List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Aomori.

National Historic Sites

As of 1 July 2014, twenty-one sites have been designated as being of national significance (including one *Special Historic Site).

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
*Sannai-Maruyama Site 三内丸山遺跡 Sannai-Maruyama iseki	Aomori	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	108
Akōbō Kofun Cluster 阿光坊古墳群 Akōbō kofun-gun	Oirase				1	00003536
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki	Tsugaru	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	97
Goshogawara Sue Ware Kiln Site 五所川原須恵器窯跡 Goshogawara Sue-ki kama ato	Goshogawara				6	3397
Taka Yashiki Date Site 高屋敷館遺跡 Taka yashiki date iseki	Aomori				1	3276
Ne Castle Site 根城跡 Ne-jō ato	Hachinohe		Ne Castle Site		2	95
Shichinohe Castle Site 七戸城跡 Shichinohe-jō ato	Shichinohe		Shichinohe Castle Site		2	96
Tosa Port Site 十三湊遺跡 Tosa minato iseki	Goshogawara	medieval port site			1, 2, 6	00003446
Komakino Site 小牧野遺跡 Komakino iseki	Aomori	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions	Komakino Site		1	107
Tareyanagi Site 垂柳遺跡 Tareyanagi iseki	Inakadate	Yayoi rice paddies			6	3251
Korekawa Stone Age Site 是川石器時代遺跡 Korekawa sekki-jidai iseki	Hachinohe	ICP excavated artefacts; submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	101
Shōjujitate Site 聖寿寺館跡 Shōjujitate ato	Nanbu	destroyed in 1539			2	3396
Tangotai Kofun 丹後平古墳群 Tangotai kofun	Hachinohe				1	3207
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound 長七谷地貝塚 Chōshichiyachi kaizuka	Hachinohe	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	106
Tsugaru Clan Castle Sites 津軽氏城跡 Tsugaru-shi shiro ato	Hirosaki, Ajigasawa	designation includes the sites of Tanesato Castle (種里城), Horikoshi Castle (堀越城), and Hirosaki Castle (pictured)	Hirosaki Castle Site		2	99
Tagoyano Shell Mound 田小屋野貝塚 Tagoyano kaizuka	Hachinohe	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	98
Futatsumori Shell Mound 二ツ森貝塚 Futatsumori kaizuka	Shichinohe	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions			1	3206
Hamashiriya Shell Mound 浜尻屋貝塚 Hamashiriya kaizuka	Higashidōri				1	00003495
Namioka Castle Site 浪岡城跡 Namioka-jō ato	Aomori				2	93
Ōmori Katsuyama Site 大森勝山遺跡 Ōmori Katsuyama iseki	Hirosaki				1	00003759
Ōdai Yamamoto I Site 大平山元遺跡 Ōdai Yamamoto moto iseki	Sotogahama	submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions	Odai Yamamoto I Site		1	00003780

This list is complete and up-to-date as of July 2014.

Prefectural Historic Sites

As of 3 June 2014, a further twenty sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Seki Old Stelai 関の古碑群 Seki no ko-hi-gun	Fukaura	forty-two C14 memorial stelai				[1]
Hachinohe Southern House Graves 八戸南部家墓所 Hachinohe nanbu-ke bosho	Hachinohe					[2]
Karauma Stele 唐馬の碑 Karauma no hi	Sannohe					[3]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Tenma; one mound survives				[4]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Tairakubo; both mounds survive				[5]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Towada	in Ikenotai; both mounds survive				[6]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Noheji	in Bonozuka; both mounds survive				[7]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Sotsukozawa; both mounds survive				[8]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Shichinohe	in Morinokami; both mounds survive				[9]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Nagakubo; one mound survives				[10]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Shinden; both mounds survive				[11]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Hachinohe	in Sunakozaki; both mounds survive				[12]
Yahatazaki Site 八幡崎遺跡 Yahatazaki iseki	Hirakawa					[13]
Hankyōzuka 藩境塚 Hankyōzuka	Hiranai/Noheji	four mounds				[14]
Noheji Battle Graves of the Dead 野辺地戦争戦死者の墓所 Noheji-sensō senshisha no bosho	Noheji		150px			[15]
Ichirizuka 一里塚 ichirizuka	Sannohe	in Nakano; both mounds survive				[16]
Tonai Mass Graves and Memorial Stele 斗内千人塚 墳丘 供養塔 Tonai senninzuka funkyū kuyōtō	Sannohe	from the great famine of 1783-4 (天明の大飢饉)				[17]
Memorial Stele and Platform for the Starved 餓死萬霊等供養塔及び戒壇石 Gashi banrei-tō kuyōtō oyobi kaidanseki	Hachinohe	from the 1780s famine; in Teranoue				[18]
Nakasato Castle Site 中里城遺跡 Nakasato-jō iseki	Nakadomari					[19]
Tairadate Battery Site 平舘台場跡 Tairadate daiba ato	Sotogahama					[20]

This list is complete and up-to-date as of July 2014.

Municipal Historic Sites

As of 1 May 2014, a further ninety sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Mutsu Province
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Aomori)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Aomori)

External links

• (Japanese) Special Historic Sites of Aomori Prefecture
• (Japanese) National Historic Sites of Aomori Prefecture
• (Japanese) Prefectural Historic Sites of Aomori Prefecture