List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shizuoka) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 January 2021, forty-eight Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); the Joseon Mission Sites span the borders with Hiroshima and Okayama, Old Hakone Road and the site of the Stone Quarries for Edo Castle span the border with Kanagawa, and Mount Fuji spans the border with Yamanashi.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tōtōmi Kokubun-ji Tōtōmi Kokubunji ato				34.7195°N 137.8514°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1323
Arai Barrier Site Arai-no-seki ato				34.6948°N 137.5614°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1316
Toro Site Toro iseki		Yayoi period settlement ruins		34.956°N 138.409°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1353
Izu Kokubun-ji Pagoda Site Izu Kokubunji tō ato				35.1202°N 138.9098°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2358
Yokosuka Castle Site Yokosuka-jō ato		Edo-period castle ruins		34.6858°N 137.9708°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1380
Ganjōju-in Ganjōju-in ato				35.0459°N 138.9402°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1369
Kikugawa fortification ruins Kikugawa-jōkan iseki-gun		designation includes the sites of and		34.7228°N 138.0767°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3402
Kunōzan Kunōzan		Famed holy mountain, site of National Treasure Kunōzan Tōshō-gū		34.9659°N 138.468°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1362
Yasumiba ruins Yasumiba iseki		Japanese Paleolithic settlement ruins		35.1668°N 138.8376°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1377
Former Mitsuke School and Iwata Bunko kyū-Mitsuke Gakkō tsuketari Iwata Bunko				34.7278°N 137.8571°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1367
Kōkokuji Castle ruins Kōkoku-jō ato		Sengoku-period Japanese castle ruins		35.1416°N 138.8066°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1384
Gyokusen-ji Gyokusenji		Site of first American consulate in Japan		34.6758°N 138.9623°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1352
Mikuriyama Kofun group Mikuriyama Kofun-gun		cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli		34.7197°N 137.8881°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3294
Takatenjin Castle ruins Takaten-jō ato		Sengoku-period Japanese castle ruins		34.6985°N 138.0355°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1372
Mitake Castle ruins Mitake-jō ato		Muromachi period Japanese castle ruins		34.8523°N 137.6921°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1348
Yamanaka Castle ruins Yamanaka-jō ato		Heian, Kamakura period Japanese castle ruins		35.1568°N 138.9943°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1331
Shida Gunga ruins Shida-gunga-ato		Ruins of Nara-period administrative structures		34.862°N 138.243°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1379
Saioku-ji Gardens Saiokuji teien				34.956°N 138.3331°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1338
Ojima Jin'ya Ojima Jin’ya ato		Ruins of an Edo-period fortified daimyō residence		35.0842°N 138.511°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003502
Kamishiroiwa ruins Kamishiroiwa iseki		Jōmon period settlement ruins		34.9635°N 138.9842°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1376
Shinpōinyama Kofun group Shinpōinyama kofun-gun		cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli		34.7712°N 137.8738°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1382
Mikomotoshima Lighthouse Mikomotojima tōdai		Meiji-period lighthouse, one of the first to be built in Japan		34.5751°N 138.9417°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1368
Suwahara Castle ruins Suwahara-jō ato		Segoku-period Japanese castle		34.8178°N 138.1188°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1373
Sengo ruins Sengo iseki		Jōmon period settlement ruins		35.2913°N 138.5864°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1371
Sengen Kofun Sengen kofun		Kofun period burial tumulus		35.1641°N 138.7467°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1360
Ōshikakubo ruins Ōshikakubo iseki		Jōmon period settlement ruins		35.2486°N 138.5621°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003569
Ōchiwatoge temple ruins Ōchiwatoge haiji-ato		Heian period temple ruins		34.782°N 137.4834°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3313
Teradani Chōshizuka Kofun Chōshizuka Kofun tsuketari Ko-Chōshizuka Kofun		Kofun period burial tumulus		34.7802°N 137.8393°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1359
Nagahama Castle ruins Nagahama-jō ato		Sengoku period Japanese castle ruins		35.0181°N 138.8883°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1383
Horigoe Gosho ruins den-Horikgoe Gosho ato		Muromachi period palace ruins		35.0484°N 138.9389°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1381
Shimada-juku Ōigawa Ford Site Shimada-juku Ōigawa kagoshi iseki		Noted ford on the Tōkaidō highway		34.8316°N 138.156°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1366
Tōkaidō Utsunoya Pass Tōkaidō Utsunoya tōgegoe		Remnant of Heian period Tōkaidō, at a location mentioned in courtly poetry		34.936°N 138.3044°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003661
Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace Nirayama hansharo		Bakumatsu-period industrial site		35.0397°N 138.962°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1317
Nirayama Daikansho Nirayama Daikansho-ato		Edo period administrative offices for Izu Province		35.0548°N 138.9593°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3401
Kashiya Cave Tombs Kashiya yokoana-gun		Kofun-period necropolis		35.0829°N 138.9594°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1374
Katayama temple ruins Katayama Haiji ato		possible kokubun-ji of Suruga Province		34.9642°N 138.4265°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1365
Kitaema Cave Tombs Kitaema yokoana-gun		Kofun period to early Nara period necropolis		35.0547°N 138.9202°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1375
Enjō-ji Hōjō residence ruins (Enjō-ji ruins) Hōjō-shi-tei (Enjō-ji ato)		site of the Muromachi period residence of the Hōjō clan		35.0468°N 138.9371°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1386
Ryōsen-ji Ryōsenji				34.6721°N 138.9417°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1351
Wadaoka Kofun group Wadaoka kofun-gun		cluster of Kofun period burial tumuli	150px	34.7779°N 137.9516°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1385
Shijimizuka site Shijimiazuka iseki		Jōmon period Shell Mound		34.7134°N 137.7031°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1361
Shizuhatagayama Kofun Shizuhatayama kofun		Kofun-period tumulus on grounds of Shizuoka Sengen Shrine		34.9829°N 138.375°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1355
Joseon Mission Sites Chōsen tsushinshi iseki				35.0478°N 138.5129°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3097
Old Hakone Road Hakone kyū-kaidō				35.1933°N 139.0265°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/798
Mount Fuji Fujisan		the designation includes areas of three municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture; Mount Fuji is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and, as a component of the serial nomination Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site^[5] ^[6]		35.5101°N 138.746°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003700
Futamata Castle ruins - Tobayama Castle ruins Futamata-jō ato oyobi Tobayama-jō ato		Sengoku period castle ruins		34.862°N 137.8089°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004023
Stone Quarries for Edo Castle Site Edo-jō ishigaki ishi-chōba ato				35.0221°N 139.0866°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003930
Kōmyōsan Kofun Kōmyōsan kofun				34.8747°N 137.8192°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004095

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [7]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Yonetsuka Kofun Cluster Yonetsuka kofun-gun				34.7845°N 137.8406°W		for all refs see http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/chosa/18-060/index.html
Chōja Yashiki Site Chōja yashiki iseki				34.7781°N 137.8411°W
Dokizuka Kofun Dokizuka kofun				34.7197°N 137.8435°W
Senyō-ji Tō Senyōji haka-tō-gun		forty-five tō		34.6878°N 137.9677°W
Fukasawa Castle Site Fukasawa-jō ato				35.3239°N 138.9559°W
Miikedaira Kofun Miikedaira kofun				35.0532°N 138.4805°W
Shinmeizan Tumuli I and IV Shinmeizan ichi-gō fun・Shinmeizan yon-gō fun				35.0418°N 138.4852°W
Kamishidoro Old Kiln Site Kamishidoro ko-yōseki				34.8521°N 138.1167°W
Tōkaidō Kikugawa Cobblestones Tōkaidō Kikugawa-saka ishidatami				34.816°N 138.1157°W
Hakuin Ekaku Grave Hakuin zenshi haka		at		35.1236°N 138.7999°W
Nagatsuka Kofun Nagatsuka Kofun				35.1287°N 138.8572°W
Western Shipyard and Lodgings of Yevfimy Putyatin yōshiki hansen kenzōchi oyobi kanchō Puchāchin shukusho				34.9764°N 138.7667°W
Enoura Cave Tomb Cluster Enoura yokoana-gun				35.0536°N 138.8969°W
Itasungō Kofun Cluster Itasungō kofun-gun		twenty-three burials		34.997°N 138.7783°W
Aokozure Pass Aokozure-tōge				35.2542°N 137.9106°W
Akamonue Kofun Akamonue kofun				34.7881°N 137.7528°W
Inui Castle Site Inui-jō ato				34.9619°N 137.8899°W
Saigagake Battlefield Saigagake kosenjō				34.7195°N 137.8514°W
Sentōgamine Castle Site Sentōgamine-jō ato				34.8213°N 137.5596°W
Takimine Saishirōtani Site Takimine Saishirōtani iseki				34.7986°N 137.6909°W
Nihongayatsu Piled Stone Burial Mounds Nihongayatsu miishizuka-gun				34.7936°N 137.7508°W
Jinzagaya Kofun Jinzagaya kofun		two burials		34.7996°N 137.6682°W
Ii Jinja Precinct Site Ii Jinja keidai ato				34.8329°N 137.6637°W
Mount Inochi Ōno Inochi-yama・Nakashinden Inochi-yama				34.6785°N 137.9496°W
Daimon Ōtsuka Kofun Daimon Ōtsuka kofun		designation includes 189 excavated artefacts		34.7415°N 137.9301°W
Nyakuōji Kofun Cluster Nyakuōji kofun-gun		twenty-eight burials		34.8762°N 138.2567°W
Iwabuchi Ichirizuka Iwabuchi ichirizuka				35.1483°N 138.6193°W
Kotohira Kofun Kotohira kofun				35.1694°N 138.7374°W
Katsumata Castle Site Katsumata-jō ato				34.7787°N 138.1268°W
Mukaiyama Kofun Cluster Mukaiyama kofun-gun				35.1064°N 138.9429°W
Yoshida Shōin Residence Yoshida Shōin Gukijo				34.6984°N 138.9307°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further two hundred and eighty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Tōtōmi, Suruga, and Izu Provinces
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shizuoka)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Shizuoka)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Shizuoka)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Shizuoka 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 静岡県 ２県以上) . Japanese . . 19 January 2021.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/bunka/bk-180/index.html . ja:指定文化財の件数 . Number of Designated Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 April 2019 . 10 September 2019.
5. Web site: 富士山 . Mount Fuji . . 11 June 2012.
6. Web site: Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration . . 9 August 2013.
7. 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.
8. 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.