List of Historic Sites of Japan (Shimane) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2021, sixty Sites have been designated as being of national significance; the San'indō and Tsuwano Domain Kamei clan cemetery with the Grave of Kamei Korenori span the prefectural borders with Tottori.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Izumo Province Yamashiro-gō Sites Izumo-no-kuni yamashiro-gō iseki-gun		the settlement includes Nara-period storehouses mentioned in Izumo Fudoki^[5]		35.4331°N 133.0876°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2223
Matsue Castle Matsue-jō				35.4747°N 133.0506°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2181
Matsue Domain Matsudaira Clan cemetery Matsue-han-shu Matsudaira-ke bosho				35.4721°N 133.0393°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2226
Kanden-an Kanden-an				35.4879°N 133.062°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2162
Iwami Ginzan Site Iwami ginzan iseki		central component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape^[6]		35.0967°N 132.4413°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2217
Tagi Sakurai Family Iron Works and Tatara Tagi Sakurai-ke tatara seitetsu iseki				35.2359°N 132.6147°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003475
Toda Castle Site Toda-jō ato		Sengoku period castle ruins		35.3631°N 133.1833°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2178
San'indō San'indō				35.5232°N 134.4065°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3420
Tsuwano Domain Kamei Clan Cemetery Tsuwano-han-shu Kamei-ke bosho tsuketari Kamei Korenori no haka				34.467°N 131.773°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004026
Iwami Ginzan Kaidō Iwami ginzan kaidō		and in Ōda are components of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape^[7]		35.0767°N 132.5911°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004027
Izumo Province San'indō Site Izumo no kuni San'in-dō ato				35.3687°N 132.7538°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004028

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 24 June 2021, fifty-nine Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [8] [9]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Iwami Kokubunni-ji Site Iwami Kokubunniji ato				34.9445°N 132.1221°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/life/bunka/bunkazai/shiseki/kensiteisiseki.html
Kuroki Gosho Kuroki gosho				36.1114°N 133.0448°W
Unohana Kofun Cluster Unohana kofun-gun				34.7221°N 131.8551°W
Hanareyama Kofun Hanareyama kofun				35.3368°N 132.7431°W
Unshū Kumura Nagasawa Ware Kiln Site Unshū Kumura Nagasawa-yaki kama ato				35.298°N 132.65°W
Furutenjin Kofun Furutenjin kofun				35.4244°N 133.1069°W
Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama Kofun Tamatsukuri Tsukiyama kofun				35.4148°N 133.0082°W
Hamada Castle Site Hamada-jō ato				34.9029°N 132.0733°W
Usuibara Kofun Usuibara kofun				35.5064°N 133.0941°W
Matsumoto No.1 Kofun Matsumoto daiichi-gō kofun				35.2992°N 132.8765°W
Myōrenjiyama Kofun Myōrenjiyama kofun				35.3369°N 132.7387°W
Mizawa Castle Site Mizawa-jō ato				35.2038°N 132.9626°W
Washihara Hachiman-gū Yabusame Baba Washihara Hachiman-gū yabusame baba				34.4545°N 131.7567°W
Kosaka Kofun Kosaka kofun				35.3336°N 132.7643°W
Iwami Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site Iwami Kokubunji kawara kama ato				34.9433°N 132.1176°W
Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama Kofun Kaminiwa Iwafuneyama kofun				35.3921°N 132.855°W
Tsuwano Domain Yōrōkan Tsuwano hankō Yōrōkan				34.4676°N 131.7743°W
Himezuka Kofun Himezuka kofun				35.4274°N 133.2618°W
Hei Jinja Kofun Hei Jinja kofun				36.2194°N 133.3033°W
Ōkusa Iwafune Kofun Ōkusa Iwafune kofun				35.4233°N 133.1081°W
Higashi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster Higashi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun		52 burials		35.4237°N 133.1055°W
Nishi-Hyakuzuka Kofun Cluster Nishi-Hyakuzuka kofun-gun		32 burials		35.4242°N 133.1043°W
Iwayaato Kofun Iwayaato kofun				35.4266°N 133.0929°W
Misakiyama Kofun Misakiyama kofun				35.4247°N 133.0932°W
Kojimbata-Ushirodani Kofun Cluster Kojimbata-Ushirodani kofun-gun				35.4277°N 133.0779°W
Warita Kofun Warita kofun				34.8955°N 132.4477°W
Jūnanbara No.1 Tumulus Jūnanbara ichigō funbo				34.8502°N 132.5153°W
Oki Kokubunni-ji Site Oki Kokubunniji ato				36.2212°N 133.3137°W
Nanao Castle Site - Myōgi-ji Precinct Nanao-jō ato tsuketari Myōgiji keidai				36.1114°N 133.0448°W
Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja Kofun Cluster Tamawaka Sumikoto Jinja kofun-gun				36.2077°N 133.3126°W
Izumo Kokubun-ji Tile Kiln Site Izumo Kokubunji kawara kama ato				35.4399°N 133.1145°W
Shiiyama No.1 Tumulus Shiiyama daiichi-gō fun				35.4007°N 132.9303°W
Iwami Ginzan Goryō Aoyama Family Residence Tagiya Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Tagiya itaku Aoyama-ke				35.1201°N 132.4467°W
Iwami Ginzan Goryō Kanamori Family Residence Izuya Iwami Ginzan Goryō-gō yado Izuya itaku Kanamori-ke
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Yanagiwara Family Residence Iwami Ginzan daikansho Dōshin itaku Yanagiwara-ke
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Oka Family Residence Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Oka-ke				35.1217°N 132.4466°W
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Miyake Family Residence Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Miyake-ke
Jūōmen Cave Tomb Cluster Jūōmen yokoana-gun				35.4417°N 133.0984°W
Shingūtō Fortified Residence Site Shingūtō tate ato				35.3611°N 133.1853°W
Iwami Ginzan Magistrates Grave Sites Iwami Ginzan iseki bugyō・daikan bosho		7 tombs of bugyō and daikan at and		35.1221°N 132.446°W
Iwami Ginzan Daikansho Abe Family Residence Iwami Ginzan daikansho chiyakunin itaku Abe-ke
Hōonji Kofun Cluster Hōonji kofun-gun		6 burials		35.4252°N 133.0027°W
Miyata Site Miyata iseki				35.2578°N 132.871°W
Nogi Futagozuka Kofun Nogi Futagozuka kofun				35.4424°N 133.0616°W
Kagechi Tatara Site Kagechi tatara ato				35.1732°N 133.0412°W
Myōjin Kofun Myōjin kofun				35.156°N 132.408°W
Mitoya Castle Sites Mitoya Jayama-jō ato oyobi Mitoya Ozaki-jō ato				35.2937°N 132.8721°W
Shinmakihara Site Shinmakihara iseki				34.6409°N 132.0917°W
Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Site Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in ato				35.4327°N 133.0927°W
Meotoiwa Site Meotoiwa iseki				35.3954°N 132.909°W
Anagami Cave Tomb Cluster Anagami yokoana bogun				35.4043°N 133.3149°W
Yamashiro Minamishinzō-in Tile Kiln Site Yamashiro-gō Minamishinzō-in kawara kama ato				35.4317°N 133.0915°W
Ōmoto Kofun Cluster Ōmoto kofun-gun				34.7031°N 131.8703°W
Kōmyō-ji No.3 Tomb Kōmyōji sangō haka				35.3394°N 132.7667°W
Ōshiro Site Ōshiro iseki				36.211°N 133.3272°W
Horibe No.1 Site Horibe daiichi iseki				35.522°N 133.0265°W
Narahama Site Narahama iseki				35.0451°N 132.3039°W
Maruyama Castle Site Maruyama-jō ato				34.9814°N 132.4062°W
Nashinokizaka Site Nashinokizaka iseki

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2020, a further one hundred and fifty-seven Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[10]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Iwami Province
• Izumo Province
• Oki Province
• Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shimane)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Shimane)

External links

• Cultural Properties of Shimane Prefecture
• Historic Sites of Shimane Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 1 July 2021.
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 July 2021 . 1 July 2021.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 島根県 ２県以上) . Japanese . . 1 July 2021.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/life/bunka/bunkazai/shimane/itiran.html . ja:国・県指定文化財件数一覧 . Number of National and Prefectural Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 24 June 2021 . 1 July 2021.
5. Web site: http://iseki.ipc.shimane-u.ac.jp/search_detail.php?id=1442&page=1&search_kbn=siteclass&consiteclass%5B%5D=4&target=site . ja:出雲国山代郷正倉跡 . Izumo Province Yamashiro Storehouses . Japanese . . 19 June 2012.
6. Web site: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape . . 10 August 2014.
7. Web site: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape . . 7 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 2020 . 5 January 2021.
9. Web site: https://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/life/bunka/bunkazai/shiseki/kensiteisiseki.html . ja:県指定文化財一覧【史跡】. List of Prefectural Cultural Properties (Historic Sites) . Japanese . . 5 January 2021.
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 2020 . 5 January 2021.