List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)

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

National Historic Sites

As of 24 June 2024, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites). ^{[2] [3]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Chūson-ji Precinct 中尊寺境内 Chūson-ji keidai	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [4]	Chūson-ji Precinct	39°00′07″N141°06′00″E / 39.00186419°N 141.10007091°E / 39.00186419; 141.10007091 (Chūson-ji Precinct)	3	165
*Muryōkō-in ruins 無量光院跡 Muryōkōin ato	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [4]	Muryōkō-in ruins	38°59′35″N141°06′57″E / 38.99293001°N 141.1158882°E / 38.99293001; 141.1158882 (Muryōkō-in ruins)	3	117
*Mōtsū-ji Precinct and associated Chinjusha 毛越寺境内 附 鎮守社跡 Mōtsūji keidai tsuketari chinjūsha ato	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [4]	Mōtsū-ji Precinct	38°59′26″N141°06′56″E / 38.99053116°N 141.11545706°E / 38.99053116; 141.11545706 (Mōtsū-ji Precinct)	3	116
Ayaorishinden Site 綾織新田遺跡 Ayaorishinden iseki	Tōno	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°19′01″N141°17′56″E / 39.31704513°N 141.29888505°E / 39.31704513; 141.29888505 (Ayaorishinden Site)	1	3344
Ōshū Kaidō 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō	Ichinohe, Iwate	Edo period highway		40°14′20″N141°28′07″E / 40.2388038°N 141.46854328°E / 40.2388038; 141.46854328 (Ōshū Kaidō)	6	00003655
Shimofunato Shell Mound 下船渡貝塚 Shimofunato kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°02′16″N141°43′09″E / 39.03776484°N 141.7190317°E / 39.03776484; 141.7190317 (Shimofunato Shell Mound)	1	129
Tsunozuka Kofun 角塚古墳 Tsunozuka kofun	Ōshū	Kofun period tumuli	Tsunozuka Kofun	39°08′29″N141°05′37″E / 39.14136172°N 141.09374587°E / 39.14136172; 141.09374587 (Tsunozuka Kofun)	1	168
Kabayama Site 樺山遺跡 Kabayama iseki	Kitakami	Jōmon period settlement	Kabayama Site	39°14′32″N141°07′48″E / 39.24234144°N 141.12987147°E / 39.24234144; 141.12987147 (Kabayama Site)	1	163
Hashino iron mining and smelting site 橋野高炉跡 Hashino kōro ato	Kamaishi	oldest Western-style blast furnace in Japan, built in 1858; influenced the development of the Yawata Steel Works and for this reason a component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [5] [6]	Hashino Blast Furnace Site	39°20′36″N141°40′57″E / 39.34342274°N 141.6824396°E / 39.34342274; 141.6824396 (Hashino Blast Furnace Site)	6	157
Kinkeizan 金鶏山 Kinkeizan	Hiraizumi	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land [4]	Kinkeizan	38°59′36″N141°06′33″E / 38.99335037°N 141.10920153°E / 38.99335037; 141.10920153 (Kinkeizan)	2,3	3428
Kunohe Castle ruins 九戸城跡 Kunohe-jō ato	Ninohe	Muromachi period castle ruins	Kunohe Castle ruins	40°16′04″N141°18′11″E / 40.26790019°N 141.30316196°E / 40.26790019; 141.30316196 (Kunohe Castle ruins)	2	134
Goshono site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki	Ichinohe	component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan [7]	Goshono site	40°11′53″N141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E / 40.19815136; 141.30645834 (Goshono site)	1	169
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster 江釣子古墳群 Ezuriko kofun-gun	Kitakami	Kofun period tumuli	Ezuriko Kofun Cluster	39°17′29″N141°04′56″E / 39.29146211°N 141.08231253°E / 39.29146211; 141.08231253 (Ezuriko Kofun Cluster)	1	166
Former Residence of Takano Chōei 高野長英旧宅 Takano Chōei kyū-taku	Ōshū	Bakumatsu period rangaku scholar residence		39°08′30″N141°08′28″E / 39.14161321°N 141.14100696°E / 39.14161321; 141.14100696 (Former Residence of Takano Chōei)	8	128
Kunimisan temple ruins 国見山廃寺跡 Kunimisan Haiji ato	Kitakami	Heian period temple ruins	Kunimisan temple ruins	39°15′48″N141°08′32″E / 39.263443°N 141.14212°E / 39.263443; 141.14212 (Kunimisan temple ruins)	3	3398
Honederamura Shōen ruins 骨寺村荘園遺跡 Honederamura shōen iseki	Ichinoseki	Heian period estate ruins	Honederamura Shōen Site	38°58′54″N140°57′06″E / 38.9817021°N 140.95177743°E / 38.9817021; 140.95177743 (Honederamura Shōen Site)	6	3415
Sakiyama Shell Mound 崎山貝塚 Sakiyama kaizuka	Miyako	Jōmon period shell midden	Sakiyama Shell Mound	39°40′29″N141°57′41″E / 39.67463142°N 141.96144694°E / 39.67463142; 141.96144694 (Sakiyama Shell Mound)	1	170
Shiwa Castle ruins 志波城跡 Shiwa-jō ato	Morioka	Heian period castle ruins	Shiwa Castle ruins	39°41′08″N141°06′22″E / 39.68555267°N 141.10624036°E / 39.68555267; 141.10624036 (Shiwa Castle ruins)	2	167
Morioka Castle 盛岡城跡 Morioka-jō ato	Morioka	Edo period castle	Morioka Castle	39°42′02″N141°09′04″E / 39.70066353°N 141.15108067°E / 39.70066353; 141.15108067 (Morioka Castle)	2	141
Ōsuzukami Site 大清水上遺跡 Ōsuzukami iseki	Ōshū	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°06′47″N140°57′14″E / 39.11310698°N 140.95390454°E / 39.11310698; 140.95390454 (Ōsuzukami Site)	1	00003597
Ōhora Shell Mound 大洞貝塚 Ōhora kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°04′01″N141°44′40″E / 39.06681149°N 141.74457859°E / 39.06681149; 141.74457859 (Ōhora Shell Mound)	1	3299
Takonoura Shell Mound 蛸ノ浦貝塚 Takonoura kaizuka	Ōfunato	Jōmon period shell midden		39°02′08″N141°44′23″E / 39.0356528°N 141.7398608°E / 39.0356528; 141.7398608 (Takonoura Shell Mound)	1	130
Takkoku-no-Iwaya 達谷窟 Takkoku-no-Iwaya	Hiraizumi	Heian period Buddhist site	Takkoku-no-Iwaya	38°58′08″N141°03′29″E / 38.96901282°N 141.0581363°E / 38.96901282; 141.0581363 (Takkoku-no-Iwaya)	3	3414
Isawa Castle Site 胆沢城跡 Isawa-jō ato	Ōshū	Heian period castle ruins	Isawa Castle Site	39°10′51″N141°08′07″E / 39.18075357°N 141.13514156°E / 39.18075357; 141.13514156 (Isawa Castle Site)	2	118
Nakazawahama Shell Mound 中沢浜貝塚 Nakazawahama kaizuka	Rikuzentakata	Jōmon period shell midden		38°57′16″N141°41′39″E / 38.95441924°N 141.69403949°E / 38.95441924; 141.69403949 (Nakazawahama Shell Mound)	1	131
Tokutan Castle ruins 徳丹城跡 Tokutan-jō ato	Yahaba	Heian period castle ruins	Tokutan Castle ruins	39°36′28″N141°10′21″E / 39.60777681°N 141.17236734°E / 39.60777681; 141.17236734 (Tokutan Castle ruins)	2	159
Nanbu-Date border mounds 南部領伊達領境塚 Nanbu-ryō Date-ryō	Kitakami, Kanegasaki	Edo period border markers		39°15′53″N141°03′03″E / 39.26466287°N 141.05074033°E / 39.26466287; 141.05074033 (Nambu-Date border mounds)	2	3252
Hatten Site 八天遺跡 Hatten iseki	Kitakami	Jōmon period settlement ruins		39°19′44″N141°09′26″E / 39.32894584°N 141.15726166°E / 39.32894584; 141.15726166 (Hatten Site)	1	164
Yanagi-no-Gosho and Sites of Hiraizumi 柳之御所・平泉遺跡群 Yanagi-no-Gosho - Hiraizumi iseki-gun	Hiraizumi, Ōshū	designation includes the sites in Ōshū of Chōjagahara temple ruins (長者ヶ原廃寺跡) and Shirotoridate ruins (白鳥舘遺跡), which formed part of the original 2006 World Heritage nomination of "Hiraizumi - Cultural Landscape Associated with Pure Land Buddhist Cosmology" [8] [9] [10]	Yanagi-no-Gosho	38°59′37″N141°07′09″E / 38.993611°N 141.119167°E / 38.993611; 141.119167 (Yanagi-no-Gosho)	2	171
Tonomi Palisade ruins 鳥海柵跡 Tonomi-no-saku iseki	Kanegasaki	Heian period castle ruins	Tonomi Palisade ruins	39°11′22″N141°06′52″E / 39.18949°N 141.11450°E / 39.18949; 141.11450 (Tonomi Palisade ruins)	2	00003816
Yakata Site 屋形遺跡 Yakata iseki	Kamaishi			39°10′54″N141°53′43″E / 39.18165°N 141.89514°E / 39.18165; 141.89514 (Yakata Site)	1	00004110
Kuriki Iron Mine Site 栗木鉄山跡 Kuriki tetsuzan ato	Sumita			39°10′05″N141°25′08″E / 39.16816°N 141.41888°E / 39.16816; 141.41888 (Kuriki Iron Mine Site)	6	00004139
Nabekura Castle Site 鍋倉城跡 Nabekura-jō ato	Tōno			39°19′35″N141°31′38″E / 39.326250°N 141.527311°E / 39.326250; 141.527311 (Nabekura Castle Site)	2	00004171
Kuroyama Old Cave Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki	Kunohe			40°14′14″N141°23′27″E / 40.237354°N 141.390856°E / 40.237354; 141.390856 (Kuroyama Old Cave Site)

This list is complete and up to date as of June 2024.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance. ^[11]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Noda Pit Dwelling Sites 野田竪穴住居跡群 Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun	Noda			40°06′12″N141°48′10″E / 40.103216°N 141.802734°E / 40.103216; 141.802734 (Noda Pit Dwelling Sites)
Dorota temple ruins 泥田廃寺跡 Dorota Haiji ato	Ichinoseki			38°56′20″N141°06′50″E / 38.938925°N 141.113977°E / 38.938925; 141.113977 (Dorota Haiji Site)
Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site 関谷洞窟住居跡 Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato	Ōfunato			39°07′39″N141°40′21″E / 39.127472°N 141.672446°E / 39.127472; 141.672446 (Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site)
Funakubo Cave 舟久保洞窟 Funakubo dōkutsu	Shiwa			39°34′19″N141°14′46″E / 39.571855°N 141.246243°E / 39.571855; 141.246243 (Funakubo Cave)
Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site 仙波堤竪穴住居跡 Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°57′36″N141°10′49″E / 39.959904°N 141.180346°E / 39.959904; 141.180346 (Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site)
Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site 今松竪穴住居跡 Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato	Iwate			39°57′43″N141°09′17″E / 39.961925°N 141.154833°E / 39.961925; 141.154833 (Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site)
Ezomori Kofun えぞ森古墳 Ezomori kofun	Yahaba			39°37′02″N141°10′10″E / 39.617337°N 141.169519°E / 39.617337; 141.169519 (Ezomori Kofun)
Ukishima Kofun Cluster 浮島古墳群 Ukishima kofun-gun	Iwate			39°56′23″N141°08′50″E / 39.939653°N 141.147323°E / 39.939653; 141.147323 (Ukishima Kofun Cluster)
Nippei Site 新平遺跡 Nippei iseki	Yahaba			39°19′07″N141°03′49″E / 39.318713°N 141.063720°E / 39.318713; 141.063720 (Nippei Site)
Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site 明後沢古瓦出土地 Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi	Ōshū			39°05′05″N141°07′35″E / 39.084738°N 141.126466°E / 39.084738; 141.126466 (Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site)
Futago and Narita Ichirizuka 二子・成田一里塚 Futago・Narita Ichirizuka	Kitakami			39°20′53″N141°07′49″E / 39.347992°N 141.130151°E / 39.347992; 141.130151 (Futago - Narita Ichirizuka)
Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound 丹内山神社経塚 Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka	Hanamaki			39°20′49″N141°17′15″E / 39.346965°N 141.2874963°E / 39.346965; 141.2874963 (Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound)
Kaitori Shell Mound 貝鳥貝塚 Kaitori kaizuka	Ichinoseki			38°47′02″N141°10′20″E / 38.783850°N 141.172248°E / 38.783850; 141.172248 (Kaitori Shell Mound)
Shimokado Okahijirizuka 下門岡ひじり塚 Shimokado Okahijirizuka	Kitakami			39°14′48″N141°08′22″E / 39.246541°N 141.139428°E / 39.246541; 141.139428 (Shimokado Okahijirizuka)
Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka 雫石街道の一里塚 Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka	Takizawa, Shizukuishi			39°42′03″N141°03′00″E / 39.700781°N 141.049905°E / 39.700781; 141.049905 (Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka)
Ezo Ichirizuka 江曽一里塚 Ezo ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°27′07″N141°08′19″E / 39.452068°N 141.138589°E / 39.452068; 141.138589 (Ezo Ichirizuka)
Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound 一石一字経塚 Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka	Miyako			39°38′54″N141°56′03″E / 39.648295°N 141.934068°E / 39.648295; 141.934068 (Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound)
Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka 末崎川一里塚 Matsusakigawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′21″N141°28′52″E / 39.839229°N 141.481015°E / 39.839229; 141.481015 (Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka)
Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka 毘沙門堂平一里塚 Bishamondōhira ichirizuka	Morioka			39°50′48″N141°25′50″E / 39.846767°N 141.430435°E / 39.846767; 141.430435 (Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka)
Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka 塚の沢一里塚 Tsukanosawa ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N141°23′06″E / 39.827786°N 141.385117°E / 39.827786; 141.385117 (Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka)
Ōhashi Ichirizuka 大橋一里塚 Ōhashi ichirizuka	Morioka			39°49′40″N141°19′38″E / 39.827654°N 141.327267°E / 39.827654; 141.327267 (Ōhashi Ichirizuka)
Onomatsu Ichirizuka 小野松一里塚 Onomatsu ichirizuka	Morioka			39°46′01″N141°09′57″E / 39.766985°N 141.165905°E / 39.766985; 141.165905 (Onomatsu Ichirizuka)
Niizuka Ichirizuka 新塚一里塚 Niizuka ichirizuka	Morioka			39°52′22″N141°11′03″E / 39.872792°N 141.184273°E / 39.872792; 141.184273 (Niizuka Ichirizuka)
Ōtake temple ruins 大竹廃寺跡 Ōtake Haiji ato	Kitakami			39°18′35″N141°09′39″E / 39.309821°N 141.160852°E / 39.309821; 141.160852 (Ōtake Haiji Site)
Takahatake Ichirizuka 高畑一里塚 Takahatake ichirizuka	Morioka			39°41′16″N141°14′56″E / 39.687661°N 141.248815°E / 39.687661; 141.248815 (Takahatake Ichirizuka)
Namiuchitōge Ichirizuka 浪打峠一里塚 Namiuchitōge ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°14′27″N141°18′02″E / 40.240787°N 141.300461°E / 40.240787; 141.300461 (Namiuchitōge Ichirizuka)
Midō and Bahamatsu Ichirizuka 御堂・馬羽松一里塚 Midō・Bahamatsu ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°02′45″N141°14′47″E / 40.04585°N 141.246264°E / 40.04585; 141.246264 (Midō and Bahamatsu Ichirizuka)
Kuribayashi Copper Mint ruins 栗林銭座跡 Kuribayashi zeniza ato	Kamaishi			39°20′07″N141°49′22″E / 39.335151°N 141.822890°E / 39.335151; 141.822890 (Kuribayashi Copper Mint Site)
Kawarage Tile Kiln ruins 川原毛瓦窯跡 Kawarage kawara kama ato	Shiwa			39°34′05″N141°09′14″E / 39.568139°N 141.153825°E / 39.568139; 141.153825 (Kawarage Tile Kiln Site)
Nakayama, Kotsunagi, and Kawazoko Ichirizuka 旧中山・小繋・川底一里塚 Nakayama・Kotsunagi・Kawazoko ichirizuka	Ichinohe			40°08′41″N141°17′59″E / 40.144691°N 141.299734°E / 40.144691; 141.299734 (Nakayama, Kotsunagi, and Kawazoko Ichirizuka)
Ueda Ichirizuka 上田一里塚 Ueda ichirizuka	Morioka			39°44′08″N141°08′35″E / 39.735426°N 141.143032°E / 39.735426; 141.143032 (Ueda Ichirizuka)
Kouchikyū Ichirizuka 好地旧一里塚 Kouchikyū ichirizuka	Hanamaki			39°29′30″N141°08′35″E / 39.491705°N 141.143063°E / 39.491705; 141.143063 (Kouchikyū Ichirizuka)
Tamagawa Iron Mine ruins 玉川鉄山跡 Tamagawa tetsuzan ato	Karumai			40°16′53″N141°34′33″E / 40.281269°N 141.575927°E / 40.281269; 141.575927 (Tamagawa Iron Mining Site)
Ōzuchi Castle ruins 大槌城跡 Ōzuchi-jō ato	Ōtsuchi			39°21′42″N141°53′46″E / 39.361710°N 141.896195°E / 39.361710; 141.896195 (Ōzuchi Castle Site)
Tateishino Ichi Site 館石野I遺跡 Tateishino ichi iseki	Tanohata			39°54′09″N141°55′40″E / 39.902549°N 141.927798°E / 39.902549; 141.927798 (Tateishino Ichi Site)
Ōdate Settlement Site 大館町遺跡 Ōdate-chō ato	Morioka	inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period		39°42′55″N141°06′50″E / 39.715147°N 141.113772°E / 39.715147; 141.113772 (Ōdate Settlement Site)
Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site 黒山の昔穴遺跡 Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki	Kunohe			40°14′15″N141°23′27″E / 40.237387°N 141.390909°E / 40.237387; 141.390909 (Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site)

This list is complete and up to date as of June 2024.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and eighty-four Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. ^[12]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Mutsu Province
• Iwate Prefectural Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Iwate)

References

1. "Cultural Properties for Future Generations". Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. 史跡名勝天然記念物 [Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 岩手県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 24 June 2024.
4. "Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land". UNESCO . Retrieved 14 June 2012.
5. "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining". UNESCO . Retrieved 19 July 2019.
6. "Hashino Iron Mining and Smelting Site". Kyuyama. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
7. "Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan". UNESCO . Retrieved 24 December 2022.
8. 長者ヶ原廃寺跡 [Chōjagahara Haiji Site] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
9. 白鳥舘遺跡 [Shirotori-tate Site] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
10. 世界遺産の概要 [World Heritage Site: summary] (in Japanese). Iwate Prefecture. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
11. 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 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
12. 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 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

External links

• (in Japanese) Cultural Properties in Iwate Prefecture
• (in Japanese) Map of Ichirizuka in Morioka City