126.75190674°E | 2 | ||
Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō 国頭方西海道 Kunigami hōsei kaidō | Okinawa Island | Onna | historic route on the west coast of the island[17] | 26°26′05″N 127°47′23″E / 26.43476258°N 127.78981966°E | 6 | ||
Nakijin Castle Site 今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡 Nakijin-jō ato Tsuketarishiina-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nakijin | sacked in 1432; World Heritage Site[18] | ![]() | 26°41′28″N 127°55′47″E / 26.69108846°N 127.92975556°E | 2 | |
Zakimi Castle Site 座喜味城跡 Zakimi-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | constructed c. 1420 by Gosamaru; World Heritage Site[19] | ![]() | 26°24′30″N 127°44′30″E / 26.40840356°N 127.74176086°E | 2 | |
Sefa-utaki 斎場御嶽 | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | shrine; excavated artefacts including magatama are an ICP; World Heritage Site[20] | ![]() | 26°10′24″N 127°49′38″E / 26.17325543°N 127.82717685°E | 3 | |
Yamada Castle Site 山田城跡 Yamada-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Onna | Home of Gosamaru. Partially deconstructed to build Zakimi Castle. | 26°25′11″N 127°47′12″E / 26.419737°N 127.786575°E | 2 | ||
Itokazu Castle Site 糸数城跡 Itokazu-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | damaged during the war[21] | ![]() | 26°09′06″N 127°45′46″E / 26.15163312°N 127.76271914°E | 2 | |
Shuri Castle Site 首里城跡 Shuri-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | palace of the Ryūkyū Kings; reconstructed after near-total destruction during the war; World Heritage Site | ![]() | 26°13′01″N 127°43′09″E / 26.21699426°N 127.71903149°E | 2 | |
Katsuren Castle Site 勝連城跡 Katsuren-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Uruma | C15 fortified residence of Amawari; World Heritage Site[8] | ![]() | 26°19′50″N 127°52′43″E / 26.33064943°N 127.8787427°E | 2 | |
Sakishima Beacons 先島諸島火番盛 Sakishima-shotō hibanmui | Sakishima Islands | Miyakojima, Ishigaki, Tarama, Taketomi, Yonaguni | beacon network established in 1644 by the Ryūkyū Kings, under the influence of the Satsuma Domain, to monitor shipping in relation to the policy of sakoku[22] | ![]() | 24°40′21″N 124°42′17″E / 24.672602°N 124.704697°E | 2 | |
Kabira Shell Mound 川平貝塚 Kabira kaizuka | Ishigaki Island | Ishigaki | inland to the northwest of Kabira Bay | 24°28′01″N 124°07′58″E / 24.46695318°N 124.1327838°E | 1 | ||
Ōyama Shell Mound 大山貝塚 Ōyama kaizuka | Okinawa Island | Ginowan | 26°16′25″N 127°44′42″E / 26.27372255°N 127.74506971°E | 1 | |||
Yamato Spring 大和井 Yamato gā | Miyakojima Island | Miyakojima | constructed c.1720 and mentioned in Yōsei-kyūki (雍正旧記) (1727); reserved for official use[23] (see also Water supply in Miyakojima) | ![]() | 24°48′40″N 125°17′09″E / 24.81119218°N 125.28581142°E | 8 | |
Chinen Castle Site 知念城跡 Chinen-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | repaired in C18 by Shō Kei[24] | 26°09′38″N 127°48′41″E / 26.16043586°N 127.8113489°E | 2 | ||
Nakagusuku Castle Site 中城城跡 Nakagusuku-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Kitanakagusuku | built by Gosamaru of Zakimi Castle to defend against Amawari of Katsuren Castle; World Heritage Site[25] | ![]() | 26°17′02″N 127°48′05″E / 26.28401819°N 127.8014842°E | 2 | |
Nakagami Hōsei Kaidō 中頭方西海道及び普天間参詣道 Nakagami hōsei aidō oyobi Futenma sankeimichi | Okinawa Island | Urasoe | 26°14′45″N 127°43′19″E / 26.24594166°N 127.72194722°E | 6 | |||
Nakabaru Site 仲原遺跡 Nakabaru iseki | Ikeijima Island | Uruma | C5 BC settlement with eleven sunken stone hearths[8] | | 26°23′30″N 127°59′39″E / 26.39172832°N 127.99421926°E | 1 | |
Nakadomari Site 仲泊遺跡 Nakadomari iseki | Okinawa Island | Onna | cave dwellings and shell mound[26] | | 26°26′07″N 127°47′28″E / 26.43534998°N 127.79112758°E | 1 | |
Shimashīi-Ōzato Castle Site 島添大里城跡 Shimashīōzato-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | captured by Shō Hashi in the early C15; excavations have uncovered Chinese ceramics and items of iron and bronze[27] | 26°08′26″N 127°46′07″E / 26.140664°N 127.768604°E | 2 | ||
Uchimaudūn 内間御殿 Uchimaudūn | Okinawa Island | Nishihara | centre for veneration of the Ryūkyū Kings, founded on the site of the residence of Shō En before he became king; damaged during the war | 26°13′42″N 127°46′05″E / 26.2283337°N 127.7680754°E | 3 | ||
Sueyoshi-gū Site 末吉宮跡 Sueyoshigū ato | Okinawa Island | Naha | shrine to Kumano Gongen dating to the time of Shō Taikyū, destroyed during the war[28] | | 26°13′47″N 127°42′50″E / 26.22984537°N 127.71385161°E | 3 | |
Mekaru Tomb Cluster 銘苅墓跡群 Mekaru haka ato gun | Okinawa Island | Naha | group of 330 C14/15 tombs with a large C18 turtle-back tomb[29] | 26°13′50″N 127°41′51″E / 26.23057554°N 127.69758267°E | 7 | ||
Momenbaru Site 木綿原遺跡 Momenbaru iseki | Okinawa Island | Yomitan | includes a burial with a stone sarcophagus and Yayoi ceramics[30] | 26°22′12″N 127°44′06″E / 26.37007559°N 127.73498297°E | 1 | ||
Sashiki Castle Site 佐敷城跡 Sashiki-jō ato | Okinawa Island | Nanjō | 26°09′58″N 127°47′13″E / 26.166108°N 127.787046°E | 2 | |||
Nakagusuku Hanta Road 中城ハンタ道 Nakagusuku Hanta michi | Okinawa Island | Nakagusuku | 26°16′46″N 127°47′46″E / 26.279342°N 127.796043°E | ||||
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2014, fifty-four sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[5][31]
Municipal Historic Sites
As of 1 May 2014, a further two hundred and ninety-six sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[5][33]
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See also
- Cultural Properties of Japan
- Ryūkyū Kingdom
- List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Okinawa: structures)
- List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Okinawa)
- List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Okinawa)
- Okinawa Prefectural Museum
- Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
References
- ↑ "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ↑ 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural and Municipal Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ フルスト原遺跡 [Furusutobaru Site] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ フルスト原遺跡の概要 [Overview of the Furusutobaru Site] (in Japanese). Ishigaki City. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 見どころ:国指定の文化財 [Sightseeing Places - Nationally-designated Cultural Properties] (in Japanese). Uruma City. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ 伊波貝塚 [Iha Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ 宇江城城跡 [Uegusuku Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ 宇佐浜遺跡 [Uzahama Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 浦添城跡 [Urazoe Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 旧円覚寺放生橋 [Engaku-ji Hōjō Bridge] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 荻堂貝塚 [Ogidō Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 具志原貝塚 [Kushibaru Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Ie Village. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 具志川城跡保存修理事業 [Restoration of Gushikawa Castle] (in Japanese). Itoman City. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 国頭方西海道 [Kunigami Hōsei Kaidō] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 今帰仁城跡 附シイナ城跡 [Nakijin Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ 座喜味城跡 [Zakimi Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品 [Items excavated from Seifā Utaki (Okinawa Prefecture)] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 糸数城跡 [Itokazu Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 先島諸島火番盛 [Sakishima Beacon Sites] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 宮古島市野文化財 国関係 [Cultural Properties of Miyakojima City (National)] (in Japanese). Miyakojima City. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 知念城跡 [Chinen Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 中城城跡 [Nakagusuku Castle Site] (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 仲泊遺跡 [Nakadomari Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 島添大里城跡 [Shimashīōzato Castle Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 末吉宮跡 [Sueyoshigū Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 銘苅墓跡群 [Mekaru Tomb Cluster] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 木綿原遺跡 [Momenbaru Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ 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 24 December 2014.
- ↑ 佐敷ようどれ [Sashiki Yodore] (in Japanese). Nanjō City. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ↑ 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 24 December 2014.
External links
- (Japanese) Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
- (Japanese) List of Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture