List of Historic Sites of Japan (Gunma) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 October 2024, fifty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites).^{[2] [3] [4]}

| align="center"|Sōja Kofun Cluster

Sōja kofungun || Maebashi || includes,,,, and || || 36.4115°N 139.0347°W || || https://www.pref.gunma.jp/site/houdou/612565.html |-| align="center"|Kōzuke Kokubunni-ji Site

Kōzuke Kokubunniji ato || Takasaki || provincial nunnery of Kōzuke Province || || 36.3942°N 139.0284°W || || https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94070501_01.pdf |-|}

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2024, eighty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [5]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Futatsuyama Kofun Futatsuyama kofun ichigō fun nigō fun		designation comprises two mounds: No.1 and No.2		36.3361°N 139.3288°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.gunma.jp/uploaded/attachment/629871.pdf
Kagamitezuka Kofun Kagamitezuka kofun				36.4354°N 139.2114°W
Kabuzuka Yunoiri Kitayama Kofun - Nishiyama Kofun Yabutsuka yu no nyū Kitayama kofun Nishiyama kofun				36.3624°N 139.317°W
Tsuruyama Kofun Tsuruyama kofun				36.3242°N 139.3403°W
Danzuka Kofun Danzuka kofun				36.4363°N 139.2105°W
Kokuzōzuka Kofun Kokuzōzuka kofun				36.5006°N 138.9952°W
Takazuka Kofun Takazuka kofun				36.4272°N 138.9942°W
Shidomezuka (Hitomezuka) Shidomezuka (Hitomezuka)				36.3608°N 138.9391°W
Maebashi Tenjiyama Kofun Maebashi Tenjinyama kofun				36.3649°N 139.1039°W
Isezuka Kofun Isezuka kofun				36.2655°N 139.0379°W
Horikoshi Kofun Horikoshi kofun				36.4138°N 139.1487°W
Tsukamawari Kofun Cluster No.4 Kofun Tsukamawari kofun-gun yon-gō kofun				36.2854°N 139.4239°W
Chōshizuka Kofun Chōshizuka kofun				36.2854°N 139.4217°W
Nakatsuka Kofun Nakatsuka kofun				36.4234°N 139.2421°W
Nakanomine Kofun Nakanomine kofun				36.5318°N 138.9905°W
Anrakuji Kofun Anrakuji kofun				36.2982°N 139.0394°W
Sasamori Kofun Sasamori kofun				36.2511°N 138.9215°W
Kokaiharamae No.1 Kofun Kokaiharamae ichi-gō kofun				36.2261°N 139.414°W
Ōjizuka Kofun Ōjizuka kofun				36.2594°N 139.0395°W
Hirai District No.1 Kofun Hirai chiku ichi-gō kofun				36.573°N 138.0993°W
Mitsuya Kofun Mitsuya kofun				36.435°N 139.0235°W
Arato Fujiyama Kofun Arato Fujiyama kofun				36.383°N 139.1781°W
Gokan No.3 Tumulus Gokan san-gō fun				36.327°N 138.8465°W
Shimomasuda Kamitanaka No.1 Tumulus Shimomasuda Kamitanaka ichi-gō fun				36.3287°N 138.8125°W
Nara Kofun Cluster Nara kofun-gun				36.6664°N 139.0724°W
Minamishimo Kofun Cluster Minamishimo kofun-gun				36.4398°N 139.0086°W
Yamakami Castle Site Yamakami-jō ato				36.427°N 139.228°W
Zen Castle Site Zen-jō ato				36.4213°N 139.2232°W
Nagurumi Castle Site Nagurumi-jō shi				36.669°N 138.9911°W
Ōgo Castle Site Ōgo-jō ato				36.4197°N 139.1596°W
Hikobe Family Residence Site Hikobe-ke no ya ato				36.3736°N 139.3483°W
Nagaisaka Castle Site Nagaisaka-jō ato				36.5858°N 139.0631°W
Kitaaranami Fort Site Kitaaranami-toride ato				36.3655°N 138.9684°W
Former Obata Domain Matsura Family Residence kyū-Obata-han buke yashiki Matsura-shi yashiki				36.2263°N 138.9144°W
Hirai Castle Site and Kanayama Castle Site Hirai-jō・Kanayama-jō ato				36.2192°N 139.0277°W
Yuzurihara Stone Age Settlement Site Yuzurihara sekki jidai jūraku ato				36.1432°N 139.0383°W
Tsukuriishi Lotus Sutra Memorial Site Tsukuriishi hoke-kyō kuyō iseki				36.2616°N 138.9477°W
Kurabuchi Village Nagai Stone Age Dwelling Site Kurabuchi-mura Nagai sekki jidai jūkyo ato				36.4524°N 138.7753°W
Kanbaki Stone Age Dwelling Site Kanbaki sekki jidai jūkyo ato				36.5571°N 138.6118°W
Tenmei 3 Mount Asama Eruption Site Tenmei san-nen Asama yake iseki				36.5162°N 138.5459°W
Divorce Temple Mantoku-ji Site Enkiri-dera Mantokuji iseki				36.2534°N 139.2842°W
Aneyama Stonework Kamado Aneyama no ishigumi kamado				36.5655°N 138.7606°W
Azami Jōmon Culture Dwelling Site Azami jōmon-shiki bunka jūkyo ato				36.3856°N 139.3045°W
Hitsuishi Hitsuishi				36.4938°N 139.1729°W
Komuro Paved Dwelling Site Komuro shikiishi jūkyo ato				36.4953°N 139.0447°W
Wakatahara Sites Wakatahara iseki-gun				36.3492°N 138.9343°W
Irino Site Irino iseki				36.2495°N 139.0027°W
Nakayama Paved Dwelling Site Nakayama shikiishi jūkyo ato				36.6193°N 138.965°W
Nakaōzuka Jōmon Period Paving Remains Nakaōzuka Jōmon jidai shikiishi ikō				36.2494°N 139.0472°W
Shibukawa Kanai Ironworking Site Shibukawa Kanai seitetsu iseki				36.509°N 138.9946°W
Sendagi Site Sendagi iseki				36.2918°N 138.6799°W
Nashinokidaira Paved Dwelling Site Nashinokidaira shikiishi jūkyo ato				36.6943°N 138.9786°W
Hakizawa Shimizu Jōmon Period Dwelling Site Hakizawa Shimizu Jōmon jidai jūkyo ato				36.5611°N 138.9711°W
Kumakura Site Kumakura iseki				36.6588°N 138.5996°W
Nakasuji Site Nakasuji iseki				36.48°N 138.9947°W
Nakamizo Fukamachi Site Nakamizo・Fukamachi iseki				36.3067°N 139.3243°W
Miharada Suwajō Site Tile Tower Buddhist Remains Miharada Suwajō iseki gatō setchi Bukkyō noko mizo				36.5063°N 139.0305°W
Saitō Gigi Grave Saitō Gigi no haka		at		36.319°N 139.0967°W
Chōsui Okinazuka Chōsui okinazuka		at		36.538°N 139.0067°W
Ryokuden Iai Stele Ryokuden Iai hi		at		36.4079°N 139.0357°W
Ishida Genkei Grave Ishida Genkei no haka				36.4137°N 139.021°W
Ono Ryōsuke Eijū Grave Ono Ryōsuke Eijū no haka		at		36.3381°N 138.9254°W
Ehara Genzaemon Shigehisa Grave Ehara Genzaemon Shigehisa no haka (tsuketari Ehara-ke monjo)		at ; designation includes the Ehara Family Documents		36.3381°N 138.9254°W
Kero Gonzo Grave Kero Gonzo no haka		at		36.2635°N 139.2795°W
Hōkyōintō Hōkyōintō				36.4999°N 139.0509°W
Yoshida Shikei Grave Yoshida Shikei no haka				36.4988°N 138.9599°W
Funatsu Denjibei Grave Funatsu Denjibei no haka				36.4995°N 138.9605°W
Okanobori Kageyoshi Grave Okanobori Kageyoshi no haka		at		36.3954°N 139.2864°W
Horiguchi Ranen Grave Horiguchi Ranen no haka				36.4962°N 138.9904°W
Baba Shigehisa Grave Baba Shigehisa no haka				36.4962°N 138.9904°W
Ōya Kyūhaku Grave Ōya Kyūhaku no haka				36.2556°N 139.5048°W
Sakakibara Yasumasa Grave Sakakibara Yasumasa no haka (tsuketari dō-gazō)				36.2432°N 139.5657°W
Oguri Kōzukenosuke Tadamasa Grave Oguri Kōzukenosuke Tadamasa no haka		at		36.4447°N 138.772°W
Nakaiya Jūbee Grave Nakaiya Jūbee no haka (tsuketari kankei monjo)		designation includes related documents		36.5323°N 138.543°W
Takahashi Dōsai Grave Takahashi Dōsai no haka		at		36.2121°N 138.7884°W
Kanai Ushū and Family Graves Kanai Ushū to ichizoku no haka				36.2454°N 139.2397°W
Mokugabashi Barrier Site Mokugabashi sekisho ato (tsuketari kankei shiryō)		designation includes related materials		36.5246°N 138.9848°W
Sarugakyō Barrier Site and Old Residence Sarugakyō sekisho ato oyobi kyū-yakutaku (tsuketari kankei shiryō)		designation includes related materials		36.7264°N 138.8863°W
Kamiizumi Storehouse Kamiizumi gōgura (tsuketari Kamiizumi komonjo)		designation includes Old Kamiizumi Documents		36.3987°N 139.1073°W
Ichirizuka Ichirizuka				36.3332°N 138.968°W
Senshintei Senshintei				36.3302°N 138.9559°W
Kirihara Storehouse and its Documents Kirihara gōgura oyobi gōgura monjo				36.4346°N 139.2672°W
Usui Barrier Site Usui sekisho ato				36.3381°N 138.7303°W
Maniwa Nen-ryū Dōjō and related Documents Maniwa nenryū dōjō oyobi kankei monjo				36.2635°N 139.0047°W
Goryō Chaya Honjin Onishi Goryō no chaya honjin onishi				36.323°N 138.7681°W
Yokokawa Chaya Honjin Yokokawa no chaya honjin・onishi				36.3374°N 138.7334°W
Kamitoyooka Chaya Honjin Kamitoyooka no chaya honjin onishi				36.3332°N 138.968°W
Goryō Chaya Honjin Ohigashi Goryō no chaya honjin・ohigashi				36.3227°N 138.7682°W
Tōnosawa Stone Image of Shaka Entering Parinirvāṇa Tōnosawa no sekizō Shaka nehan zō				36.3227°N 138.7682°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further four hundred and forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[6]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Kōzuke Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Gunma)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Gunma)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Gunma)
• Gunma Prefectural Museum of History

External links

• Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 15 October 2024.
2. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments of Japan by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 October 2024 . 15 October 2024.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 群馬県 2県以上) . Japanese . . 15 October 2024.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.gunma.jp/page/5190.html . ja:群馬の文化財 . Cultural Properties of Gunma Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2024 . 15 October 2024.
5. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja: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 . Japanese . . 1 May 2024 . 15 October 2024.
6. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2024 . 15 October 2024.