List of Historic Sites of Japan (Kumamoto) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 28 February 2024, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Miike coal mine spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kumamoto Castle Site Kumamoto-jō ato				32.806°N 130.7063°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2809
Chibusan-Obusan Kofun Chibusan-Obusan kofun				33.0307°N 130.6676°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2802
Adaka-Kurobashi Shell Mound Adaka-Kurobashi kaizuka				32.7025°N 130.7239°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2839
Idera Kofun Idera kofun				32.7532°N 130.7778°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2797
Udo Castle ruins Udo-jō ato				32.6793°N 130.646°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2837
Eianji Higashi Kofun - Eianji Nishi Kofun Eianji Higashi kofun・Eianji Nishi kofun				33.3725°N 130.7412°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2841
Kamao Kofun Kamao kofun				32.839°N 130.6966°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2798
Iwabaru Kofun Iwabaru kofun				32.996°N 130.6696°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2827
Kikuchi Castle ruins Kikuchi-jō ato		mentioned in Shoku Nihongi in 698^[5]		33.0022°N 130.7859°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3435
Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Kumamoto Han Hosokawa Clan Cemetery Kumamoto-han-shu Hosokawa-ke bosho		at		32.7958°N 130.6916°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2842
Kumamoto Han Kawashiri Rice Warehouses Kumamoto-han Kawashiri kome-gura ato		designation includes the sites of the and its moorings		32.7386°N 130.6785°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003685
Kumabe Clan Residence Site Kumabe-shi yakata ato				33.056°N 130.7971°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003646
Katashida Castle ruins Katashida-jō ato				32.6275°N 130.7922°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003478
Goryō Shell Mound Goryō kaizuka				32.6987°N 130.7236°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2833
Eta Anakannon Kofun Eta Anakannon kofun				32.9768°N 130.6059°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2824
Eta Funayama Kofun Eta Funayama kofun		designation includes and ; excavated NT artefacts from Eta Funayama Kofun are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials))^[6]		32.9688°N 130.5987°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2825
Sashiki Castle ruins Sashiki-jō ato				32.3032°N 130.5029°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003580
Odara Kofun Odara kofun				32.6492°N 130.4937°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2838
Hitoyoshi Castle ruins Hitoyoshi-jō ato				32.2111°N 130.7643°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2831
Suizen-ji Jōju-en Suizenji Jōju-en				32.7911°N 130.7346°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2808
Satsuma Rebellion Sites seinan sensō iseki				32.9116°N 130.6517°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003787
Ishinukinagi Cave Tomb Cluster Ishinukinagi no yokoana-gun				32.9676°N 130.5646°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2801
Ishinuki Anakannon Cave Tombs Ishinuki Anakannon yokoana				32.9691°N 130.563°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2800
Segonkō Kofun (A) Segonkō kofun (otsugō)				32.7844°N 130.6307°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2796
Segonkō Kofun (B) Segonkō kofun (kōgō)				32.7845°N 130.6307°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2795
Ōmura Cave Tomb Cluster Ōmura yokoana-gun				32.2161°N 130.7524°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2801
Daibō Kofun Daibō kofun				32.9489°N 130.5704°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2836
Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun Ōno-no-Iwa kofun				32.5723°N 130.7016°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003823
Tanasoko Castle ruins Tanasoko-jō ato				32.415°N 130.3342°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003647
Chihen-ji Site Chihenji ato				32.7987°N 130.6542°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2843
Tsukawara Kofun Cluster Tsukawara kofun-gun				32.6898°N 130.737°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2835
Tanaka Castle ruins Tanaka-jō ato				33.078°N 130.5955°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3327
Nabeta Cave Tombs Nabeta yokoana				33.0204°N 130.671°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2803
Futagoyama Stone Ware Production Site Futagoyama sekki-seisaku iseki				32.9064°N 130.7419°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2834
Yatsushiro Castle Sites Yatsushiro shiro ato		designation includes the sites of,, and		32.5074°N 130.5999°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003841
Tomioka Christian Memorial Tomioka Kirishitan kuyōhi				32.5113°N 130.0408°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2820
Benkei-ga-ana Kofun Benkeigaana kofun				33.0259°N 130.6858°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2826
Katōda Higashibaru Site Katōda Higashibaru iseki				32.9979°N 130.7174°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2840
Bungo Kaidō Bungo Kaidō				32.9705°N 131.2258°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003795
Bizen Kaidō Bizen Kaidō		designation includes the sites of the and		33.0622°N 130.5417°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3379
Nozu Kofun Cluster Nozu kofun-gun				32.5595°N 130.6926°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3424
Mitsui Miike Coal Mine Sites Mitsui Miike tankō ato		designation includes the sites of and and an area of Ōmuta in Fukuoka Prefecture; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the ^[7]		33.0137°N 130.4561°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3311
Jinnouchi Castle ruins Jinnouchi-jō ato				32.6496°N 130.8161°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004148
Yatsushiro Sea Polder Site Yatsushiro-kai kantaku iseki				32.5333°N 130.5801°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004156
Kumamoto Domain Takase Rice Warehouse Site Kumamoto-han Takase komegura ato				32.9237°N 130.5619°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004167
Todoroki Shell Mound Todoroki kaizuka				32.6799°N 130.6409°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004168
Kikuchi Clan Site Kikuchi-shi iseki						https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/93955201_01.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, seventy-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [8] [9]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Fujio Dolmen Cluster Fujio shiseki bogun				32.9531°N 130.8677°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/uploaded/life/115148_202531_misc.pdf
Nagaiwa Cave Tomb Cluster Nagaiwa yokoana-gun				33.0004°N 130.6659°W
Kamimikura Kofun Kamimikura kofun				32.9885°N 131.1238°W
Shimomikura Kofun Shimomikura kofun				32.9885°N 131.1238°W
Nakadōri Kofun Cluster Nakadōri kofun-gun				32.9656°N 131.1078°W
Jō Cave Tomb Cluster Jō yokoana-gun				33.0388°N 130.6744°W
Kyōgamine Cave Tomb Cluster Kyōgamine yokoana-gun				32.2043°N 130.8°W
Jōsui-ji Site Jōsuiji ato				32.6397°N 130.7409°W
Mount Shōtai Old Kiln Sites Shōtai-san koyōshi-gun
Mount Shōtai Steel Production Sites Shōtai-san seitetsu ato-gun				32.9776°N 130.5142°W
Sagara Family Graves Sagaraura-ke bochi				32.2181°N 130.7727°W
Ōsozō Kofun Cluster Ōsozō kofun-gun				32.4789°N 130.5707°W
Myōken Jōgū Site Myōken Jōgū ato				32.4849°N 130.6598°W
Kōda Ware Hirayama Kiln Site Kōda-yaki Hirayama kama ato				32.469°N 130.6088°W
Shōgo-ji Site Shōgo-ji ato				33.0659°N 130.8818°W
Shōkan-ji Cornerstones Shōkanji no soseki-gun				32.984°N 130.8173°W
Mangan-ji Stone Tō and Cryptomeria Manganji sekitō-gun tsuketari sugimura				33.0761°N 131.0959°W
Endai-ji Rock Buddhas Endaiji magaibutsu-gun				32.8829°N 130.6535°W
Urayama Cave Tomb Cluster Urayama yokoana-gun				32.8206°N 130.7439°W
Daiji-ji Precinct Daijiji keidai				32.7333°N 130.6893°W
Shōren-ji Stone Stelai Shōrenji kotōhi-gun				32.2778°N 130.9468°W
Saian-ji Site Saianji ato				32.8923°N 130.636°W
Inasa Haiji Site Inasa haiji ato				32.9206°N 130.6131°W
Kudama Castle Site Kudama-jō ato				32.2214°N 130.0333°W
Umatsuka Kofun Umatsuka kofun				33.0385°N 130.6753°W
Tanokawachi No.1 Kofun Tanokawachi daiichi-gō kofun				32.4427°N 130.5873°W
Daiōzan Kofun No.3 Daiōzan kofun daisan-gō				32.54°N 130.69°W
Sakuranoue Cave Tomb Cluster Sakuranoue yokoana bogun				32.9995°N 130.6696°W
Mochimatsu Tsukahara Kofun Mochimatsu Tsukahara kofun				32.9846°N 130.6865°W
Miyazaki Brothers First Residence Miyazaki kyōdai no seika				32.9846°N 130.4348°W
Tokutomi Former Residence (Ōe Gijuku Site) Ōe Gijuku ato				32.8031°N 130.7209°W
Ōtohana Kofun Cluster Ōtohana kofun-gun				32.525°N 130.4587°W
Wakamiya Kofun Wakamiya kofun				32.9776°N 130.6059°W
Inariyama Kofun Inariyama kofun				32.8291°N 130.7167°W
Tsukejiro Cave Tomb Cluster Tsukejiro yokoana-gun				33.0388°N 130.6744°W
Jion-ji Kyōzuka Kofun Jionji kyōzuka kofun				32.9563°N 130.7183°W
Uemura Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields Uemura yaki-kama ato oyobi haihara
Aoki Sanskrit Inscriptions Aoki magai bonji-gun				32.9598°N 130.5843°W
Mutabaru Site Mutabaru iseki				32.9298°N 130.8775°W
Takahama Ware Kiln Site and Ash Fields Takahama-yaki kama ato oyobi haibara				32.3875°N 130.0371°W
Nagasare Kofun Nagasare kofun				32.554°N 130.4479°W
Kesao Takatsuka Kofun Kesao Takatsuka kofun				32.9916°N 130.7961°W
Chōriki Cave No.1 Chōriki yokoana ichi-gō				32.9702°N 130.6038°W
Kazuhara Kofun Kazuhara kofun				32.6379°N 130.6347°W
Narasaki Kofun Narasaki kofun				32.6781°N 130.6923°W
Saizono Kofun Cluster Saizono kofun-gun				32.2297°N 130.8703°W
Oni-no-Kama Kofun Oni-no-kama kofun				32.2481°N 130.9034°W
Chōmeijizaka Kofun Cluster Chōmeijizaka kofun-gun				32.9565°N 130.7523°W
Ōda Ware Kiln Site Ōda-yaki kama ato				32.6713°N 130.5654°W
Kamezuka Kofun Cluster No.1 Tumulus Kamezuka kofun-gun ichi-gō fun				32.1985°N 130.828°W
Ugadake Kofun Ugadake kofun				32.6572°N 130.6814°W
Tsubukuro Kofun Cluster Tsubukuro kofun-gun				33.0127°N 130.7508°W
Goryōzuka Kofun Goryōzuka kofun				33.0339°N 130.6903°W
Rokutan Steel Production Site Rokutan seitetsu ato				32.9782°N 130.5458°W
Jōnohara Government Forces Cemetery Jōnohara kangun bochi		for those who died during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877		33.0627°N 130.5422°W
Koeimachi Government Forces Cemetery Koeimachi kangun bochi				33.04°N 130.59°W
Shimoiwa Government Forces Cemetery Shimoiwa kangun bochi
Meitoku Government Forces Cemetery Meitoku kangun bochi				32.7963°N 130.688°W
Jinnai Government Forces Cemetery Jinnai kangun bochi				32.2079°N 130.414°W
Karimata Kofun Karimata kofun				32.6817°N 130.6333°W
Imaizumi Steel Production Site Imaizumi seitetsu ato				32.4701°N 130.6404°W
Nanamoto Government Forces Cemetery Nanamoto kangun bochi				32.9041°N 130.6603°W
Nishihara Steel Production Site Nishihara seitetsu iseki				32.8899°N 130.6275°W
Ōno-no-Iwa Kofun Ōno-no-Iwa kofun		in part a national Historic Site		32.5723°N 130.7016°W
Iwabaru Cave Tomb Cluster Iwabaru yokoana-gun				32.9964°N 130.6693°W
Bettōzuka Kofun Cluster Bettōzuka kofun-gun				32.9952°N 130.4708°W
Shōdai Ware Kiln Sites Shōdai-yaki kama ato-gun				33.0042°N 130.5229°W
Tsutsujigaoka Cave Tombs Tsutsujigaoka yokoana-gun				32.8195°N 130.744°W
Kayanokidani Site Kayanokidani iseki				32.8193°N 131.0406°W
Shōfuku-ji Old Stelai Shōfukuji kotō higun				32.2677°N 130.8859°W
Ōya Site Ōya iseki				32.4649°N 130.198°W
Tokutomi Sohō & Tokutomi Kenjirō First Residence Tokutomi Sohō・Kenjirō seika				32.212°N 130.4022°W
Takahata-Akatate Site Takahata-Akatate iseki				32.7799°N 131.1927°W
Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka Kofun Cluster Kyōzuka-Ōtsuka kofun-gun				32.8744°N 130.5872°W
Kunigoshi Kofun Kunigoshi kofun				32.645°N 130.6451°W
Ozaya Sluice Gates Ozaya himon-gun				32.5529°N 130.6232°W
Tonkararin Tonkararin				32.9682°N 130.6034°W
Babakusu Ide no Hanaguri Babakusu ide no hanaguri				32.8516°N 130.8315°W
Unganzen-ji Precinct Unganzenji keidai				32.8196°N 130.6228°W
Mangan-ji Gardens Manganji teien				33.0761°N 131.0959°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2023, a further five hundred and fifty-three Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[10]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Kumamoto Prefectural Ancient Burial Mound Museum
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Kumamoto)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Kumamoto)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Kumamoto Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 28 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 . 28 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 熊本県 2県以上) . Japanese . . 28 February 2024.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/125/382.html . ja:指定文化財数 . Number of Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 April 2023 . 28 February 2024.
5. Web site: Kikuchijoato Cultural Heritage Online . ja:鞠智城跡 . Kikuchi Castle Site . Japanese . . 28 June 2012.
6. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/864 . ja:肥後江田船山古墳出土品 . Excavated Artefacts from Higo Eda Funayama Kofun . Japanese . . 28 June 2012.
7. Web site: Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining . . 3 August 2019.
8. 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 . 28 February 2024.
9. Web site: https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/uploaded/life/115148_202531_misc.pdf . ja:県指定文化財 . Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 28 February 2024.
10. 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 . 28 February 2024.