List of Historic Sites of Japan (Wakayama) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 17 June 2022, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site); Kumano Sanzan spans the prefectural borders with Mie, Ōmine Okugakemichi spans the prefectural borders with Nara, and Kumano Sankeimichi spans the prefectural borders with both Mie and Nara.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Iwasesenzuka Kofun Cluster Iwasesenzuka kofun-gun		Kofun period tumuli cluster		34.2254°N 135.2265°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2070
Isoma Rock Shelter Site Isoma iwakage iseki		Kofun period grave site		33.7213°N 135.3833°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2095
Shimosato Kofun Shimosato kofun		Kofun period tumulus		33.5842°N 135.9226°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2091
Kii Kokubun-ji ruins Kii Kokubunji ato				34.2688°N 135.3394°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2062
Former Nate-juku Honjin Kyū-Nate-juku honjin		Edo Period Honjin		34.276°N 135.4357°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2085
Kongōbu-ji Precinct Kongōbuji keidai				34.2131°N 135.5797°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2093
Hiromura Embankment Hiromura teibō		Edo period seawall		34.0263°N 135.1705°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2077
Kōzanji Shell Mound Kōzanji kaizuka		Jōmon period shell midden		33.7399°N 135.3783°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2088
Kōyasan Chōishi Kōyasan chōishi				34.226°N 135.5378°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2092
Negoro-ji Precinct Negoroji keidai		noted Buddhist temple		34.2874°N 135.3178°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003517
Misuji temple ruins Pagoda site Misu Haiji tō ato		Asuka period temple ruins		33.7371°N 135.4165°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2071
Shikagō Ichirizuka Shikagō ichirizuka		Edo period road marker		34.245°N 135.2008°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2080
Ueno temple ruins Site Ueno Haiji ato		Asuka period temple ruins		34.2746°N 135.2543°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2082
Shingū Castle ruins and Mizuno clan cemetery Shingū-jō ato tsuketari Mizuno-ke bosho		Edo Period castle and daimyō cemetery		33.7179°N 135.9856°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3378
Nishi Kokubun pagoda site Nishi Kokubun tō ato		Asuka period temple ruins		34.266°N 135.3315°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2063
Ōtani Kofun Ōtani kofun		Kofun period tumulus		34.2616°N 135.1763°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2094
Niutsuhime Jinja Precinct Nyūtsuhime Jinja keidai				34.2583°N 135.5243°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3360
Dōjō-ji Precinct Dōjōji keidai		noted Buddhist temple		33.9145°N 135.1746°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003783
Hamaguchi Goryō grave Hamaguchi Goryō no haka		Bakumatsu period local administrator		34.021°N 135.1681°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2078
Myōe Kishū Cenotaphs Myōe Kishū iseki sotsu tōba		relics associated with Kamakura period Buddhist monk		34.0717°N 135.1597°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2068
Narugami Shell Mound Narugami kaizuka		Jōmon period shell midden		34.2306°N 135.2118°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2069
Wakayama Castle Wakayama-jō		Edo period Castle		34.2275°N 135.1711°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2067
Kishū Tokugawa clan cemetery Wakayama-han-shu Tokugawa-ke bosho				34.109°N 135.1671°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2096
Kumano Sanzan Kumano sanzan				33.7269°N 135.9819°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3364
Ōmine Okugakemichi Ōmine okugakemichi				34.224°N 135.9552°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3359
Kumano Sankeimichi Kumano sankeimichi				33.9017°N 135.8031°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3269
Atagi Clan Fortified Residence Site Atagi-shi jōkan ato				33.5792°N 135.4644°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004097
Suiken Embankment Suiken teibō		Edo period seawall		34.2037°N 135.1538°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004084
Kashinozaki Lighthouse and Ertuğrul Shipwreck Site Kashinozaki tōdai oyobi Erutūruru-gō sōnan jiken iseki		early Meiji period lighthouse		33.4704°N 135.8609°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004117
Yuasa Fortified Residence Sites Yuasa jōkan ato		late Heian through Nanboku-chō period fortification ruins; designation includes the sites of and		34.0357°N 135.1938°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00004116
Shingū Shimohonmachi Site Shingū Shimohonmachi iseki				33.7307°N 135.9892°W		https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/93721801_01.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 April 2022, one hundred and one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [7]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ohara Tōdō Grave Ohara Tōdō haka		at		34.2199°N 135.1731°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/500700/mokuroku/kenkinenbutsu.html
Kanō Morohira Grave Kanō Morohira haka				34.2301°N 135.1641°W
Kawanabe Ōji Site Kawanabe ōji ato				34.2683°N 135.2532°W
Kamayama Kofun Cluster Kamayama kofun-gun				34.2623°N 135.1358°W
Okayama-no-Jishōdō Bell Tower Okayama no jishōdō				34.2255°N 135.1726°W
Yamaguchi Haiji Site Yamaguchi Haiji ato				34.2752°N 135.2699°W
Shakanokoshi Kofun Shakanokoshi kofun				34.2626°N 135.1343°W
Saikazaki Battery Saikazaki daiba				34.1936°N 135.1399°W
Wakanoura Saikazaki daiba				34.1868°N 135.1727°W
Hirai No.1 Tumulus and Hirai Haniwa Kiln Sites Hirai ichi-gō fun oyobi Hirai haniwa kama ato-gun				34.2627°N 135.1706°W
Matsushiro Ōji Site Matsushiro ōji ato				34.1554°N 135.2242°W
Haraido Ōji Site Haraido ōji ato				34.1477°N 135.2151°W
Muroyama Kofun Muroyama kofun				34.16°N 135.21°W
Tokorozaka Ōji Site Tokorozaka ōji ato				34.1243°N 135.1958°W
Myōshū Shōnin Mausoleum Myōshū Shōnin byōsho				34.1282°N 135.2086°W
Mera Kofun Mera kofun				34.1309°N 135.1462°W
Matsusaka Ōji Site Matsusaka ōji ato				34.1243°N 135.1958°W
Kitsumoto Ōji Site Kitsumoto ōji ato				34.1282°N 135.195°W
Fukushō-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) Fukushōji keidai (Kumano sankei-michi Kiiji)				34.1288°N 135.1932°W
Hanaoka Seishū Grave Stele Hanaoka Seishū no bohi				34.2825°N 135.4407°W
Morita Sessai Grave Site Morita Sessai-ō no bochi				34.2588°N 135.4218°W
Maruyama Kofun Maruyama kofun				34.2163°N 135.31°W
Toya Shinemon Grave Site Toya Shinemon no bochi				34.31°N 135.59°W
Konono Haiji Pagoda Site Konono haiji tō ato				34.3078°N 135.5784°W
Nagoso Haiji Site Nagoso haiji ato				34.311°N 135.565°W
Misasagiyama Kofun Misasagiyama kofun				34.3207°N 135.6131°W
Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi Grave Ōhata Saizō Katsuyoshi no haka				34.29°N 135.58°W
Suda Hachiman Jinja Sutra Mound Suda Hachiman Jinja kyōzuka				34.3336°N 135.6457°W
Nagoso Cremation Tombs Nagoso kasōbo				34.3127°N 135.5667°W
Jōfuku-ji Precinct (Kōya Sankeimichi Kurokomichi) Jōfukuji keidai (Kōya Sankei-michi Kuroko-michi)				34.3088°N 135.6126°W
Mediaeval Agricultural Water Supply Mongakuyu Chūsei nōkō yōsuiro Mongakuyu				34.2918°N 135.4691°W
Mitanizaka Mitanizaka				34.28°N 135.52°W
Saya-dera Site Saya-dera ato				34.2961°N 135.4888°W
Sanada Yashiki Site Sanada yashiki ato				34.2907°N 135.5598°W
Toyotomi Clan Grave Site Toyotomi-ke bosho				34.2207°N 135.6054°W
Zen Nun Jōchi Stele Zen-ni Jōchi ishibumi				34.2173°N 135.6028°W
Memorial Stele to the Enemy and Allied War Dead During the Imjin War Kōrai-jin teki mikata senshi-sha kuyō-hi				34.2179°N 135.6036°W
Sūgen (Husband and Wife) Stone Gorintō Sūgen fujin gorin sekitō				34.2193°N 135.6042°W
Takeda Shingen and Takeda Katsuyori Grave Site Takeda Shingen・Takeda Katsuyori bochi				34.2164°N 135.5984°W
Itogamura Ichirizuka Itogamura ichirizuka
Hajikami Kofun Hajikami no kofun				34.1059°N 135.1204°W
Kishū Mikan Place of Origin "Kishū mikan" saisho no chi tsuketari Kishū kankitsu shōso no hi				34.0661°N 135.1824°W
Kumezaki Ōji Site Kumezaki ōji ato				34.0281°N 135.1833°W
Myōe Shōnin Site Karumo-jima Myōe Shōnin iseki Karumo-jima				34.0312°N 135.1314°W
Jinsen-ji "Records of Experience of the Great Earthquake and Tsunami" Stele Jinsenji "dai-jishin tsunami kokoroe no ki" hi				34.0347°N 135.1773°W
Sakasagawa Ōji Sakasagawa ōji				34.0497°N 135.1835°W
Shōraku-ji Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) Shōrakuji keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)				34.0297°N 135.1834°W
Itoga Pass Itoga-tōge
Taikyū Shrine Taikyū-sha				34.0245°N 135.1696°W
Hamaguchi Goryō Stele Hamaguchi Goryō hi				34.0183°N 135.1753°W
Hōtō and Hōkyōintō Oku no hōtō oyobi hōkyōintō
Nakisawame Kofun Nakisawame no kofun				34.0633°N 135.2055°W
Toya Castle Site Toya-jōshi				34.0635°N 135.2722°W
Sōgi Hōshi Residence Site Sōgi hōshi yashiki ato				34.0627°N 135.2101°W
Higashiōtani Sutra Mound Site Higashiōtani kyōzuka iseki tsuketari wakyō		designation includes a Japanese-style mirror
Iwauchi Kofun Cluster Iwauchi kofun-gun				33.8883°N 135.1742°W
Hotokeido and Former Ueno Ōji Site (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) Hotokeido・Ueno Ōji kyū-chi (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)				33.8276°N 135.1845°W
Kameyama Castle Site Kameyama-jō ato				33.911°N 135.1547°W
Tokuhon Shōnin Birthplace Tokuhon Shōnin tanjō iseki				33.9298°N 135.0986°W
Taie Ōji Site Taie ōji ato				33.9345°N 135.1402°W
Mukaiyama Kofun Mukaiyama kofun
Benzaitenyama Kofun Benzaitenyama kofun
Nyakuichiōji Jinja Precinct (Kumano Sankeimichi Kiji) Nyakuichiōji Jinja keidai (Kumano Sankei-michi Kiiji)				33.9223°N 135.0846°W
Sonkō-ji Sonkōji				33.926°N 135.1859°W
Iwashiro Musubi-Matsu Iwashiro musubi-matsu				33.7833°N 135.2715°W
Iwashiro Ōji Site Iwashiro ōji ato				33.7808°N 135.2775°W
Senri Ōji Site Senri ōji ato				33.7725°N 135.2944°W
Minabe Ōji Site Minabe ōji ato				33.7702°N 135.3202°W
Nakayama Ōji Site Nakayama ōji ato				33.7976°N 135.2483°W
Kirimezaki Burial Mound Kirimezaki tsukaana				33.7823°N 135.2357°W
Kiribe Ōji Site Kiribe ōji ato				33.8026°N 135.2316°W
Detachi Ōji Site Detachi ōji ato				33.7339°N 135.3691°W
Chikatsuyu Hōtō Chikatsuyu hōtō
Nonagase Clan-Yokoya Clan Grave Site Nonagase-shi Yokoya-shi ichizoku no bosho				33.8163°N 135.6093°W
Kuroda Jubee Grave Kuroda Jubee no haka
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Lodging Site Motomiya Takenobō Yashiki Site Chūsei gyōkō goshukuhakujo Motomiya Takenobō yashiki ato				33.8357°N 135.7722°W
Ayukawa Ōji Site Ayukawa ōji ato				33.7311°N 135.487°W
Cliff Buddha Name Stele (So-called Ippen Shōnin Buddha Name Stone) Magai myōgō hi (den-Ippen Shōnin myōgō ishi)				33.8296°N 135.7577°W
Hosshinmon Ōji Site Hosshinmon ōji ato tsuketari Namu Hōdō ato		designation includes the Namu Hōdō Site		33.8618°N 135.7207°W
Tenchūgumi Shishi Imprisonment Storehouse Tenchūgumi shishi yūhei no kura
Aku River Thousand Buddhas Aku-gawa no sentaibutsu				34.2471°N 135.3119°W
Hisamezuka Kofun Hisamezuka kofun				33.6856°N 135.3435°W
Aku River Burial Mound Aku-gawa no tsukaana
Ichinose Ōji Site Ichinose ōji ato				33.7163°N 135.4767°W
Hama Ōji Site Hama ōji ato				33.7171°N 136.0021°W
Sano Ōji Site Sano ōji ato				33.6723°N 135.971°W
Stele Inscribed with the Lotus Sutra Shosha Myōhō Renge intō				33.7278°N 135.9854°W
Kamikurayama Steps and Dismounting Marker Kamikurayama tsuki ishidan "geba" hyōseki				33.7221°N 135.9828°W
Ippen Shōnin Name Stele Erection Site Ippen Shōnin myōgō hi konryū no chi				33.8085°N 135.8328°W
Yamagami Fudōdō Site Yamagami Fudōdō ato				33.6776°N 135.8893°W
Emperor Kameyama Sotoba Erection Site Kameyama tennō gosotoba konryū-chi ato				33.6687°N 135.8898°W
Hanayama Hōō Confinement Site Hanayama hōō gokago-sho ato				33.6687°N 135.8898°W
Tafuke Ōji Site Tafuke ōji ato				33.6714°N 135.8987°W
Mediaeval Imperial Visit Enlightened Lodging Site Chūsei gyōkō-kei goshukuhakujo				33.6691°N 135.8899°W
Daitai-ji Stele Daitaiji no itabi				33.5894°N 135.9024°W
Whaling Pioneer Wada Yorimoto Grave Hogei no oya Wada Yorimoto no haka
Ertuğrul Shipwreck Sites Erutūruru-gō jiken kanren iseki-gun		designation comprises four components: the,,, and		33.4714°N 135.8616°W
Muryō-ji Precinct Muryōji keidai				33.4707°N 135.7779°W
Funatoyama Kofun Cluster Funatoyama kofun-gun				34.2471°N 135.3119°W
Shishigase Pass Shishigase tōge				33.9818°N 135.1767°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, two hundred and five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[8]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Wakayama Prefectural Museum
• Kii Province
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Wakayama)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Wakayama)

External links

• Cultural Properties of Wakayama Prefecture
• Wakayama Cultural Heritage Guide

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 20 June 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 June 2022 . 20 June 2022.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 和歌山県 2県以上) . Japanese . . 20 June 2022.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/prefg/500700/kensu/d00155641.html . ja:指定文化財等件数 . Number of Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 April 2021 . 20 June 2022.
5. Web site: Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range . . 14 March 2021.
6. Web site: Kii Mountain Range (Japan) . . 14 March 2021.
7. 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 2021 . 20 June 2022.
8. 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 2021 . 20 June 2022.