List of Historic Sites of Japan (Yamanashi) explained

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

National Historic Sites

As of 1 June 2022, sixteen Sites have been designated as being of national significance, including Mount Fuji, which spans the prefectural borders with Shizuoka.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Kinsei ruins Kinsei iseki		Jōmon period settlement trace		35.8482°N 138.3852°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1132
Midai River embankments Midai gawa kyū-teibō iseki		begun by Takeda Shingen^[5]		35.6536°N 138.4168°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3365
Kaikinzan gold mines Kaikinzan iseki		the designation includes and ; the latter comprises some 124 terrace mines, 16 tunnel mines, and 77 pit mines over an area of 16.4 ha, exploitation being first documented under the Takeda clan in 1571^[6]		35.7889°N 138.845°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1132
Kai Kokubun-ji ruins Kai Kokubunji ato				35.6385°N 138.6835°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1093
Kai Kokubunni-ji ruins Kai Kokubunniji ato				35.6434°N 138.6839°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1126
Katsunuma clan residence ruins Site Katsunuma-shi yakata ato		Sengoku period residence ruins		35.659°N 138.7333°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1131
Shinpu Castle ruins Shinpu-jō ato		Sengoku period castle ruins		35.7359°N 138.4252°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3246
Yato Castle ruins Yato-jō ato		Heian period castle ruins		35.8569°N 138.3861°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1135
Chōshizuka Kofun & Maruyamazuka Kofun Chōshizuka kofun tsuketari Maruyamazuka kofun		Kofun period tumuli		35.5926°N 138.5791°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1114
Hakusan Castle ruins Hakusan-jō ato		Heian period castle ruins		35.7011°N 138.4226°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3281
Tsutsujigasaki Castle Tsutsujigasaki yakata ato		Sengoku period castle ruins		35.6867°N 138.5775°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1122
Mount Yōgai Yōgaizan		Sengoku period castle ruins		35.7032°N 138.5983°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1134
Ōmaruyama Kofun Ōmaruyama kofun		Kofun period tumuli		35.5932°N 138.5804°W		http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/gakujutu/bunkazaihogo/shiseki.html
Umenoki ruins Umenoki iseki		Jōmon period settlement trace		35.7895°N 138.4634°W		http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/gakujutu/bunkazaihogo/shiseki.html
Mount Fuji Fujisan		the designation includes areas of three municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture; Mount Fuji is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and has been inscribed on the World Heritage List as a Cultural (rather than Natural) Site^[7] ^[8]		35.5101°N 138.746°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003700
Kōfu Castle ruins Kōfu-jō ato		Edo Period castle ruins		35.6652°N 138.5715°W		http://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/11/13/a1411110_03.pdf

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 1 April 2022, twenty-eight Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.^{[4] [9]}

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Takeda Nobutora Grave Takeda Nobutora no haka		at		35.677°N 138.5808°W		for all refs see https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/bunka/bunkazaihogo/shiseki.html
Lady Sanjō Grave Takeda Harunobu no bushitsu Sanjō-shi no haka		wife of Takeda Harunobu; at		35.6827°N 138.5873°W
Kamunazuka Kamunazuka				35.6846°N 138.5436°W
Kōfu Castle ruins Kōfu-jō ato				35.6652°N 138.5715°W
Kōfu Castle Atago-yama Stone Quarry Site Kōfu-jō Atago-yama ishikiriba ato				35.6669°N 138.5746°W
Takeda Harunobu Grave Takeda Harunobu no haka				35.73°N 138.7138°W
Ozo Yashiki Ozo yashiki				35.7032°N 138.7324°W
Katsuyama Castle ruins Katsuyama-jō ato				35.5544°N 138.9039°W
Renpō Yashiki Renpō yashiki				35.6933°N 138.7048°W
Iwatono Castle ruins Iwatono-jō ato				35.6216°N 138.9499°W
Monomizuka Kofun Monomizuka kofun				35.5998°N 138.4552°W
Kochōzen-ji Kochōzenji				35.5964°N 138.4703°W
Takeda Katsuyori Grave Takeda Katsuyori no haka		at		35.641°N 138.8037°W
Keitoku-in Precinct Keitokuin keidai				35.641°N 138.8035°W
Hatta Family Residence Hatta-ke goshuin yashiki				35.6541°N 138.6411°W
Ubazuka Kofun Ubazuka kofun				35.6348°N 138.6585°W
Kyōzuka Kofun Kyōzuka kofun				35.6389°N 138.6775°W
Okachōshizuka Kofun Okachōshizuka kofun				35.6003°N 138.6442°W
Teramoto Haiji Site Teramoto Haiji iseki				35.6651°N 138.655°W
Ryūzuka Kofun Ryūzuka kofun				35.6011°N 138.6376°W
Ōzuka Kofun Ōzuka kofun				35.5746°N 138.5394°W
Nichiren Hermitage Site Nichiren shōnin sōan ato				35.3819°N 138.4248°W
Majino Castle ruins Majino-jō ato				35.2524°N 138.4761°W
Nakamagizuka Kofun Nakamagizuka kofun				35.6754°N 138.504°W
Tengusawa Tile Kiln Site Tengusawa gayō ato				35.6914°N 138.517°W
Fukakusa Residence Site Fukakusa kan-seki				35.8316°N 138.3857°W
Koizuka Ichirizuka Koizuka ichirizuka				35.6262°N 139.0343°W
Yōjuin Grave Tokugawa Ieyasu sokushitsu Yōjuin bosho		was the concubine of Tokugawa Ieyasu; at		35.3626°N 138.4462°W
Manjumori Kofun Manjumori kofun				35.6806°N 138.5523°W
Uenotaira Site Tumuli Uenotaira iseki no hōkei shūkō bogun				35.5851°N 138.5763°W

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2021, a further one hundred and ninety-six Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.^{[4] [10]}

Registered Historic Sites

As of 17 June 2022, one Monument has been registered (as opposed to designated) as an Historic Site at a national level.^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Kai Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Yamanashi)
• Yamanashi Prefectural Museum
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Yamanashi)

External links

• Cultural Properties of Yamanashi Prefecture
• Historic Sites of Yamanashi Prefecture

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 山梨県 ２県以上) . Japanese . . 20 June 2022.
4. Web site: https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/bunka/bunkazaihogo/yamanashikennobunkazai.html . ja:山梨県の文化財 . Cultural Properties of Yamanashi Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2022 . 20 June 2022.
5. Web site: http://bunka3.nii.ac.jp/SearchDetail.do?heritageId=212010&imageNum=3 . ja:御勅使川旧堤防 (将棋頭・石積出) . Midai River Old Embankments . Japanese . . 11 June 2012.
6. Web site: http://www.town.minobu.lg.jp/kanko/midokoro.php?id=41 . ja:甲斐金山遺跡 中山金山 . Kaikinzan Sites - Nakayama Kinzan . Japanese . . 11 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809205800/http://www.town.minobu.lg.jp/kanko/midokoro.php?id=41 . 9 August 2011 .
7. Web site: 富士山 . Mount Fuji . . 11 June 2012.
8. Web site: Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration . . 9 July 2013.
9. 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.
10. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja: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.
11. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:登録文化財 . Number of Registered Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 June 2022 . 28 December 2020.
12. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 登録記念物 (遺跡関係 徳島県) . Japanese . . 20 June 2022.