List of Historic Sites of Japan (Niigata) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, thirty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^{[2] [3] [4]}

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Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, forty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [5]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Niibo Jewellery Workshop Site Niibo tama-tsukuri iseki				38.0146°N 138.4166°W		for all refs see http://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/bunkagyosei/1211389257758.html
Kariwa Shell Mound Kariwa kaizuka				37.4211°N 138.6353°W
Sugawara Kofun Sugawara kofun				37.074°N 138.327°W
Ryōkan Birth Place (Tachibana-ya Site) Ryōkan seitan-chi (Tachibanaya ato)		near the		37.5421°N 138.6872°W
Ryōkan Study Sites (Gogō-an Precinct, Otoko Jinja Precinct) Ryōkan shūgyō-chi (Gogō-an keidai, Otoko Jinja keidai)				37.6623°N 138.8122°W
Ryōkan Demise Sites (Kimura Family House, Ryūsen-ji Cemetery) Ryōkan shūenchi (Kimura-ke tei-iki, Ryūsenji bochi)				37.5818°N 138.7703°W
Sōma Gyofū Residence Sōma Gyofū taku				37.0461°N 137.8611°W
Mikuni Kaidō Waki Honjin Site (Ikeda-ya) Mikuni Kaidō waki honjin ato (Ikeda-ya)				36.8951°N 138.7782°W
Yoita Castle Site Yoita-jō ato				37.5339°N 138.801°W
Takada Castle Site Takada-jō ato				37.1099°N 138.2561°W
Kodomari Sue Ware Kiln Sites Kodomari sue-ki kama ato-gun				37.8801°N 138.2986°W
Hamochi Castle Site Hamochi-jō ato				37.8436°N 138.3186°W
Aikawa Mine Site Aikawa kōzan iseki				38.046°N 138.2375°W
Nōmine Castle Site Nōmine-jō ato				37.14°N 138.4506°W
Tochio Castle Site Tochio-jō ato				37.4735°N 138.9874°W
Suyoshi Castle Site Suyoshi-jō ato				37.4261°N 138.8979°W
Tsugawa Castle Site Tsugawa-jō ato				37.6849°N 139.4595°W
Amase Oil Field No.1 Well Site Amase yuden kikaiku daiichi-gō i ato				37.5389°N 138.6789°W
Kabanosawa Castle Site Kabanosawa-jō ato				37.0264°N 138.8295°W
Fujitsuka Shell Mound Fujitsuka kaizuka				37.9656°N 138.35°W
Shiiya Jin'ya Site Shiiya jinya ato				37.4758°N 138.6191°W
Iizunayama Kofun Cluster Iizunayama kofun-gun				37.0748°N 138.8692°W
Arikoyama Kofun Cluster Arikoyama kofun-gun				37.084°N 138.8695°W
Echigo Government Offices Site Echigo-fu (Tenchō-yama)				37.8374°N 139.2269°W
Iwayasan Cave Iwayasan sekkutsu				37.8123°N 138.2491°W
Mano Kofun Cluster Mano kofun-gun				37.9414°N 138.3109°W
Igarashi Fortified Residence Site Igarashi tate ato				37.5715°N 139.0472°W
Yasuda Castle Site Yasuda-jō ato				37.7739°N 139.2372°W
Shimohata Jewellery Workshop Site Shimohata tama tsukuri iseki				38°N 138.3774°W
Niibo Castle Site Niibo-jō ato				38.0145°N 138.4068°W
Daigahana Kofun Daigahana kofun				37.9654°N 138.2542°W
Hamahata Cave Site Hamahata dōkestu iseki				37.9985°N 138.2352°W
Arato Castle Site Arato-jō ato				36.9075°N 138.7922°W
Shitakurayama Castle Site Shitakurayama-jō ato				37.2438°N 138.9506°W
Aoki Castle Site Aoki-jō ato				38.0219°N 138.4225°W
Ōida Castle Site Ōida-jō ato				37.1622°N 138.7806°W
Yokotakiyama Haiji Site Yokotakiyama Haiji ato				37.6188°N 138.8175°W
Kagohō Site Kagohō iseki				36.9461°N 138.2155°W
Motoyoita Castle Site Motoyoita-jō ato				37.5506°N 138.8068°W
Nechi Castle Site Nechi-jō ato				36.9565°N 137.8718°W
Matoba Site Matoba iseki				37.8619°N 138.9948°W
Choritsu Site Choritsu iseki				37.8594°N 138.9861°W
Ōbasawa Castle Site Ōbasawa-jō ato				38.2431°N 139.5294°W
Ogawa Battery Site Ogawa daiba ato				38.062°N 138.2352°W
Baba Fortified Residence Site Baba-date ato				38.1293°N 139.428°W
Imai Castle Site Imai-jō ato				36.9886°N 138.6156°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and eighty-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[6]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Echigo Province
• Sado Province
• Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Niigata)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Niigata)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Niigata Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 19 January 2021.
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 January 2021 . 19 January 2021.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 新潟県) . Japanese . . 19 January 2021.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/bunkagyosei/1211389257758.html . ja:新潟県の文化財一覧 . List of Cultural Properties of Niigata Prefecture - Paintings . Japanese . . 1 April 2019 . 19 January 2021.
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 2020 . 19 January 2021.
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 2020 . 19 January 2021.