Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. Ushuku Shell Mound 宇宿貝塚 Ushuku kaizuka Amami 28°27′09″N 129°42′49″E / 28.45248667°N 129.71357363°E / 28.45248667; 129.71357363 (Ushuku Shell Mound ) 1 Yokose Kofun 横瀬古墳 Yokose kofun Ōsaki Kofun period tumulus Yokose kofun 31°24′48″N 131°00′54″E / 31.41338171°N 131.01489573°E / 31.41338171; 131.01489573 (Yokose kofun ) 1 2993 Former Shūseikan 旧集成館 附寺山炭窯関吉疎水溝 kyū-Shūseikan tsuketari Terayama sumigama ato Sekiyoshi sosuikō Kagoshima Bakumatsu to early Meiji industrial site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [5] Shōko Shūseikan 31°37′02″N 130°34′35″E / 31.6171594°N 130.57638368°E / 31.6171594; 130.57638368 (Shōko Shūseikan ) 6 2999 Grave of Keian 桂菴墓 Keian no haka Kagoshima Muromachi period Neo-Confucian scholar and Zen priest Grave of Keian 31°37′14″N 130°31′39″E / 31.62068038°N 130.52748407°E / 31.62068038; 130.52748407 (Grave of Keian ) 7 2987 Hirota Site 広田遺跡 Hirota iseki Minamitane Yayoi period cemetery Hirota iseki 30°25′30″N 130°58′02″E / 30.42486519°N 130.96727314°E / 30.42486519; 130.96727314 (Hirota iseki ) 1 00003581 Kōyama Castle ruins 高山城 跡 Kōyama-jō ato Kimotsuki Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period Kōyama-jō ato 31°19′03″N 130°57′56″E / 31.31744603°N 130.96567989°E / 31.31744603; 130.96567989 (Kōyama-jō ato ) 2 2997 Sata physic gardens site 佐多旧薬園 Sata kyū-yakuen Minamiōsumi Edo Period medicinal herb garden Sata kyū-yakuen 31°05′31″N 130°41′28″E / 31.09182253°N 130.6912078°E / 31.09182253; 130.6912078 (Sata kyū-yakuen ) 5 2985 Satsuma Kokubun-ji ruins 薩摩国分寺 跡 Satsuma Kokubunji ato Satsumasendai ruins of Nara period provincial temple of Satsuma Province Satsuma Kokubunji ruins 31°49′55″N 130°18′24″E / 31.83202231°N 130.30655444°E / 31.83202231; 130.30655444 (Satsuma Kokubunji ruins ) 3 2994 Shibushi Castle ruins 志布志城 跡 Shibushi-jō ato Shibushi Castle ruins from late Heian to Sengoku period Shibushi-jō ato 31°29′05″N 131°06′31″E / 31.48473648°N 131.10874686°E / 31.48473648; 131.10874686 (Shibushi-jō ato ) 2 00003460 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa Site 指宿橋牟礼川遺跡 Ibusuki Hashimuregawa iseki Ibusuki Jomon to Yayoi Period settlement traces Ibusuki Hashimuregawa site 31°13′45″N 130°38′42″E / 31.22908144°N 130.64504968°E / 31.22908144; 130.64504968 (Ibusuki Hashimuregawa site ) 1 2981 Kagoshima Spinning Mill site (ja:鹿児島紡績所 跡) Kagoshima bōsekijo ato Kagoshima Bakumatsu to Meiji period industrial site; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining [5] Kagoshima Spinning Mill site 31°36′56″N 130°34′27″E / 31.61563906°N 130.57418775°E / 31.61563906; 130.57418775 (Kagoshima Spinning Mill site ) 6 3000 Sumiyoshi Shell Mound 住吉貝塚 Sumiyoshi kaizuka China 27°21′30″N 128°31′43″E / 27.35831255°N 128.52860402°E / 27.35831255; 128.52860402 (Sumiyoshi Shell Mound ) 1 Kominato Fuwaganeku Site 小湊フワガネク遺跡 Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki Amami 28°19′26″N 129°31′50″E / 28.32381199°N 129.53066047°E / 28.32381199; 129.53066047 (Kominato Fuwaganeku Site ) 1 Uenohara Site 上野原遺跡 Uenohara iseki Kirishima Yayoi Period settlement ruins Uenohara iseki 31°42′51″N 130°48′02″E / 31.714138°N 130.800659°E / 31.714138; 130.800659 (Uenohara iseki ) 1 3228 Mount Shiroyama 城山 Shiroyama Satsumasendai Mountain in downtown Kagoshima; site of early Meiji period Satsuma Rebellion Mount Shiroyama 31°35′49″N 130°33′01″E / 31.59687675°N 130.55019534°E / 31.59687675; 130.55019534 (Mount Shiroyama ) 2 2984 Kiyoshiki Castle ruins 清色城 跡 Kiyoshiki-jō ato Satsumasendai Muromachi to Sengoku period castle ruins 31°48′22″N 130°25′33″E / 31.80624371°N 130.42579692°E / 31.80624371; 130.42579692 (Kiyoshiki Castle ruins ) 2 3411 Akagina Castle Site 赤木名城 跡 Akagina-jō ato Amami overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima [6] 28°27′13″N 129°40′50″E / 28.453491°N 129.680641°E / 28.453491; 129.680641 (Akagina Castle Site ) 2 Ōsumi Kokubun-ji and Miyatagaoka Tile Kiln ruins 大隅国分寺 跡附宮田ヶ岡瓦窯跡 Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato Kirishima , Aira Nara period provincial temple for Ōsumi Province and associated roof tile kilns Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato 31°44′28″N 130°46′17″E / 31.741034°N 130.771347°E / 31.741034; 130.771347 (Ōsumi Kokubunji ato tsuketari Miyatagaoka kawara kama ato ) 3 3411 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 大口筋 白銀坂 龍門司坂 Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka Kagoshima , Aira traces of Sengoku to Edo Period road network Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka 31°45′24″N 130°40′00″E / 31.7567053°N 130.66666908°E / 31.7567053; 130.66666908 (Ōkuchisuji-Shirakanezaka-Tatsumonjizaka ) 6 00003507 Chiran Castle ruins 知覧城跡 Chiran-jō ato Minamikyūshū Muromachi to Sengoku period castle ruins Chiran Castle ruins 31°22′00″N 130°26′35″E / 31.3667451°N 130.44312911°E / 31.3667451; 130.44312911 (Chiran Castle ruins ) 2 3005 Tsukazaki Kofun Cluster 塚崎古墳群 Tsukasaki kofun-gun Kimotsuki Kofun period tumulus cluster Tsukasaki kofun-gun 31°20′26″N 130°58′07″E / 31.34045315°N 130.96863426°E / 31.34045315; 130.96863426 (Tsukasaki kofun-gun ) 1 2996 Tōjin Kofun Cluster 唐仁古墳群 Tōjin kofun-gun Higashikushira Kofun period tumulus cluster Tōjin kofun-gun 31°21′46″N 130°59′05″E / 31.3628334°N 130.98460226°E / 31.3628334; 130.98460226 (Tōjin kofun-gun ) 1 2986 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki Kiln Site 徳之島カムィヤキ陶器窯跡 Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki tōki kamaato Isen 27°41′44″N 128°56′33″E / 27.69564843°N 128.94241973°E / 27.69564843; 128.94241973 (Tokunoshima Kamui-yaki Kiln Site ) 6 Grave of Nanpō Bunshi 南浦文之 墓 Nanbo Bunshi no haka Aira Sengoku to Edo Period Neo-Confucian scholar and author 31°44′55″N 130°40′10″E / 31.74852845°N 130.66930857°E / 31.74852845; 130.66930857 (Grave of Nanbo Bunshi ) 7 2988 Hayatozuka 隼人塚 Hayatozuka Kirishima Buddhist monument of uncertain origin Hayatozuka 31°44′26″N 130°44′13″E / 31.74063424°N 130.73681754°E / 31.74063424; 130.73681754 (Hayatozuka ) 3 2970 Kakoinohara Site 栫ノ原遺跡 Kakoinohara iseki Minamisatsuma Jomon period settlement traces 31°25′18″N 130°19′51″E / 31.42174985°N 130.33092702°E / 31.42174985; 130.33092702 (Kakoinohara Site ) 1 3006 Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū Precincts 大隅正八幡宮境内及び社家跡 Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato Kirishima Shinto shrine, ichinomiya of Osumi Province Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato 31°45′13″N 130°44′16″E / 31.753660°N 130.737884°E / 31.753660; 130.737884 (Ōsumi Shō-Hachimangū keidai oyobi shake ato ) 3 00003825 Omonawa Shell Mound 面縄貝塚 Omonawa kaizuka Isen 27°40′26″N 128°57′55″E / 27.6738583°N 128.9652326°E / 27.6738583; 128.9652326 (Omonawa Shell Mound ) 1 Gusuku Site 城久遺跡 Gusuku iseki Kikai 28°18′33″N 129°57′53″E / 28.309270°N 129.964611°E / 28.309270; 129.964611 (Gusuku Site ) Kagoshima Shimazu Clan graves 鹿児島島津家墓所 Kagoshima Shimazu-ke bosho Aira , Ibusuki , Kagoshima , Satsuma , Tarumizu Daimyo graveyards Kagoshima Shimazu Clan graves 31°36′41″N 130°33′41″E / 31.611414°N 130.56140°E / 31.611414; 130.56140 (Kagoshima Shimazu Clan graves ) 7 00004103 Ata Shell Mound 阿多貝塚 Ata kaizuka Minamisatsuma 31°26′56″N 130°19′58″E / 31.448954°N 130.3327316°E / 31.448954; 130.3327316 (Ata Shell Mound ) 1 Tachikiri Site -Yokomine Site 立切遺跡・横峯遺跡 Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki Nakatane , Minamitane Japanese Palaeolithic sites Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki 30°26′36″N 130°52′25″E / 30.443276°N 130.873608°E / 30.443276; 130.873608 (Tachikiri iseki・Yokomine iseki ) 3 00004170 Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site 奄美大島要塞跡 跡 Amami Ōshima yōsai ato Setouchi 28°09′05″N 129°18′43″E / 28.151438°N 129.311994°E / 28.151438; 129.311994 (Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site ) Kagoshima Castle ruins 鹿児島城跡 Kagoshima-jō ato Kagoshima Edo Period Japanese castle ruins Kagoshima Castle ruins 31°35′55″N 130°33′17″E / 31.598485°N 130.554611°E / 31.598485; 130.554611 (Kagoshima Castle ruins ) 2 00004170