List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nagasaki) explained

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

National Historic Sites

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

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Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, ninety-five Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4] [5] [6]

SiteMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinatesTypeRef.
Uku-matsubara Site

Uku-matsubara iseki
33.2635°N 129.1302°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/717
Iki Kokubun-ji Site

Iki Kokubunji ato
33.8001°N 129.7155°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/573
Sainoyama Kofun

Sainoyama kofun
34.2614°N 129.3128°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/566
Iki Province Ankoku-ji Site

Iki-no-kuni Ankokuji ato
33.7693°N 129.7487°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/557
Ōtsukayama Kofun

Ōtsukayama kofun
33.77°N 129.7501°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/540
Tsushima Entsū-ji Sōke Grave Site

Tsushima Entsūji sōke bochi
34.458°N 129.371°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/537
Tsushima Domain Shipyard Site

Tsushima-han ofunae ato
34.1874°N 129.2848°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/526
Kamenoo Castle Site

Kamenoo-jō ato
33.7499°N 129.6945°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/527
Battle of Kōan Setoura Historic Battlefield

Kōan-no-eki Setoura kosenjō
33.8121°N 129.7631°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/517
Deizuka Kofun

Deizuka kofun
34.2649°N 129.3154°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/514
Battle of Bun'ei Shinjō Historic Battlefield

Bunei-no-eki Shinjō kosenjō
33.8338°N 129.7205°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/478
Ishida Castle Site

Ishita-jō ato
32.6929°N 128.8465°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/475
Shirahama Shell Mound

Shirahama kaizuka
32.6575°N 128.8839°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/450
Yamasaki Stone Fortress

Tomie-chō Yamasaki no sekirui
32.5872°N 128.7656°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/442
Hinoshima Stone Pagodas

Hinoshima sekitō-gun
32.915°N 128.9569°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/430
Yorigami Shell Mound

Yorigami kaizuka
32.7639°N 128.7592°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/422
Gotō Hexagonal Well

rokkaku ido
32.6969°N 128.8435°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/420
Kawatana Kirishitan Tombstone

Kawatana-chō no kirishitan bohi
33.0728°N 129.8593°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/418
Sonogi Kofun

Sonogi no kofun
33.0359°N 129.932°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/412
Chieji-Nobori Kiln Site

Chieji-Nobori gama ato
33.1311°N 129.9414°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/411
Hasami Kirishitan Tombstone

Hasami-chō no kirishitan bohi
33.1561°N 129.9372°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/408
Ichinose Kiln Site

Ichinose kama ato
33.2517°N 129.6572°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/396
Kasamatsu Tenjinsha Kofun

Kasamatsu Tenjinsha kofun
33.3559°N 129.5922°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/383
Kaminosaki Site

Kaminosaki iseki
33.1825°N 129.0569°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/381
Masutomi Whaling Family Residence

Kujira-gumi-nushi Masutomi-ke kyotaku ato
33.3945°N 129.4352°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/373
Cocks Sweet Potato Field Site

Kokkusu no kansho hata ato
33.3464°N 129.5388°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/369
Saza Tanukiyama Dolmen Cluster

Saza-chō Tanukiyama shiseki bogun
33.2628°N 129.6661°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/362
Satotabaru Site

Satotabaru iseki
33.3593°N 129.592°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/361
Shijiki Jinja Site

Shikinai-sha Shijiki Jinja ato
33.2389°N 129.4554°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/358
Sekitokudō Site

Sekitokudō ato
33.3619°N 129.5579°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/352
Takezaki Kofun

Takezaki kofun
33.3736°N 129.5997°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/340
Koxinga Residence

Teiseikō kyotaku ato
33.3306°N 129.5203°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/333
Nakano Kiln Site

Nakano kama ato
33.3289°N 129.4833°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/330
Hirado Hexagonal Well

Hirado no rokkaku ido
33.3728°N 129.5532°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/312
1592/3 Invasion of Korea Matsura Family Memorial

Bunroku no eki Matsura-ke kuyōtō
33.3507°N 129.7717°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/307
Kajiya Castle Site

Matsuratō Kajiya-jō ato
33.3518°N 129.7873°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/297
Arie Onoue Kirishitan Tombstone

Arie-chō Onoue no kirishitan bohi
32.6775°N 130.3005°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/287
Arie Kogawa Kirishitan Tombstone

Arie-chō Kogawa no kirishitan bohi
32.6581°N 130.3052°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/286
Arie Nakasukawa Kirishitan Tombstones

Arie-chō Nakasukawa no kirishitan bohi
2 graves 32.6612°N 130.3024°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/285
Arie Rikino Kirishitan Tombstones

Arie-chō Rikino no kirishitan bohi
2 graves 32.6707°N 130.3016°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/284
Entsū-ji Gate Cornerstones

Entsūji mon soseki
32.6287°N 130.1686°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/291
Oni-no-Iwaya

Oni-no-iwaya
32.8579°N 130.3061°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/290
Obama Shīyama Kirishitan Tombstone

Obama-chō Shīyama no kirishitan bohi
32.6977°N 130.1703°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/276
Obama Shigemuta Kirishitan Tombstone

Obama-chō Shigemuta no kirishitan bohi
32.7061°N 130.2028°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/275
Obama Dotenomoto Kirishitan Tombstones

Obama-chō Dotenomoto no kirishitan bohi
4 graves 32.7°N 130.1753°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/274
Kazusa Suzaki Kirishitan Tombstones

Kazusa-chō Suzaki no kirishitan bohi
3 graves 32.6276°N 130.1628°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/272
Kazusa Sahara Kirishitan Tombstones

Kazusa-chō Sahara no kirishitan bohi
2 graves 32.6306°N 130.152°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/273
Kitaarima Saishō-ji Kirishitan Tombstones

Kitaarima-chō Saishōji no kirishitan bohi
3 graves 32.6726°N 130.2261°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/269
Kitaarima Tanigawa Kirishitan Tombstone

Kitaarima-chō Tanigawa no kirishitan bohi
32.6659°N 130.2523°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/268
Daichi Zenji

Kinnō Daichi zenji ōme no tō
32.6285°N 130.1682°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/262
Kuchinotsu Shirahama Kirishitan Tombstone

Kuchinotsu-chō Shirahama no kirishitan bohi
32.6084°N 130.1757°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/260
Namban Ships Landing Point

Nanban sen raikō no chi
between the arrival of Irmão Luís de Almeida in 1563 and 1582, seven Portuguese ships docked in, including those of Tristão Vaz de Veiga in 1567 and Alessandro Valignano in 1579 32.6187°N 130.1837°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/247
Nishiarie Satobō Kirishitan Tombstone

Nishiarie-chō Satobō no kirishitan bohi
32.6661°N 130.2929°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/246
Emukae Honjin Site

Emukae honjin ato
33.3105°N 129.6266°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/242
Kusumoto Tanzan Residence and Kusumoto Family Graves

Kusumoto Tanzan kyūtaku to Kusumoto-ke bochi dofungun 7-ki
7 graves 33.0787°N 129.7527°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/232
Sasebo City Iwashita Cave

Sasebo-shi Iwashita dōketsu
33.215°N 129.7311°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/225
Mount Shimomoto Rock Shelters

Shimomoto-yama Iwakage iseki
33.206°N 129.6764°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/221
Naoya Castle Site

Naoya-jō ato
33.283°N 129.695°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/213
Yoshinomoto Kiln Site

Yoshinomoto kama ato
33.1747°N 129.8531°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/206
Futsu Kirishitan Tombstones

Futsu kirishitan bohi
32.6914°N 130.3513°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/197
Kirishitan Tombstone Inscribed "Madeleina"

Madereina-mei kirishitan bohi
32.8073°N 130.3454°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/194
Minamiarima Yoshikawa Kirishitan Tombstone

Minamiarima-chō Yoshikawa no kirishitan bohi
32.6177°N 130.2314°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/193
Minamikushiyama Kirishitan Tombstones

Minamikushiyama kirishitan bohi
3 graves 32.6851°N 130.1681°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/192
Ututsugawa Ware Pottery Kiln Site, Tanaka Sōetsu Grave, Kiln Kannon

Utsutsugawa-yaki kama ato Tanaka Muneyoshi no boseki 1-ki kama kannon 1-ki (dō o fukumu)
32.7946°N 129.9286°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/186
Ōga Family Gishien Brothers Tomb

Ōga-ke Gishien kyōdai no haka
32.7577°N 129.8854°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/184
Kagetsu

Kagetsu
32.7404°N 129.88°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/177
Kaempfer-Thunberg Monument

Kenperu, Tsūnberī kinenhi
32.743°N 129.8737°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/158
Kōfuku-ji Temple Area

Kōfukuji ji iki
32.7479°N 129.8839°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/151
International Telegraph Cable Relay Station

kokusai kaiteidensen kogakura rikuageko
in 1871 The Great Northern Telegraph Company laid cables from Nagasaki to Shanghai and Vladivostok 32.7045°N 129.8477°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/148
Isahaya Family Graves

Isahaya-ke bosho
32.8434°N 130.0475°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/143
Ōmura Imadomi Kirishitan Tombstones

Ōmura-shi Imadomi no kirishitan bohi
32.9556°N 129.9566°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/136
Seihi Kirishitan Tombstones

Seihi-chō no kirishitan bohi
2 graves 32.966°N 129.769°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/113
Ōmura Domain Boathouse Site

Ōmura-han ofunagura ato
32.9°N 129.9612°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/116
Sōfuku-ji Masodō

Sōfukuji Masodō
32.7423°N 129.8836°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/101
Taira Kosaza Tomb

Taira no Kosaza-shi bosho
32.9692°N 129.6459°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/98
Kōgashira Site

Kōgashira iseki
32.9097°N 130.0336°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/85
Mount Kotoo Beacon Site

Kotoo-yama hōkadai ato
32.8677°N 129.908°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/84
Gokōkan Onarimon

Gokōkan Onarimon
32.899°N 129.9609°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/81
Daiō-ji Five Hundred Arhats

Daiōji no gohyaku rakan
32.9287°N 130.0387°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/77
Todos os Santos Seminary and College Site

Tōdosu osu Santosu ato (seminariyo korejiyo o fukumu)
32.7546°N 129.8893°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/73
Nagato Onizuka Kofun

Nagato Onizuka kofun
32.9177°N 130.1848°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/72
Tomachi Guardhouse Site Pillars 4, 5, 6, 7

Tomachi bansho ato yon go roku nana-ban sekihyōchū
32.7259°N 129.8584°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/68
Father Marc Marie de Rotz Sites

Do Ro shinpu iseki (kyūjo-in ato iwashi-mō kōjō ato)
aid centre and sardine processing facility 32.8438°N 129.701°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/67
Nakaura Julian Birthplace

Nagasaki Jinzaemon no haka
33.0136°N 129.653°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/63
Nagasaki Transit of Venus Observation Monument

Nagasaki Kinsei kansoku-hi・kansoku-dai
32.7542°N 129.8841°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/58
Nagasaki Jinzaemon Tomb

Nagasaki Jinzaemon no haka
32.8314°N 129.8578°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/45
Nagayo Temple Residence Site Gorintō

Nagayo no tera yashiki ato gorintō gun
32.8171°N 129.8533°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/37
Namban Ships Landing Point

Nanban sen raikō no chi
invited by Ōmura Sumitada, Irmão Luís de Almeida arrived at Yokoseura in 1562 and built a church, in which Sumitada was baptised the following June; two further Portuguese ships landed before Yokoseura was attacked and razed by in November 33.0856°N 129.7021°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/35
Twenty-Six Martyrs Site

Nihon nijūroku seijin junkyō-chi
32.7547°N 129.8717°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/33
Mount Hōka Watch Tower Site

Hōkazan kama ato
32.7569°N 129.8928°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/20
Matsushima Coal Mine Pit 4 Site

Matsushima tankō dai-yonkō ato
32.9218°N 129.6033°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/744
Hasami Boundary Marker

Sanpō Zakai bōjiseki (sanryōseki)
33.1645°N 129.8733°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/746
Shimabara Castle Site

Shimabara-jō ato
32.79°N 130.3668°W http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/747
Koshitaka Site

Shimabara-jō ato
34.5506°N 129.3232°W https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/index.php/view/790

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further three hundred and twenty-three Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 24 June 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 June 2024 . 24 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 長崎県 2県以上) . Japanese . . 24 June 2024.
  4. 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 2023 . 24 June 2024.
  5. Web site: https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunkadb/taikei_ken.html . ja:県指定文化財 . Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 26 February 2021 . 24 June 2024.
  6. Web site: https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/shared/uploads/2020/11/1605164993.pdf . ja:長崎県の文化財一覧 . List of Cultural Properties of Nagasaki Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 October 2020 . 24 June 2024.
  7. Web site: 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 2023 . 24 June 2024.