Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Azuchi Castle ruins 安土城跡 Azuchi-jō ato Ōmihachiman , Higashiōmi Sengoku period castle ruins Azuchi Castle ruins 35°09′23″N 136°08′22″E / 35.15638215°N 136.13934871°E / 35.15638215; 136.13934871 (Azuchi Castle ruins ) 2 1562 *Hikone Castle Site 彦根城跡 Hikone-jō ato Hikone Edo period castle; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List [4] Hikone Castle Site 35°16′34″N 136°15′07″E / 35.27613421°N 136.25205662°E / 35.27613421; 136.25205662 (Hikone Castle Site ) 2 1591 Ashiura Kannon-ji ruins 芦浦観音寺 跡 Ashiura Kannonji ato Kusatsu Sengoku period fortified temple Ashiura Kannonji ruins 35°03′35″N 135°57′17″E / 35.05968591°N 135.95458705°E / 35.05968591; 135.95458705 (Ashiura Kannonji ruins ) 2, 3 3403 Ise Site 伊勢遺跡 Ise iseki Moriyama Yayoi period settlement trace Ise Site 35°03′56″N 135°59′26″E / 35.065530°N 135.990675°E / 35.065530; 135.990675 (Ise Site ) 1 00003748 Kinugawa temple ruins 衣川廃寺跡 Kinugawa Haiji ato Ōtsu Asuka period temple ruins 35°06′36″N 135°54′23″E / 35.1099614°N 135.90633211°E / 35.1099614; 135.90633211 (Kinugawa temple ruins ) 3 1603 Enman-in Gardens 円満院 庭園 Enman-in teien Ōtsu Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty Enman-in Gardens 35°00′50″N 135°51′12″E / 35.01397751°N 135.85341666°E / 35.01397751; 135.85341666 (Enman-in Gardens ) 8 1568 Shimonogō Site 下之郷遺跡 Shimonogō iseki Moriyama Yayoi period settlement trace 35°03′59″N 135°59′23″E / 35.066309°N 135.9897189°E / 35.066309; 135.9897189 (Shimonogō Site ) 1 3323 Kamaha Castle ruins 鎌刃城 跡 Kamaha-jō ato Maibara Sengoku period castle ruins Kamaha Castle Site 35°17′49″N 136°18′50″E / 35.29687245°N 136.31376998°E / 35.29687245; 136.31376998 (Kamaha Castle Site ) 2 3417 Kannonji Castle ruins 観音寺城跡 Kannonji-jō ato Ōmihachiman , Higashiōmi Sengoku period castle ruins Kannonji Castle ruins 35°08′45″N 136°09′27″E / 35.14582748°N 136.1575712°E / 35.14582748; 136.1575712 (Kannonji Castle ruins ) 2 1607 Gichū-ji Precincts 義仲寺 境内 Gichūji keidai Ōtsu temple with grave of Kiso Yoshinaka Gichūji Precincts 35°00′11″N 135°52′48″E / 35.00298452°N 135.88013088°E / 35.00298452; 135.88013088 (Gichūji Precincts ) 3 1596 Wachūsan Honpo 旧和中散本舗 kyū-Wachūsan honpo Rittō Edo period pharmacy 35°01′29″N 136°01′07″E / 35.024669°N 136.01860739°E / 35.024669; 136.01860739 (Wachūsan Honpo ) 6 1588 Kyōgoku clan fortified residence ruins - Yataka-ji ruins 京極氏遺跡 京極氏城館跡 弥高寺跡 Kyōgoku-shi iseki Kyōgoku-shi jōkan ato Yatakaji ato Maibara Sengoku period fortified residence 35°23′40″N 136°24′39″E / 35.39436129°N 136.41081822°E / 35.39436129; 136.41081822 (Kyōgoku clan fortified residence ruins - Yataka-ji ruins ) 2 3431 Ōmi Kokuchō ruins 近江国府跡 Ōmi Kokuchō ato Ōtsu Nara/Heian period provincial capital ruins, includes Sōyama Site (惣山遺跡 ) , Aoei Site (青江遺跡 ) , and Chūroi Site (中路遺跡 ) Ōmi Kokuchō ruins 34°58′16″N 135°55′11″E / 34.97123928°N 135.91971016°E / 34.97123928; 135.91971016 (Ōmi Kokuchō ruins ) 2 1597 Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site 近江大津宮 錦織遺跡 Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori iseki Ōtsu Asuka period palace ruins Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site 35°01′42″N 135°51′18″E / 35.0282825°N 135.85501912°E / 35.0282825; 135.85501912 (Ōmi Ōtsu Palace Nishigori Site ) 2 1605 Anō temple ruins 穴太廃寺 跡 Anō Haiji ato Ōtsu Asuka period Buddhist temple ruins 35°03′12″N 135°52′03″E / 35.05324733°N 135.86754922°E / 35.05324733; 135.86754922 (Anō temple ruins ) 3 1611 Kohori Kofun Cluster 古保利古墳群 Kohori kofun-gun Nagahama Kofun period tumuli cluster 35°27′36″N 136°12′02″E / 35.4599092°N 136.20048399°E / 35.4599092; 136.20048399 (Kohori Kofun Cluster ) 1 3377 Kōjō-in Gardens 光浄院庭園 Kōjō-in teien Ōtsu Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty 35°00′50″N 135°51′09″E / 35.01398388°N 135.85252556°E / 35.01398388; 135.85252556 (Kōjō-in Gardens ) 8 1569 Kōka District Chūsō ruins 甲賀郡中惣 遺跡群 Kōka-gun Chūsō iseki-gun Kōka Muromachi period fortification 34°53′14″N 136°14′59″E / 34.88730993°N 136.24977464°E / 34.88730993; 136.24977464 (Kōka District Chūsō ruins ) 2 00003602 Ōjiyama Kofun 皇子山古墳 Ōjiyama kofun Ōtsu Kofun period tumulus Ōjiyama Kofun 35°01′44″N 135°51′03″E / 35.0288114°N 135.85080409°E / 35.0288114; 135.85080409 (Ōjiyama Kofun ) 1 1601 Kōjinyama Kofun 荒神山古墳 Kōjinyama kofun Hikone Kofun period tumulus Kōjinyama Kofun 35°14′06″N 136°11′53″E / 35.23508964°N 136.19802917°E / 35.23508964; 136.19802917 (Kōjinyama Kofun ) 1 00003703 Komasaka Stone Buddhas 狛坂磨崖仏 Komasaka magaibutsu Rittō Nara period carvings Komasaka Stone Buddhas 34°57′32″N 136°00′39″E / 34.9588533°N 136.01083453°E / 34.9588533; 136.01083453 (Komasaka Stone Buddhas ) 3 1586 Shigaraki Palace Site 紫香楽宮跡 Shigaraki-no-miya ato Kōka Asuka period palace ruins Shigaraki Palace Site 34°55′07″N 136°04′57″E / 34.91866834°N 136.08256774°E / 34.91866834; 136.08256774 (Shigaraki Palace Site ) 2 1560 Kasugayama Kofun Cluster 春日山古墳群 Kasugayama kofun-gun Ōtsu Kofun period tumuli cluster 35°07′15″N 135°54′27″E / 35.12071788°N 135.90740644°E / 35.12071788; 135.90740644 (Kasugayama Kofun Cluster ) 1 1602 Odani Castle ruins 小谷城跡 Odani-jō ato Nagahama Sengoku period castle ruins Odani Castle ruins 35°27′33″N 136°16′36″E / 35.45921485°N 136.27675104°E / 35.45921485; 136.27675104 (Odani Castle ruins ) 2 1577 Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site 垂水斎王頓宮 跡 Tarumi Saiō tongū ato Kōka Heian period palace location Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site 34°56′21″N 136°15′54″E / 34.93906555°N 136.2649789°E / 34.93906555; 136.2649789 (Tarumi Saiō Tongū Site ) 2 1585 Sūfuku-ji ruins 崇福寺跡 Sūfukuji ato Ōtsu Asuka/Muromachi period temple ruins Sūfukuji ruins 35°02′39″N 135°50′50″E / 35.0440973°N 135.84728044°E / 35.0440973; 135.84728044 (Sūfukuji ruins ) 3 1578 Seta Hills Production Sites 瀬田丘陵生産遺跡群 Seta kyūryō seisan iseki-gun Kusatsu , Ōtsu Asuka/Nara period smelter and kilns Seta Hills Production Sites 34°59′41″N 135°57′05″E / 34.99480136°N 135.95139835°E / 34.99480136; 135.95139835 (Seta Hills Production Sites ) 6 1608 Shimizuyama Castle ruins 清水山城 館跡 Shimizu-yama jōkan ato Takashima Muromachi period fortification ruins 35°21′37″N 136°01′10″E / 35.36014645°N 136.01957714°E / 35.36014645; 136.01957714 (Shimizuyama Castle ruins ) 2 3432 Kyōgoku clan cemetery 清滝寺 京極家墓所 Kyotakidera Kyōgoku-ke bosho Maibara Edo period Daimyō cemetery Kyōgoku clan cemetery 35°20′43″N 136°23′15″E / 35.34522765°N 136.38760098°E / 35.34522765; 136.38760098 (Kyōgoku clan cemetery ) 7 1567 Yukinoyama Kofun 雪野山古墳 Yukinoyama kofun Ōmihachiman , Higashiōmi , Ryūō Kofun period tumulus Yukinoyama Kofun 35°07′42″N 136°05′53″E / 35.12833305°N 136.09809138°E / 35.12833305; 136.09809138 (Yukinoyama Kofun ) 1 00003839 Zenpō-in Gardens 善法院庭園 Zenpō-in teien Ōtsu Edo period garden; also a Place of Scenic Beauty 35°00′48″N 135°51′00″E / 35.01333718°N 135.85004279°E / 35.01333718; 135.85004279 (Zenpō-in Gardens ) 8 1570 Kusatsu-juku Honjin 草津宿本陣 Kusatsu-juku honjin Kusatsu Edo period honjin Kusatsu-juku Honjin 35°01′05″N 135°57′36″E / 35.01808465°N 135.95994514°E / 35.01808465; 135.95994514 (Kusatsu-juku Honjin ) 6 1589 Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster 大岩山古墳群 Ōiwayama kofun-gun Yasu Kofun period tumuli cluster Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster 35°04′38″N 136°02′31″E / 35.07735066°N 136.04191446°E / 35.07735066; 136.04191446 (Ōiwayama Kofun Cluster ) 1 1579 Dainaka Lake Minami Site 大中の湖 南遺跡 Dainaka-no-ko Minami iseki Ōmihachiman Yayoi period settlement trace Dainaka Lake Minami Site 35°10′22″N 136°07′48″E / 35.17267381°N 136.12991157°E / 35.17267381; 136.12991157 (Dainaka Lake Minami Site ) 1 1598 Chikubu Island 竹生島 Chikubu-shima Nagahama also a Place of Scenic Beauty Chikubu Island 35°25′20″N 136°08′36″E / 35.42214334°N 136.14337787°E / 35.42214334; 136.14337787 (Chikubu Island ) 3 1564 Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun 茶臼山古墳・小茶臼山古墳 Chausuyama kofun・Kochausuyama kofun Ōtsu Kofun period tumulus Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun 34°59′25″N 135°53′02″E / 34.99028341°N 135.88384656°E / 34.99028341; 135.88384656 (Chausuyama Kofun - Kochausuyama Kofun ) 1 1553 Tōju Shoin 藤樹書院 跡 Tōju shoin ato Takashima Edo period Confucianist scholar residence Tōju Shoin 35°19′17″N 136°01′48″E / 35.32138558°N 136.02990393°E / 35.32138558; 136.02990393 (Tōju Shoin ) 4 1557 Dōnoue Site 堂ノ上遺跡 Dōnoue iseki Ōtsu Heian period kanga ruins 34°58′19″N 135°54′41″E / 34.97206256°N 135.9112782°E / 34.97206256; 135.9112782 (Dōnoue Site ) 2 1604 Minamishigachō temple ruins 南滋賀町廃寺跡 Minamishigachō Haiji ato Ōtsu Asuka period temple ruins Minamishigachō temple ruins 35°02′09″N 135°51′16″E / 35.03594694°N 135.85444988°E / 35.03594694; 135.85444988 (Minamishigachō temple ruins ) 3 1595 Hiyoshi Taisha Precincts 日吉神社境内 Hiyoshi Taisha Ōtsu Famous Shinto shrine Hiyoshi Taisha Precincts 35°04′23″N 135°51′45″E / 35.072948°N 135.86244768°E / 35.072948; 135.86244768 (Hiyoshi Taisha Precincts ) 3 1599 Shōbodai-ji Precincts 廃少菩提寺 石多宝塔および石仏 Shōbodai-ji Konan Nara period temple ruins 35°01′37″N 136°03′21″E / 35.02705862°N 136.05594669°E / 35.02705862; 136.05594669 (Shōbodai-ji temple ruins ) 3 1561 Hyakusai-ji Precincts 百済寺 境内 Hyakusai-ji Higashiōmi Asuka period Buddhist temple Hyakusaiji Precincts 35°07′34″N 136°17′32″E / 35.12618673°N 136.29225151°E / 35.12618673; 136.29225151 (Hyakusaiji Precincts ) 2, 3 00003601 Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun 瓢箪山古墳 Azuchi-Hyōtanyama kofun Ōmihachiman Kofun period tumulus Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun 35°08′32″N 136°08′54″E / 35.14211665°N 136.14823793°E / 35.14211665; 136.14823793 (Azuchi-Hyōtanyama Kofun ) 1 1594 Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis 敏満寺石仏谷墓跡 Binmanji ishibotoke-dani haka ato Taga Sengoku period temple ruins and necropolis 35°12′47″N 136°17′14″E / 35.21305253°N 136.2873421°E / 35.21305253; 136.2873421 (Binmanji Ishibotokedani Necropolis ) 7 00003456 Kitaōmi Jōkan ruins 北近江城館跡群 Kitaōmi jōkan ato-gun Nagahama designation comprises the sites of the Shimosaka clan residence (下坂氏館跡 ) and Mitamura clan residence (三田村氏館跡 ) 35°25′04″N 136°18′32″E / 35.41764077°N 136.30886364°E / 35.41764077; 136.30886364 (Kitaōmi Jōkan ruins ) 2 00003470 Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave 北畠具行 墓 Kitabatake Tomoyuki no haka Maibara Kamakura period imperial loyalist Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave 35°20′28″N 136°23′27″E / 35.3411635°N 136.39074936°E / 35.3411635; 136.39074936 (Kitabatake Tomoyuki Grave ) 7 1565 Oiso Forest 老蘇森 Oiso-no-mori Ōmihachiman Shinto shrine on the Nakasendō Oiso Forest 35°07′50″N 136°09′41″E / 35.1305979°N 136.16125559°E / 35.1305979; 136.16125559 (Oiso Forest ) 8 1590 Minakuchi Okayama Castle ruins 水口岡山城 跡 Minakuchi Okayama-jō ato Kōka Sengoku period castle ruins Minakuchi Okayama Castle ruins 34°58′12″N 136°10′53″E / 34.97006°N 136.18150°E / 34.97006; 136.18150 (Minakuchi Okayama Castle ruins ) 2 00003968 Nagahara Goten site - Iba Goten site 永原御殿跡及び伊庭御殿跡 Nagahara goten ato oyobi Iba goten ato Higashiōmi , Yasu Edo period Shogunal villas 35°05′30″N 136°02′07″E / 35.09160°N 136.03527°E / 35.09160; 136.03527 (Nagahara Palace site and Iba Palace site ) 2 00004096 Genbao Castle ruins 玄藩尾城(内中尾山城)跡 Genbao-jō (Uchinakaoyama-jō) ato Nagahama Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes an area of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture Genbao Castle ruins 35°35′51″N 136°10′23″E / 35.59753912°N 136.17318164°E / 35.59753912; 136.17318164 (Genbao Castle ruins ) 2 3329