List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate) explained

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

National Historic Sites

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

| align="center"|Kuroyama Old Cave Site

Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki || Kunohe || || || 40.2374°N 141.3909°W || || https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94070501_01.pdf |-|}

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, thirty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^[4]

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Noda Pit Dwelling Sites Noda tateana jūkyo seki-gun				40.1032°N 141.8027°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/186
Dorota temple ruins Dorota Haiji ato				38.9389°N 141.114°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/176
Sekiya Cave Dwelling Site Sekiya dōkutsu jūkyo ato				39.1275°N 141.6724°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/180
Funakubo Cave Funakubo dōkutsu				39.5719°N 141.2462°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/158
Senba-Tsutsumi Pit Dwelling Site Senba-Tsutsumi tateana jūkyo ato				39.9599°N 141.1803°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/155
Imamatsu Pit Dwelling Site Imamatsu tateana jūkyo ato				39.9619°N 141.1548°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/156
Ezomori Kofun Ezomori kofun				39.6173°N 141.1695°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/161
Ukishima Kofun Cluster Ukishima kofun-gun				39.9397°N 141.1473°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/157
Nippei Site Nippei iseki				39.3187°N 141.0637°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/166
Myōgozawa Tile Excavation Site Myōgozawa ko-kawara shutsudo-chi				39.0847°N 141.1265°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/172
Futago and Narita Ichirizuka Futago・Narita Ichirizuka				39.348°N 141.1302°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/190
Tannaisan Jinja Sutra Mound Tannaisan Jinja kyōzuka				39.347°N 141.2875°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/162
Kaitori Shell Mound Kaitori kaizuka				38.7839°N 141.1722°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/177
Shimokado Okahijirizuka Shimokado Okahijirizuka				39.2465°N 141.1394°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/168
Shizukuishi Kaidō Ichirizuka Shizukuishi Kaidō no ichirizuka				39.7008°N 141.0499°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/203
Ezo Ichirizuka Ezo ichirizuka				39.4521°N 141.1386°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/191
Isseki-Ichijō Sutra Mound Isseki-Ichijō kyōzuka				39.6483°N 141.9341°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/185
Matsusakigawa Ichirizuka Matsusakigawa ichirizuka				39.8392°N 141.481°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/199
Bishamondōhira Ichirizuka Bishamondōhira ichirizuka				39.8468°N 141.4304°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/200
Tsukanosawa Ichirizuka Tsukanosawa ichirizuka				39.8278°N 141.3851°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/201
Ōhashi Ichirizuka Ōhashi ichirizuka				39.8277°N 141.3273°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/202
Onomatsu Ichirizuka Onomatsu ichirizuka				39.767°N 141.1659°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/194
Niizuka Ichirizuka Niizuka ichirizuka				39.8728°N 141.1843°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/195
Ōtake temple ruins Ōtake Haiji ato				39.3098°N 141.1609°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/167
Takahatake Ichirizuka Takahatake ichirizuka				39.6877°N 141.2488°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/204
Namiuchitōge Ichirizuka Namiuchitōge ichirizuka				40.2408°N 141.3005°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/198
Midō and Bahamatsu Ichirizuka Midō・Bahamatsu ichirizuka				40.0459°N 141.2463°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/197
Kuribayashi Copper Mint ruins Kuribayashi zeniza ato				39.3352°N 141.8229°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/183
Kawarage Tile Kiln ruins Kawarage kawara kama ato				39.5681°N 141.1538°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/159
Nakayama, Kotsunagi, and Kawazoko Ichirizuka Nakayama・Kotsunagi・Kawazoko ichirizuka				40.1447°N 141.2997°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/196
Ueda Ichirizuka Ueda ichirizuka				39.7354°N 141.143°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/193
Kouchikyū Ichirizuka Kouchikyū ichirizuka				39.4917°N 141.1431°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/192
Tamagawa Iron Mine ruins Tamagawa tetsuzan ato				40.2813°N 141.5759°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/189
Ōzuchi Castle ruins Ōzuchi-jō ato				39.3617°N 141.8962°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/184
Tateishino Ichi Site Tateishino ichi iseki				39.9025°N 141.9278°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/449
Ōdate Settlement Site Ōdate-chō ato		inhabited from the late Jōmon to the Heian period		39.7151°N 141.1138°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/451
Kuroyama Pit Dwelling Site Kuroyama no mukashi ana iseki				40.2374°N 141.3909°W		http://www.bunka.pref.iwate.jp/ciss/bunkazai/detail/id/569

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and eighty-four Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[5]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Mutsu Province
• Iwate Prefectural Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Iwate)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Iwate)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Iwate Prefecture
• Map of Ichirizuka in Morioka City

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 岩手県) . 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.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 . 24 June 2024.