List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kagoshima) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 28 December 2022, thirty-four Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ushuku Shell Mound Ushuku kaizuka				28.4525°N 129.7136°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3004
Sumiyoshi Shell Mound Sumiyoshi kaizuka				27.3583°N 128.5286°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003543
Kominato Fuwaganeku Site Kominatsu Fuwaganeku iseki				28.3238°N 129.5307°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003686
Akagina Castle Site Akagina-jō ato		overlooking Kasari Bay at the east end of Amami Ōshima^[5]		28.4535°N 129.6806°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003627
Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki Kiln Site Tokunoshima Kamuiyaki tōki kamaato				27.6956°N 128.9424°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003518
Omonawa Shell Mound Omonawa kaizuka				27.6739°N 128.9652°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003972
Gusuku Site Gusuku iseki				28.3093°N 129.9646°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003999
Amami Ōshima Fortifications Site Amami Ōshima yōsai ato				28.1514°N 129.312°W		https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/93805501_03.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, fifty-two Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [6]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Tsurumaru Castle Site Tsurumaru-jō ato				31.5985°N 130.5546°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ba08/kagosimaitiran.html
Fukushō-ji Site Fukushōji ato				31.6114°N 130.5614°W
Yayoi Dwelling Site Yayoi-shiki jūkyo ato		in the grounds of		31.5631°N 130.5463°W
Jōraku-in Jōrakuin				31.5269°N 130.3506°W
Yamakawa Yaku-en Site and Longan Yamakawa yakuen ato oyobi ryūgan				31.2047°N 130.6391°W
Roku Jizō Tō Roku Jizō tō				31.411°N 130.3177°W
Ichijō-in Site Ichijō-in ato				31.2712°N 130.2311°W
Hirata Yukie Residence Site Hirata Yukie yashiki ato				31.5914°N 130.5462°W
Nanshū Grave Site Nanshū bochi		at		31.6058°N 130.5591°W
Nanshū Rutaku Site Nanshū Rutaku ato				28.451°N 129.604°W
Izaku Castle Site Izaku-jō ato also known as Kamemaru-jō ato				31.5065°N 130.3649°W
Kiyomizu Stone Buddhas Kiyomizu magai-butsu				31.4172°N 130.4215°W
Tomari Jochiku Grave Tomari Jochiku no haka				30.3137°N 130.6557°W
Aikō Kishun Grave Aikō Kishun no haka				31.4755°N 131.1004°W
Kōriyama Kawada Dōzono Memorial Tō Kōriyama-chō Kawada Dōzono no kuyōtō-gun				31.6762°N 130.5053°W
Sasue Kofun Sasue kofun				32.1527°N 130.1161°W
Kurino Inobazaki Memorial Towers Kurino-chō Inobazaki no kuyōtō-gun				31.9674°N 130.6926°W
Kurino Taobaru Memorial Towers Kurino-chō Taobaru no kuyōtō-gun				31.9631°N 130.7016°W
Wadomari Yononushi Grave Wadomari-chō no Yononushi no haka				27.3829°N 128.6121°W
Raigō-ji Site Graves Raigōji ato haka-tō-gun				31.481°N 131.1098°W
Hōman-ji Site Hōmanji ato				31.481°N 131.1098°W
Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln Ryūmonji-yaki Old Kiln				31.7667°N 130.6716°W
Shigakkō Site Stone Walls Shigakkō ato ishibei				31.5959°N 130.5545°W
Nejime Kawaminami Uto Stele Nejime-chō Kawaminami Uto no itabi				31.2138°N 130.7801°W
Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara Kofun Cluster Satsuma Nagano Beppuhara kofun-gun				31.9281°N 130.5557°W
Sōkōji Graves Sōkōji bochi				31.908°N 130.4393°W
Wakimoto Kofun Cluster Wakimoto kofun-gun Itowarifuchi ichigō-fun nigō-fun				32.0815°N 130.2054°W
Akamizu no Iwadō Stone Buddhas Akamizu no Iwadō magaibutsu				31.8437°N 130.7321°W
Kasanohara Tsuchimochi Wells Kasanohara Tsuchimochi hori no fuka ido				31.4371°N 130.9023°W
Ohamazaki Kofun Cluster Ohamazaki kofun-gun				32.1749°N 130.101°W
Myōjin Kofun Cluster Myōjin kofun-gun				32.178°N 130.1°W
Kasedō Kofun Kasedō kofun				32.1333°N 130.1754°W
Tamaki Swordsmith Family Graves tōshō Tamaki-ke rekidai no haka				31.3692°N 130.5296°W
Daigan-ji Site Graves and Pagodas Tsuruta-chō Daiganji ato haka-tō-gun (Kaisandō ato Yakushidō ato)				31.9259°N 130.4619°W
Inutabu Shell Mound Inutabu kaizuka				27.7118°N 128.9013°W
Shiroma Tofuru Tombs Shiroma Tofuru haka-gun				28.4474°N 129.7094°W
Ichiki Shell Mound Ichiki-chō Ichiki kaizuka				31.7079°N 130.3129°W
Atsuchi Matsuyama Iron Works Site Atsuchi Matsuyama seitetsu iseki				31.4021°N 130.4544°W
Uto Kiln Site Uto gama ato				31.7476°N 130.6266°W
Yokomine Site Yokomine iseki				30.4433°N 130.8736°W		-->
Kurokawa Cave Kurokawa dōketsu				31.5528°N 130.4021°W
Ei Castle Site Ei-jō ato				31.2258°N 130.5246°W
Miyama Satsuma Ware Kiln Miyama Satsuma-yaki gama				31.6437°N 130.3619°W
Kenshō Castle Site Kenshō-jō ato				31.73°N 130.6125°W
Amatatsutera-mae Kofun Amatatsutera-mae kofun				31.8278°N 130.3203°W
Okazaki Kofun Cluster Okazaki kofun-gun				31.3811°N 130.9586°W
Tachikiri Site Tachikiri iseki				30.4663°N 130.9284°W		-->
Okano Kiln Sites Okano kama ato-gun
Kakehashizaka Kakehashizaka				31.785°N 130.5485°W
Kanayama Waterwheel Site Kanayama suisha (todoroki seirenjo) ato				31.3703°N 130.4188°W
Tomori Petroglyphs Tomori no senkokuga				27.769°N 128.9208°W
Nejimehara Battery Site Nejimehara daiba ato				31.1738°N 130.7629°W
Nakafu Cave Nakafu dōketsu				27.3783°N 128.5984°W
Satsuma Rebellion Takakumayama Battlefield Seinan-sensō Takakumayama kosenjō				32.0909°N 130.6155°W
Tomachin Site Tomachin iseki				27.6752°N 128.9889°W
Gionnosu Battery Site Gionnosu daiba ato				31.6048°N 130.5696°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2022, a further six hundred and seventy-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^{[4] [7]}

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagoshima)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kagoshima)
• Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material

External links

• Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 28 December 2022.
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 December 2022 . 28 December 2022.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 鹿児島県) . Japanese . . 28 December 2022.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ba08/kagosimaitiran.html . ja:鹿児島県内の国・県・市町村指定文化財数一覧 . Number of National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties in Kagoshima Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2022 . 28 December 2022.
5. Web site: http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=203746 . ja:赤木名城跡 . Akagina Castle Site . 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 2022 . 28 December 2022.
7. 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 2022 . 28 December 2022.