List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamaguchi) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2019, forty-three Sites have been designated as being of national significance.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Yoshida Shōin Imprisonment Site Yoshida Shōin yūshū kyū-taku				34.4122°N 131.4177°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2367
Former Hagi Domain School - Meirinkan kyū-Hagi-hankō Meirinkan				34.4092°N 131.3989°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2392
Suō-nada Sluice Sites Suō-nada kantaku iseki				33.9972°N 131.1664°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2446
Shōkasonjuku Academy Shōkasonjuku		run by Yoshida Shōin; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of ^[5]		34.4122°N 131.4173°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2366
Ōhibi Natsumikan Ōhibi natsumikan genju				34.4124°N 131.2075°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2383
Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery Site Chōshū-han Shimonoseki Maeda daiba ato		the lower battery was captured during the Shimonoseki Campaign (photograph by Felice Beato)		33.9741°N 130.9714°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003682
Hagi Road Hagi ōkan				34.0434°N 131.5735°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2444
Hagi Castle Town Hagi-jō jōkamachi				34.4118°N 131.3939°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2434
Hagi Domain Mōri clan cemeteries Hagi-han-shu Mōri-ke bosho		at,, and in Hagi and in Yamaguchi^[6]		34.3948°N 131.3911°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2439

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, thirty-one Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[7] [8]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Nakanohama Site Nakanohama iseki				34.1557°N 130.9161°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10044&pid=bl
Kuroiichinosei Ichirizuka Kuroiichinosei ichirizuka				34.1043°N 130.9216°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110070&pid=bl
Chōfu Domain Mōri Clan Graves Chōfu-han-shu Mōri-ke bosho		at Kōzan-ji,,, and		33.996°N 130.9819°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110128&pid=bl
Shōei-ji Earthworks and Former Precinct Shōeiji dorui oyobi kyū-keidai				34.0707°N 131.7662°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100026&pid=bl
Wakayama Castle Site Wakayama-jō ato				34.0707°N 131.7662°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100027&pid=bl
Chōon Cave Chōon-dō				34.2354°N 131.8151°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10035&pid=bl
Shimofuri Castle Site Shimofuri-jō ato				34.016°N 131.2578°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10037&pid=bl
Aratakisan Castle Site Aratakisan-jō ato				34.1529°N 131.2969°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110102&pid=bl
Ōuchihikami Kofun Ōuchihikami kofun				34.1657°N 131.4973°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100021&pid=bl
Momotani Kiln Site Momotani kama ato				34.1032°N 131.4125°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10048&pid=bl
Onoda Cement Tokkuri Kiln Onoda semento tokkuri-gama				33.9766°N 131.1732°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10054&pid=bl
Chōkōjiyama Kofun Chōkōjiyama kofun				34.0459°N 131.1482°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110018&pid=bl
Iwakuni Domain Kikkawa Clan Graves Iwakuni-han-shu Kikkawa-ke bosho				34.1688°N 132.1727°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110060&pid=bl
Nakanokawayama Ichirizuka Nakanokawayama ichirizuka				34.3007°N 132.0585°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110069&pid=bl
Jingayama Kofun Jingayama kofun				33.9109°N 132.0582°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100022&pid=bl
Shiratori Kofun Shiratori kofun tsuketari baizuka oyobi shūgō				33.8972°N 132.0791°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10040&pid=bl
Iwata Site Iwata iseki				33.894°N 132.0799°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10043&pid=bl
Kunimori Kofun Kunimori kofun				33.9587°N 132.0235°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100030&pid=bl
Goi Kofun Goi kofun				33.9616°N 132.0279°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10047&pid=bl
Suebara Kiln Sites Suebara kama ato-gun				34.2928°N 131.341°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10050&pid=bl
Susa-Karatsu Old Kiln Sites Susa-Karatsu ko-yōseki-gun				34.5932°N 131.6197°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100023&pid=bl
Anakannon Kofun Anakannon kofun				34.4636°N 131.6042°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100024&pid=bl
Hagi Ware Old Kiln Sites Hagi-yaki ko-yōseki-gun				34.4186°N 131.4336°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10053&pid=bl
Oku-Abu Saiban Site Oku-Abu Saiban kanba ato				34.4438°N 131.5901°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110071&pid=bl
Ōuchi Yoshitaka Chief Retainer Grave Site Ōuchi Yoshitaka shujū no bosho		in the grounds of		34.328°N 131.163°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10036&pid=bl
Hekitaoyama Sue Ware Kiln Site Hekitaoyama no Sue-ki kama ato				34.3824°N 131.0855°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10038&pid=bl
Tainei-ji Precinct Taineiji keidai				34.3282°N 131.1628°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10049&pid=bl
Hagi Ware Fukagawa Old Kiln Sites Hagi-yaki Fukagawa ko-yōseki-gun				34.3203°N 131.1753°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=110094&pid=bl
Hōfu Tenman-gū Daisenbō Site Hōfu Tenmangū Daisenbō ato				34.0633°N 131.574°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=100028&pid=bl
Nun Nomura Motoni House and Grave Nomura Mōtōni shūen no taku oyobi taku ato narabini haka				34.0454°N 131.564°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10034&pid=bl
Ōyama Jinja Sutra Mound Ōyama Jinja kyōzuka				34.5802°N 131.5591°W		http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10042&pid=bl

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2018, a further one hundred and thirty-five Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^[9]

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Suō Province
• Nagato Province
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamaguchi)
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamaguchi)

External links

• Cultural Propertied in Yamaguchi Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 8 August 2019.
2. Web site: http://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 2019 . 8 August 2019.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (史跡, 特別史跡 山口県) . Japanese . . 8 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170502003537/http://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/index_pc.html . 2 May 2017 . dead .
4. Web site: http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/press/201306/025014.html . ja:恵美須ヶ鼻造船所跡(えびすがはなぞうせんじょあと)」が国指定史跡に指定されます . New National Historic Site . Japanese . . 4 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040818/http://www.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/press/201306/025014.html . 8 August 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining . . 8 August 2019.
6. Web site: http://bunkazai.ysn21.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10032&pid=bl . ja:萩藩主毛利家墓所 . Hagi Domain Mōri Clan Graves . Japanese . Yamaguchi Prefectural Board of Education . 21 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120530180937/http://bunkazai.ysn21.jp/bunkazai/detail.asp?mid=10032&pid=bl . 30 May 2012 . dead .
7. Web site: http://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 2018 . 8 August 2019.
8. Web site: http://bunkazai.pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp/bunkazai/list.html#kensiseki . ja:県指定文化財 記念物 史跡 . Prefectural Cultural Properties - Historic Sites . Japanese . . 8 August 2019.
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 2018 . 8 August 2019.