List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido) explained

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Circuit of Hokkaidō.^[1]

National Historic Sites

As of 1 February 2024, fifty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

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Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [6] [7]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kobui Blast Furnace Site Kobui yōkōro ato				41.7938°N 141.0988°W		for all refs see https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-do-sitei.html
Menagawa Brick Mill Site Menagawa renga seizōjo ato				41.764°N 141.0714°W
Esan Shell Mound Esan kaizuka				41.7861°N 141.142°W
Hokkaidō Development Commission Ippongi Triangulation Base Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō-Ippongi kiten				41.8361°N 140.662°W
Aonae Dune Site Aonae sakyū iseki				42.0656°N 139.4527°W
Iwanai Higashiyama Cylinder Culture Site Iwanai Higashiyama entō bunka iseki				42.9834°N 140.5261°W
Mount Jichin Stone Circle Jichin-yama kanjō-resseki				43.197°N 140.8715°W
Mount Nishizaki Stone Circle Nishizaki-yama kanjō-resseki				43.19°N 140.846°W
Nokanan Burial Mounds Nokanan shūtei bogun				43.469°N 142.2684°W
Kamui Kotan Pit Dwelling Site Kamui Kotan tateana jūkyo iseki				43.7253°N 142.1871°W
Sōya Gokoku-ji Site Sōya Gokokuji ato				45.485°N 141.8835°W
Hamatonbetsu Lake Kutcharo Pit Group Hamatonbetsu Kutcharo-ko hotori tateana-gun				45.1252°N 142.3472°W
Okoppe Toyono Pit Dwelling Site Okoppe Toyono tateana jūkyo ato				44.4599°N 143.1671°W
Shari Burial Mounds Shari shuen shūtei bogun				43.8994°N 144.7379°W
Shari Pit Dwelling Sites shuen tateana jūkyo ato-gun				43.9169°N 144.7563°W
Omusaro Plateau Pit Group Omusaro daichi tateana-gun				44.3897°N 143.2824°W
Shibunotsunai Pit Dwelling Site Shibunotsunai tateana jūkyo ato				44.2452°N 143.5624°W
Hokkaidō Development Commission Yūfutsu Triangulation Base Kaitakushi sankaku-sokuryō Yūfutsu-kiten				42.632°N 141.7317°W
Mukawa Tomb Cluster Mukawa moritsuchi funbo-gun				42.5626°N 141.9423°W
Shizunai Mount Goten Tomb Cluster Shizunai Goten-yama funbo-gun				42.3692°N 142.3936°W
Monbetsu Tomihito Family Graves Monbetsu Tomihito-ke funbo-gun				42.4799°N 142.0733°W
Urahoro Shinyoshino Plateau Stone Tool Site Urahoro Shinyoshino-dai hoso-sekki iseki				42.7686°N 143.6233°W
Tokachi Okoppe Site Tokachi Okoppe iseki				42.7838°N 143.786°W
Tokachi Buto Sites Tokachi Buto iseki-gun				42.761°N 143.6856°W
Tokachi Horokayantō Pit Group Tokachi Horokayantō tateana-gun				42.5445°N 143.4907°W
Akkeshi Kamuiwa Chashi and Pit Group Akkeshi Kamuiwa chashi ato oyobi tateana-gun				43.0691°N 144.8826°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and seventy-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Cultural Property (Japan)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum

External links

• Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• List of National Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• List of Municipal Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō
• Comprehensive Database of Archaeological Site Reports in Japan (Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 1 March 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 February 2024 . 1 March 2024.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 北海道) . Japanese . . 1 March 2024.
4. Web site: https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/dounai-shiteibunkazai-kenshuuichiran.html . ja:北海道の指定文化財件数一覧 . Number of Cultural Properties in Hokkaido . Japanese . Hokkaido Government Board of Education . 28 November 2023 . 1 March 2024.
5. Web site: https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-bunkagaiyo.html . ja:国の指定・選定文化財一覧 . List of National Cultural Properties . Japanese . Hokkaido Government Board of Education . 29 November 2023 . 1 March 2024.
6. 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 . 1 March 2024.
7. Web site: https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-do-sitei.html . ja:北海道指定の文化財一覧 . List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Hokkaidō . Japanese . . 1 March 2024.
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 2023 . 1 March 2024.
9. Web site: https://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/bun-hogo-sichouson-sitei.html . ja:市町村の指定文化財一覧 . List of Municipal Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 May 2023 . 1 March 2024.