List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagawa) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 29 February 2024, twenty-six Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Sanuki Kokubun-ji Site Sanuki Kokubunji ato				34.3029°N 133.9442°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2509
Amagiri Castle ruins Amagiri-jō ato		Muromachi/Sengoku period castle ruins		34.2362°N 133.736°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2528
Arioka Kofun Cluster Arioka kofun-gun		Kofun period tumuli		34.2165°N 133.7902°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2527
Iwaseoyama Kofun Cluster Iwaseoyama kofun-gun		Kofun period tumuli		34.3313°N 134.0242°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2511
Shōdoshima Osaka Castle Stone Quarry sites Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi chōba ato		designation includes the and		34.5093°N 134.3533°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2523
Ōnohara Kofun cluster Ōnohara kofun-gun		Kofun period tumuli		34.0877°N 133.6633°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003882
Kaitenyama Kofun Kaitenyama kofun		Kofun period tumulus		34.2388°N 133.8905°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3406
Kibeejima Salt Harvesting Site Kibeejima seien iseki		Kofun period salt factory		34.5013°N 133.9766°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2525
Kiyama Kiyama		Asuka period castle ruins		34.2898°N 133.8898°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2517
Sanuki Kokufu Site Sanuki kokufu ato				34.2929°N 133.9183°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004099
Sanuki Kokubunni-ji Site Sanuki Kokubunniji ato				34.3098°N 133.9624°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2508
Sanuki Henro-michi Sanuki henro-michi		pilgrimage route includes, and		34.3443°N 133.9606°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003820
Shiudeyama Site Shiudeyama ato		Yayoi period settlement trace		34.2438°N 133.5965°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004086
Shiwaku Kinbansho Site Shiwaku kinbansho ato		Edo-period Bansho		34.3878°N 133.7839°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2522
Takamatsu Castle Takamatsu-jō ato		Edo Period castle		34.3501°N 134.0504°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2521
Takamatsu Matsudaira clan cemetery Takamatsu-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho		Edo Period daimyo cemetery at		34.2737°N 134.0461°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004062
Tsuda Kofun Cluster Tsuda kofun-gun		Kofun cluster		34.3005°N 134.2376°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3821
Tomita Chausuyama Kofun Tomita Chausuyama kofun		largest kofun in Kagawa		34.2599°N 134.244°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2529
Nakadera temple ruins Nakadera haiji ato		Heian period temple ruins^[5]		34.125°N 133.916°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003577
Ninomiya Kiln ruins Ninomiya kama ato		Nara period kiln ruins		34.1477°N 133.7548°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2510
Hiketa Castle ruins Hiketa-jō ato		Sengoku period castle ruins		34.2338°N 134.4084°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004100
Fuchū-Yamanouchi Tile Kiln ruins Fuchū-Yamanouchi kawara-gama ato		Nara period kiln ruins		34.2941°N 133.9387°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2503
Marugame Castle Marugame-jō ato		Edo Period Castle		34.2861°N 133.8004°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2520
Muneyoshi Tile Kiln ruins Muneyoshi gayō ato	Mitoyo	Asuka period tile kiln ruins		34.1929°N 133.699°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2530
Yashima Yashima				34.3517°N 134.108°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2512
Katsuga Castle Katsuga-jō ato				34.3408°N 133.9809°W		https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/93955201_01.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

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

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kangi-in Tile Kiln Site Kangi-in kawara kama ato				34.1731°N 133.7474°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kenkyoui/shogaigakushu/bunkazai/culturalassets/culturalassets_12.html
Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves Ikoma Chikamasa fusai bosho		at ^[8]		34.3477°N 134.0402°W
Imaoka Kofun Imaoka kofun				34.3309°N 133.9888°W
Kozutajima Shell Mound Kozutajima kaizuka				34.1928°N 133.6351°W
Tomioka Kofun Cluster Tomioka kofun-gun				34.4857°N 134.1957°W
Iyadani-ji Faith Site Iyadaniji shinkō iseki				34.2297°N 133.7243°W
Masuehata Tile Kiln Site Masuehata kawara kama ato				34.2643°N 133.9406°W
Subetsu Kiln Site Subetsu kama ato				34.2651°N 133.9492°W
Tsujji Fudaba Tsuji no fudaba				34.2008°N 133.6456°W
Yoshikane Kiln Site Yoshikane kama ato				34.2796°N 134.2111°W
Shirotori Haiji Site Shirotori Haiji ato				34.2428°N 134.3444°W
Stones for Osaka Castle and Shichibe Banya Residence Site Ōsakajō-yō zanseki oyobi banya Shichibe yashiki ato				34.5045°N 134.3479°W
Takamatsu Chausuyama Kofun Takamatsu Chausuyama kofun				34.309°N 134.1032°W
Kaihō-ji Pagoda Site Kaihōji tō ato				34.2922°N 133.9174°W
Tao Chausuyama Kofun Tao Chausuyama kofun				34.3119°N 133.8385°W
Shamijima Senninzuka Shamijima Senninzuka				34.3462°N 133.8229°W
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Tobietsu Chōba Site) and Omi Stones Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Tobietsu chōba ato oyobi Omi zanseki-gun		see		34.5339°N 134.2422°W
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Senge Chōba Site) Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Senge chōba ato				34.4624°N 134.1532°W
Stone Quarries for Osaka Castle (Kosehara Chōba Site) Ōsaka-jō ishigaki ishi-kiri Kosehara chōba ato				34.5333°N 134.2419°W
Hoshigajō Site Hoshigajō ato				34.515°N 134.3174°W
Zentsū-ji Old Precinct Zentsūji kyū-keidai				34.2251°N 133.7738°W
Jinnomaru Kofun Jinnomaru kofun				34.2578°N 133.8944°W
Akaokayama Kofun Akaokayama kofun				34.0844°N 133.6839°W
Minami-Kusaki Site Minami-Kusaki iseki				34.2009°N 133.6471°W
Moritsuchiyama Kofun Moritsuchiyama kofun				34.2483°N 133.7368°W
Kōryū-ji Site Stone Tō Kōryūji ato sekitō-gun				34.1669°N 133.6731°W
Aonoyama No.1 Kiln Site Aonoyama ichi-gō kama ato				34.2925°N 133.8243°W
Kasajima Castle Site Kasajima-jō ato				34.3946°N 133.7894°W
Shaminakandahama Site Shaminakandahama iseki				34.3517°N 133.8205°W
Kōjikizan Sutra Repositories Kōjikizan kyōzuka-gun				34.2236°N 133.7728°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further one hundred and forty Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Sanuki Province
• The Kagawa Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagawa)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kagawa)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Kagawa Prefecture
• Historic Sites in Kagawa Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 29 February 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 . 29 February 2024.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 香川県) . Japanese . . 29 February 2024.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kenkyoui/shogaigakushu/bunkazai/culturalassets/culturalassets.html . ja:国・県指定文化財 . National and Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 27 February 2023 . 29 February 2024.
5. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=218479 . ja:中寺廃寺跡 . Nakadera temple ruins . Japanese . . 10 June 2012.
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 . 29 February 2024.
7. Web site: https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kenkyoui/shogaigakushu/bunkazai/culturalassets/culturalassets_12.html . ja:国・県指定史跡 . National and Prefectural Historic Sites . Japanese . . 29 February 2024.
8. Web site: http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/7426.html . ja:生駒親正（いこまちかまさ）夫妻墓所 . Ikoma Chikamasa and his Wife's Graves . Japanese . . 21 August 2012.
9. 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 . 29 February 2024.